“Second only to your people, your information is your most important asset.” EMC Corporate Overview
Based on this idea, it stands to reason that information about your most important asset – your people – is the most important information to have. Therefore, the employee engagement number is the most important number on your Dashboard.
The research is clear and overwhelming. Companies with high employee engagement outperform their competitors. The Best Places to Work awards are based on a nationwide survey of over 4,500 organizations. Winners are simply the organizations with the highest employee engagement score. Winning the award produces tremendous benefits, including:
- Increased retention by reducing the “grass is greener” turnover, which in turn reduces costs.
- Increased quantity of job applications – winners receive 7 times the number of job applications, which means that winners get to select the best applicants from a much broader pool.
- Increased quality of applicants, since the best people want to work for the best places.
Achieving these benefits requires a systematic approach … and a willingness to confront the brutal facts.
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