10 Best Practices of a Best Company to Work For

10 BEST PRACTICES
OF A BEST COMPANY
TO WORK FOR
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Every year, FORTUNE Magazine
publishes a list of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For®.
BUT WHAT DOES THAT DISTINCTION TRULY MEAN?
• It means a winning culture that inspires employees to innovate
and achieve.
• It means teams that collaborate to make a diﬀerence for
customers every day.
• It means a fertile environment for learning, growth, and
accomplishment.

Who wouldn’t want to work
in an environment like that?
Any company can become a better place to work. It
takes eﬀort—but the positive impact on employees,
customers, and proﬁts makes it all worthwhile.
Read the 10 best practices of a best
company to work for below.

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Know who you are.
Unpack what matters most. Culture begins with purpose.
Great places to work always know and live theirs.
WHAT ARE
YOUR
STORIES?
WHAT IS
YOUR DRIVE?
WHO ARE YOUR
PEOPLE?
WHO ARE
YOU?
WHAT IS YOUR
MISSION?
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Identify what’s working—and
what needs improvement.
FORTUNE selects the 100 Best Companies to Work For
based largely on an employee survey called the Trust Index
Survey. Conduct a similar survey yourself. Have managers
lead group discussions on the results. Then create an
action plan that involves every employee in tweaking and
improving your culture for success.
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Find ways to build trust.
Conversations build trust. So create forums for open
communication and idea-sharing that get everyone involved.
Set goals. Measure progress. Help employees identify how
the work they do connects to the mission of the company.
WHAT DO
YOU THINK?
HOW CAN
THIS BE
BETTER?
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.I WANT TO
MAKE A
SUGGETION.
WHAT CAN BE CHANGED?
WHAT CAN I
DO TO HELP
YOU?
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Celebrate often.
Think about how your environment makes employees feel.
Focus on celebrating, appreciating, and empowering them
with strategic employee rewards and recognition, and
your workplace will brighten.
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Do a benefits audit. Make sure the
ones you offer matter.
Every workforce is different. Be sure to deliver benefits
that make sense for your organization. Look closely at
utilization, costs, and upsides. Once you’re certain your
benefits make sense, communicate why to your employees.
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Be uniquely you.
Think about what sets your culture apart. What makes it
special? Instead of copying Google, Pixar, or other successful
companies, align beneﬁts, perks, campus improvements,
and other changes with your personality, mission, and values.
Embrace things employees can identify as uniquely yours.
WHAT ARE
YOUR
VALUES? KNOW YOU
MISSION.
DON’T COPY
OTHERS DO WHAT’S
RIGHT FOR
YOUR STAFF
DON’T DO IT
FOR AWARDS
HAVE IDEAS
WITH MEANING
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Remember it’s a process.
Creating a great place to work is not a single event. It’s a
continuous process. Make becoming a great place to
work part of your company culture. Always look for ways
to simplify, innovate, and improve. Ask for feedback, and
start again.
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Don’t forget to have fun.
What’s a great place to work without relationships, memories,
and experiences? Give your employees permission to have
fun! Create traditions around holidays and birthdays. Surprise
teams with occasional short Fridays, celebrations, or free
food. Remember it’s the little things that take a culture
from good to great.
FRIDAY
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Ask: Do people feel inspired?
People long to do meaningful work, to make a difference
in the world. Are you inspiring people to do that kind of
work? Encourage brainstorming and creativity in all your
teams, and provide opportunities for employees to learn
and grow.
INSPIRE
GREAT WORKBRAINSTORM
ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT
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Make sure the ones you offer matter.!
Make it a priority.
Great places to work aren't created overnight. They are the
result of a long term commitment. O.C. Tanner began its
journey to making the Fortune list seven years before
making it in 2015. And we followed every one of the steps
above. So make being a great place to work a priority.
Have clear goals. Follow a plan. Get everyone involved.
With the whole organization on board, you'll be well on
your way to creating a great place to work.
PLAN
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These 10 insights can take your
workplace from good, to great, to
best. Put them to work in your
organization today to engage
and inspire your employees to do
great work.
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O.C. TANNER AND THE O.C. TANNER INSTITUTE
O.C. Tanner, on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list
for the second year in a row in 2016, helps organizations create
great work environments by inspiring and appreciating great work.
Thousands of clients globally use the company’s cloud-based
technology, tools, awards, and education services to engage talent,
increase performance, drive goals, and create experiences that fuel
the human spirit. Learn more at octanner.com.
The O.C. Tanner Institute regularly commissions research and provides
a global forum for exchanging ideas about recognition, engagement,
leadership, culture, human values, and sound business principles.

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