It is widely believed that every company has several brands to market. The first brand is the product they sell. The second is their company culture and the way it is perceived by the public. The third brand is the employer brand or how the public sees the employer, the one in charge of the […]
Case Studies/White Papers
DS Hydraulics | Great Place to Work
I always talk about the importance of employee retention. Retention starts by treating your employees with respect and dignity. Here is an example of one of those businesses. Greg Smith I started working for D&S Hydraulics, a family owned company, almost 35-years ago. The company was making little money and raises were scarce to say […]
5 Ways to Better Manage Your Field Workforce in the Cloud
Managing a workforce via the cloud has quickly become the norm, as businesses now have more tools than ever before from which to choose. According to RightScale, 93 percent of businesses use the cloud in some form or another. However, determining which technology tools to use — and how to make it all work for […]
How to Attract Skilled Workers with Your Company Culture
Almost at a gut level, we know that a great work culture leads to increased company efficiency, productivity and employee satisfaction, though proving it is a little tricky. Inc Magazine’s web-based encyclopedia takes 12 paragraphs to define work culture, using difficult to measure terms like behavior, value and management flow. Creating a positive corporate culture, […]
Top 25 Companies for Pay and Perks (USA Today)
The top 25 companies for pay and perks Casey Kelly-Barton, The Motley Fool Source: USA Today On Friday, Glassdoor released its first report on the top 25 companies for compensation and benefits. The results are based on a year’s worth of verified feedback from U.S. employees who use the career community website. Pay is a […]
Riverside Auto Group: A Roadmap to Improved Customer Service, Employee Engagement and Increased Profits
Many chief executives and corporate boards recognize they need to alter or even drastically reshape their corporate culture, but few follow through and benefit from the successful transformation they envisioned. But a recent Chart Your Course International project led by Greg Smith and Patricio Porras not only achieved success for Riverside Auto Group but outlined […]
