This week, the Atlanta Business Chronicle unveiled its Best Places To Work edition. The following are the top Georgia companies in their individual categories as well as what makes these organizations so special.
Keller Williams Realty/The Rawls Group – the #1 ranked company in the Large Employer Category
- They provide their agents with education, resources, support, and the tools they need to be successful.
- They promote a “We got your back” environment.
- “Sean Rawls and his team are the best example of teamwork and integrity that I know of in the industry.” – Unknown employee
- “[Leadership] stresses ethics and doing the right thing.” – Another employee
- Company leadership provides cutting-edge technology, many training classes, access to critical market data. Rawls adds, “We can show you things you didn’t know and back it up with facts. It’s not just our opinion.”
- They also care about the personal lives of their employees by launching “Masterminds for Working Parents” and weekly exercise groups.
Carithers-Wallace-Courtenay, a provider of office furnishings, is the #1 ranked medium size company.
- “We try to make everyone feel appreciated. Happy employees mean happy customers.” – Scott Marshall
- The leadership methodology is listen, communicate, appreciate, and be transparent about what’s going on.
- Because top talent always has options, they continually re-recruit employees.
- The company has fantasy football drafts, go to Atlanta Braves games, and have pizza parties and ice cream socials. This sounds like my kind of company.
- “Enjoying the job is feeling you are important to the company. I am happy.” – Unknown employee
- Of the 140 employees, the average tenure is 15 years. Wow!
- “People want to be trusted. We measure results. Measuring activity is a waste of everyone’s time.” – Marshall
Mulling Corporation – this business consulting firm is Georgia’s #1 ranked small business Â
- 62% of employees states job security is their #1 priority. – Society of Human Resource Management 2011 Employee Benefits Report
- In the same report, 36% of employees hope to have a different employer next year.
- “Smart companies are really worried about turnover once the recession is over and are trying to take care of employees that will make them successful in the future.” – Emory Mulling
- “If you take care of your employees, they’ll take care of the clients.”
- “If you find out the needs of your employees and how to meet those needs, they’ll be more motivated and content at work.” – Mulling
- Mulling uses assessment tools to help employees find the best fit and then supports this with appropriate training.
- “People like to learn so that they can stay at the top of their game. If you do that, you’ll develop company loyalty.” – Mulling
- Mulling states that during recession “you need to show appreciation and acknowledgment” to employees who go the extra mile.
- “When companies invest in their people, they feel like they have a future.” – Mulling
Leaders, simple question – do you run your organizations in a similar manner? If so, your team may think you are the best place to work.
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