Work can be a pleasure
21 September 2009The alarming growth of unemployment raises the anxiety of the workers who now feel a greater appreciation for his work at the possibility of losing it. But there is work and work …
Recently; the Great Place to Work Institute (which could be translated as Great Place to Work) has published its list of 100 best places to work in various countries throughout the world, including Spain.
The classification is divided into several groups, companies with more than one thousand employees, 500 to 1000, from 250 to 500, 100 to 250, and 50 to 100 employees.
In the latter category, the company described as the best place to work in Spain has been the software company pontevedresa MS Visual Group, ahead of Google.
Beyond the story of workers playing ping-pong during business hours, or sharing a pie, or the relaxing massage services for the staff, the company seems MS Visual display a genuine concern for their employees, allowing you to retain and attract talent, and achieve a higher motivation and creativity.
To achieve this, they receive further training in coaching, emotional intelligence, teamwork, project management, etc., in addition to implementing such things as telecommuting and flexible working, highly prized by many workers, and excellent communication between all levels of the company.
All this, plus a cost for the company has its benefits, not only in the free publicity have they got way out in this list.
They are talented and motivated employees, lower turnover and absenteeism, increased customer satisfaction, greater innovation and creativity (which is why very often the benefits of this type tend to establish consulting firms and the like), and ultimately, higher productivity and profitability.
According to studies, businesses that operate in this manner, and are classified as “Great Place to Work” every year have better outcomes than others.
