Even if they don’t use the same terms, each of this year’s category winners in the Best Places To Work program emphasizes the importance of culture.
The behavioral norms that a company establishes and reinforces can be a powerful force. At a minimum, they make clear to employees what is expected of them in the workplace and how they will be evaluated against a company’s achievements.
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But a more sophisticated use of company culture ensures that the enterprise runs at a more focused and efficient manner.
A strong and positive company culture can define how supportive employees are of one another.
A strong company culture can help identify where challenges in producing a high-quality work product lie and then point the way back to success.
A strong company culture helps new employees focus their energy and feel welcomed to an unfamiliar workplace.
But above all, a strong company culture is a requirement for a high-functioning workplace, one that satisfies customers and staff alike, where one wants to work and where doing the work is rewarding and energizing. Take a look at the list of the companies here and then ask yourself: Do we have a strong and positive company culture?
Thirteen years into the Best Places To Work program, four companies continue to show up on the list, as they have every year since 2006. We salute Edward Jones, Embrace Home Loans Inc., Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP, and Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd. for taking care of business by taking care of their employees.
UnitedHealthcare is once again supporting Best Places as presenting sponsor. Partner sponsors are Collette, Cox Business and Pawtucket Credit Union. We thank them for supporting a program that provides so much value for its participants.
Mark S. Murphy
Editor
