{"id":5995,"date":"2018-10-12T08:54:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T15:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/?p=5995"},"modified":"2024-04-19T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T22:48:20","slug":"ten-things-top-companies-right-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowledgecity.com\/blog\/ten-things-top-companies-right-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Things Top Companies Do Right for their Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you had a magic wand and could change anything about your current job, what would it be? Your first thought might be a bigger salary, but would that truly make a difference to your overall satisfaction with your job? You might be surprised to learn most employees don\u2019t put a high salary as their number one workplace priority. There are other factors that make top companies work for their employees.<\/p>\n

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According to a recent Cleveland Plain Dealer<\/a> , identifying the\u00a0top companies to work for in the northeast Ohio area, employees were asked to rank their employer based on these factors:<\/p>\n

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  1. Leadership<\/a>\u00a0and Direction<\/strong>\u2014The company instills confidence in its employees through its leaders and its clear vision of where it is going.<\/li>\n
  2. Managers<\/a>\u00a0and Clued-in Senior Management<\/strong>\u2014Management knows what is going on in the company and understands how to motivate employees to thrive.<\/li>\n
  3. Benefits and Training<\/a><\/strong>\u2014A well-designed package of benefits based on what employees want and training programs to help them succeed and grow.<\/li>\n
  4. Meaningfulness<\/strong>\u2014Employees derive meaning from their work and how it affects not only them, but also the local and global communities.<\/li>\n
  5. Doers<\/strong>\u2014Incorporates a culture of doing things to get them right.<\/li>\n
  6. Ethics<\/strong><\/a>\u2014Visible policies that demonstrate a company\u2019s strong values.<\/li>\n
  7. Work-Life Flexibility<\/strong>\u2014Company policies adjust to determine the best ways for each employee to achieve personal and professional success.<\/li>\n
  8. New Ideas<\/strong>\u2014Encouragement of new ideas from all levels of the organization.<\/li>\n
  9. Communication<\/strong><\/a>\u2014Keeping all employees well-informed about company decisions.<\/li>\n
  10. Appreciation<\/strong>\u2014Providing feedback to help employees grow and feel valued by the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As you can see, salary didn\u2019t even make the list! On a broader scale, Forbes<\/a> determined some other aspects of top companies that impact how employees feel about their employer:<\/p>\n