Nominees for Great Place To Work
HAPPIER staff are more productive, innovative and loyal to their employers, so it pays to make a business a great place to work.
It’s hard to get your dream job - but most people can and do enjoy their work if they can get personal satisfaction from it and do it in a pleasant environment.
“If we’ve created the best workplace possible, the natural result of that is happy employees making customers happy, which usually has a positive effect on the bottom line, making it easier to improve the work environment. That’s a win all the way around, and it’s exciting to keep that wheel turning.” – so says Tim Hohmann, ‘company captain’ at AutomationDirect.
Meanwhile, John Saaty, chief executive officer, Decision Lens says: ‘ The pace of innovation and use of technology in business, especially with social media, means that a company’s internal ‘ brand’ for its employees is as important, if not more important, than its external brand image. Word gets around very quickly about the company culture.”
And, finally, Brian Kristofek, president & CEO, Upshot is of a similar opinion: “When a company truly cares about its people, nurtures the culture, defines the purpose, creates a great environment and offers challenging work, great things happen. Striving to be a great place to work is not easy, but it’s definitely worth it.”
The lesson is simple: making a business a great place to work is good for business. This year, the Duhallow Business Awards wants to acknowledge some great places to work in the local region.