Best Workplaces, Company Culture, Employee Engagement
Key Takeaways:
- Workplace recognition: Recognition based on employee feedback provides a meaningful endorsement of an organization’s commitment to building a strong workplace culture.
- Employee survey: Trust Index™ Survey results give leaders valuable data and insights they can use to strengthen the employee experience.
- Employee pride: Bringing workplace awards back to employees allows the whole organization to share in the achievement and celebrate its collective efforts.
- Team celebration: Creative, organization-specific celebrations can make workplace recognition memorable and reinforce employees’ connection to the company.
If you ask leaders at the Best Workplaces™ in Canada why they participate in our program, most will tell you that they’re in it for the data. Quite simply, the Trust Index© Survey provides leaders with the information and insights they need to make their great workplace culture even better.
But they’d be lying if they didn’t admit that the recognition they receive as one of the Best Workplaces in Canada is nice too (ok, really nice)!
Being recognized as one of the Best is a huge honour, especially because this recognition comes from your employees. Your survey results are the most meaningful endorsement of the day-in day-out dedication your company has to building a strong workplace.
At Great Place to Work®, we are busy preparing for our most important event of the year – the Best Workplaces™ in Canada Awards Gala. This year, we’re getting ready to welcome almost 1200 guests to our sold-out event on April 25th. But the celebrations don’t end there!
One of the best things about recognition is that it’s contagious! Our winning companies are notorious for bringing their awards home and celebrating in grand style with the whole team. Some of the more unique ways our winners have demonstrated their company pride over the year include company branded belt-buckles, bringing in a barber so willing participants can get the company logo shaved in the head, and even getting the company logo tattooed on various body parts!
Drop us a line to let us know how you plan to celebrate!
ABOUT GREAT PLACE TO WORK®
GPTW (www.greatplacetowork.ca) is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and certification programs, GPTW recognizes the world's Best Workplaces in a series of national lists including those published by Fortune magazine (USA) and The Globe & Mail (Canada). Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Why is workplace recognition especially meaningful when it comes from employees?
Employee feedback reflects everyday workplace experiences, making the recognition a credible endorsement of the organization’s culture and ongoing efforts.
How can an employee survey help improve workplace culture?
Survey data gives leaders practical insight into the employee experience, helping them understand what is working well and where continued attention can strengthen the culture.
How can organizations celebrate a workplace award?
Include the whole team and choose memorable activities that reflect the organization’s personality, traditions and sense of pride.
Why should employees be included in workplace award celebrations?
Employees helped earn the recognition through their daily contributions, so celebrating together reinforces shared ownership, appreciation and company pride.
