Publications

EMC are ranked 3rd among the Best Large Workplaces in Ireland 2011 and, coincidentally, 3rd among the Best Large Workplaces in Europe 2011. 

In this candid interview, Bob Savage, Vice President and Managing Director of EMC in Cork, shares some excellent insights on why it's so important to EMC to be a great place to work, and - more importantly - precisely how they do it.

Robert Levering, Great Place to Work co-founder started his career as a full-time organiser against the Vietnam War and continues to see himself as a social change activist. That background helps to set the context for the speech - reproduced in full here - that he delivered at our recent 'World's Best Workplaces' Gala at the New York Stock Exchange in Wall Street.

Great Place to Work has identified nine key management practice areas in which the best workplaces tend to excel - hiring; inspiring; speaking; listening; caring; developing; thanking; celebrating; and sharing. For this article, we asked Irish Rugby legend Tony Ward to evaluate the importance of each trait from a rugby context to highlight the similarities between the qualities required for succesful leadership in sport and in business.

Almost 1,000 multi-national operations in 60+ countries competed for a place on the first-ever listing of the World's Best Multinational Workplaces, which we announced on Thursday 27th October 2011 at a Gala Event at the New York Stock Exchange. The dinner was attended by senior executives from each of the 25 winning companies and a variety of representatives of new and old world media. Here's the three minute video that welcomed our guests - I think it gives a good sense of the scale of the competition that the winners faced! 

Great Workplaces are all about relationships, and 'trust' is the glue that holds those relationships together. Take this short alternative quiz - based on the key ideas behind our full Trust Index^© Employee Survey - for a quick snapshot of how your workplace measures up - you might be surprised at the outcome! 

Brent Pope's good-humoured punditry and expert insights have made the New Zealander an indispensible member of RTE’s Rugby Panel. Here he discusses the lessons that business leaders can learn from Ireland’s Rugby success - it’s about great communication, great teamwork, and being aware of your weaknesses in order to overcome them.

A treat for the statisticians among you .... the Best Workplaces in America have outperformed the stock market every year since we published our first list in 1998, achieving average annual returns three times better than the S&P500 in the twelve years to 2010 - and seven times better in the ten years to 2008.

In this episode of 'The Business', first broadcast on Ireland's RTE1 in March 2011, reporter George Lee sets out to discover the secrets of creating a great workplace.

The programme features some of Ireland's Best Workplaces, including Diageo, Euro Car Parks, Google, Temple Street Children's Hospital, McDonalds, and Microsoft along with an extensive interview with Bob Lee, Communications Director EMEA, Great Place to Work.

What does it take to turnaround a large hospital system characterised by operating losses, high turnover, labour shortages, union and legislative risk? This study shares Scripps Health’s journey to becoming a great workplace, including how it assessed, benchmarked, and improved its workplace. As a result of its efforts, Scripps Health has seen drastic improvements in financial performance, turnover rates, and employee morale. Over the past 10 years, employee results have improved by 54% while the system has realised over $70 million in cost savings and increased its annual profits by over 1200%.

In business, happiness is often seen as a result of profits, not a driver. What happens when this dynamic is reversed and happiness becomes the first line of business? In the case of Zappos, the result is a multi-billion dollar on-line sales company known best for their customer service, free shipping and 365-day return policy.  This article shares highlights of the philosophies and practices that has helped this Las Vegas-based company deliver “Wow” experiences for customers and create an avid following of customers.