Top Small Workplaces — Continue the Conversation
The Wall Street Journal is announcing the first annual list of Top Small Workplaces. The Journal, with nonprofit Winning Workplaces, is recognizing 15 small employers as having exceptional workplace environments. All have strong company cultures, professional-growth opportunities and benefits that make their employees want to stay.
If you’re looking for ways to engage employees and help them build a great company, these enterprises may give you some ideas. Many of their attributes and practices contribute to a high level of employee retention — often an important ingredient in organizational success. While turnover can vary widely among industries, the annual rate from 2004 to 2006 for the Top Small Workplaces was 8%.
We’ve asked executives at two of our winning companies, Paul Lambert (pictured above), Seattle practice director at Point B, and Paul Silvis (left), founder of Restek Corp., to weigh in on how to retain good employees and to respond to reader comments.
What’s the best way to build an organization so that top employees want to stay? What works — or doesn’t work — for you?
