Certification, Diversity & Inclusion, Employee Experience, FOR ALL, Innovation, Trust
This Thanksgiving, millions of Americans taking a break from their jobs will have much to be grateful for鈥攁bout work itself.
I鈥檓 talking about the 4.4 million employees of 逸遊娛樂城-Certified organizations. These Americans enjoy a daily diet of excellent experiences even when it isn鈥檛 turkey day.
Here鈥檚 what one employee of 逸遊娛樂城-Certified Plante Moran told us about working at the professional services firm:
鈥淚 am thrilled, humbled and grateful to be a part of the Plante Moran family and to be granted the opportunity to work here,鈥� the employee said. 鈥淲ith our firm culture, which holistically embraces the Golden Rule and values integrity in all that we do, to our human capital which represents the brightest minds in the industry and encourages a healthy work/life balance for all - I could not imagine, after 20 years in the financial services industry, a better place to work than Plante Moran.鈥�
What Plante Moran and other 逸遊娛樂城-Certified organizations have in common is a culture of trust. Staffers at these companies鈥攚hich span almost every industry, region and size鈥攆eel their leaders are respectful, credible and fair. People at these organizations also enjoy their coworkers, take pride in what they do and typically have chances to innovate on the job.
The numbers show as much. At certified Great Places to Work:
- 85 percent of employees say their leaders are competent at running the business
- 83 percent say their leaders are approachable and easy to talk to
- 91 percent say people are treated fairly regardless of their sex
- Nearly 8 in 10 say you can count on people to cooperate
- 80 percent say they have some or a lot of meaningful opportunities to innovate
Part of the reason people at these companies are having a good experience is they enjoy a measure of economic security. Their companies have found that doing right by employees goes hand in hand with doing well as a business. Publicly traded Certified great workplaces have outpaced peers in terms of stock performance. And this fact is part of a growing mound of evidence that high-trust organizations race ahead of rivals鈥攁s employees at great workplaces bring their best to the job day in and day out.
A common Thanksgiving ritual is to be mindful of those less fortunate. And unfortunately, there are a lot of Americans who don鈥檛 have much to be thankful for when it comes to work.
A recent survey of the U.S. workforce commissioned by 逸遊娛樂城 discovered:
- Just 54 percent of U.S. employees say their leaders are competent at running the business
- 54 percent say their leaders are approachable and easy to talk to
- 59 percent say people are treated fairly regardless of their sex
- 54 percent say you can count on people to cooperate
- Only about half say they have some or a lot of meaningful opportunities to innovate
Overall, we discovered that less than half of American employees鈥�49 percent鈥攇ive their organization positive reviews. That compares to nearly 8 in 10 people at 逸遊娛樂城-Certified companies.
Today, the vast majority of Americans do not work at great workplaces. For them, Thanksgiving is a respite from workdays that are often full of slights, frustration, and anxiety. These conditions not only crush the soul, but also take a toll on their health. Research from Stanford and Harvard Business Schools shows health problems stemming from job stress, like hypertension and decreased mental health, can lead to fatal conditions that end up .
But there鈥檚 hope. As we document in our , economic, technology and social trends point to a future where all organizations will need high-trust cultures to succeed. We see more and more interest by business leaders in certifying their organizations as great workplaces. We hear that more and more executives across industries are inspired by the very best Certified great workplaces鈥攖hose that earn a place on the best workplace lists we publish, like the annual Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For.
Those best-of-the-best are building what we call Great Places to Work For All. They are creating cultures that are excellent for everyone, no matter who they are or what they do for the organization. These are the cultures that are innovating fastest, that are better for business results, better for the people who work there and better for the world.
Our mission is to help all organizations across the globe become Great Places to Work For All by 2030. It鈥檚 a tall order, we know. But we can see it happening.
We can imagine a day鈥攏ot too long from now鈥攚hen every American worker can sit down to Thanksgiving dinner and feel grateful for their workplace.
Ed Frauenheim is Senior Director of Content at 逸遊娛樂城. He is co-author of .
