Workday, Stryker, Southern Ohio Medical Center, and EY are all organizations listed in the 2020 Fortune Best Companies to Work For.
Listed at #5, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world’s largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies.
Listed at #8, Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, Neurotechnology, Orthopedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes.
Listed at #22, Southern Ohio Medical Center is a state-of-the-art, 233-bed, rural community hospital located in Portsmouth, Ohio providing a full continuum of health care services to their local communities.
Listed at #25, EY works across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax, and transactions to build a better working world, helping create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.
Regardless of where the organizations are on the list, they all have one thing in common: their employees say it’s a great place to work. 93% of employees at Workday say it’s a great place to work and that exercutives are very transparent, always around, and easy to talk to. Stryker employees state that leaders have a genuine interest in employees’ engagement and enjoyment of work. SOMC employees state that complaints and incidents are considered gifts to learn from and everyone is important no matter their position. Lastly, EY employees state the culture promotes excellence, creativity, innovation, and teaming.
Based on the employee comments and the Fortune survey results for each of these companies, their HR practices encourage engagement and commitment, show strong leadership and employee relations, and they prioritize continuous improvement which all lead to high levels of employee satisfaction. As a future manager, I am going to strive to be a leader that contributes to happy employees and positive work environment, but I do think a challenging part of that is keeping the line between being friends and being a manager of an organization. Another challenge is trying to do what is best for the employees while also following the instructions and policies set by upper management.
Hello,
Your post is insightful. I agree that these companies’ high 2020 Fortune Best Companies to Work For rankings are due to their excellent HR policies that boost employee satisfaction and engagement. These companies promote employee well-being and a healthy work environment regardless of industry or size. This means managers should acknowledge the importance of superb administration and employee relations in entrepreneurial achievement. These corporations have approachable, truthful leadership concerned for the prosperity of those in their hire, a pleasing notion. Also, balancing between managing and befriending employees poses difficulties in cultivating a welcoming and supportive work environment while preserving professionalism in relationships. Open communication and clear boundaries can help find the perfect balance. Thus, these corporations demonstrate how successful companies value employee satisfaction and well-being. Therefore, as prospective managers, we should employ their HR practices to create a great work environment for our staff.
Thank you,
SUHA BARAKAT