Looking at the Fortune 500’s top 100 companies to work for, I asked myself one question, “How does the employees view their company?”. Asking this question gave myself the mindset of how each company on this list was practicing common HR principles. Out of the 100 companies, I choose 3 to observe the response of their employees. These 3 were Nvidia, REI, and Goldman Sachs. The common theme of all these companies was their pursuit of creating a company culture that people wanted to participate in. This shows that these companies’ HR management understood their companies’ goals and culture and communicated them to its employees. This shows a good use of some HR principles because it is the HR departments responsibility to know a companies’ goals and find ways to incorporate that into the companies’ workplace culture.
The delivery of these HR techniques comes down to the effectiveness of a companies’ management. HR managers are a key component of delivering HR practices while keeping a companies’ objectives and goals in mind. Realizing this, it made me ask another question to myself, “What kind of manager would I want to be?”. Answering this, I thought I would want to be a manager that employees can look up too. I have worked numerous jobs, and I always respected the manager most if I could see them as an example of how I wanted to be and act. I think that this respect develops from managers that can effectively achieve goals but also ensure that employees under them are treated with respect and feel a part of the company’s success. Developing this relationship with employee can also be extremely difficult. Managers have pressure from executives and admin to perform well and meet goals within a certain timeframe. This can force some managers to succumb to the pressure and neglect their responsibility to maintain a positive environment for the employees under them. Overall, being a manager upholding HR practices can be challenging, but for the employees, company, and yourself it is worth it to try to be the best manager you can be.

References:
Fortune 100 best companies to work for® 2020. Great Place to Work®. (n.d.). Retrieved June 24, 2022, from https://www.greatplacetowork.com/best-workplaces/100-best/2020