Award winners meet criteria

The following special award recipients were chosen based on standout scores for employee responses to specific survey statements. Employees rate these statements on a seven-point scale.

LARGE

Leadership: Jim Lafoon, Security Service Federal Credit Union

Doers: Accenture

Meaningfulness: Broadway Bank

Training: The Hartford Insurance Group

MIDSIZE

Leadership: Paul Nguyen, Communicare Health Center

Direction: Tiger Sanitation

Managers: WebTPA

Clued in Senior Management: Jon Wayne Service Company

Communication: Kiolbassa Provision Company

Benefits: Bexar Appraisal District

SMALL

Leadership: Zach Salesman, Assessment Intervention Management

New Ideas: Chesmar Homes

Values: PCI

Appreciation: Assessment Intervention Management

Work/Life Flexibility: Bain Medina Bain Inc.

CATEGORY CRITERIA

• Leadership: I have confidence in the leader of this company.

• Direction: I believe this company is going in the right direction.

• Managers: My manager helps me learn and grow; my manager cares about my concerns.

• New Ideas: New ideas are encouraged at this company.

• Doers: At this company, we do things efficiently and well.

• Meaningfulness: My job makes me feel like I am part of something meaningful.

• Values: This company operates by strong values.

• Clued-in Senior Management: Senior managers understand what is really happening at this company.

• Communication: I feel well-informed about important decisions at this company.

• Appreciation: I feel genuinely appreciated at this company.

• Work/Life Flexibility: I have the flexibility I need to balance my work and personal life.

• Training: I get the formal training I want for my career.

• Benefits: My benefits package is good compared to others in this industry.