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Content Who is Google? How Did they Get No. 1? “ The Winner” – Who, What, How Who Generates the List? “ The List” in Detail – Who, What, How What is Measured? What Do they Offer their Employees? General Facts & Figures How are Companies Selected?

Content Who is Google? How Did they Get No. 1? “ The Winner” – Who, What, How Who Generates the List? “ The List” in Detail – Who, What, How What is Measured? What Do they Offer their Employees? General Facts & Figures How are Companies Selected?

General Facts & Figures Fortune Magazine: American Business Magazine Founded: 1930 Henry Luce Publishes „The List“ The List: Ranks 100 best companies to work for First published 1984 in a book Source: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune; www.greatplacetowork.com

Fortune Magazine:

American Business Magazine

Founded: 1930

Henry Luce

Publishes „The List“

The List:

Ranks 100 best companies to work for

First published 1984 in a book

Content Who is Google? How Did they Get No. 1? “ The Winner” – Who, What, How Who Generates the List? “ The List” in Detail – Who, What, How What is Measured? What Do they Offer their Employees? General Facts & Figures How are Companies Selected?

The List – Who Generates the List? Great Place to Work ® Institute, Inc. ( www.greatplacetowork.com ) Research and Management Consultancy Location: USA Founded: 1991 Founders: Robert Levering Amy Lyman Source: www.greatplacetowork.com

Great Place to Work ® Institute, Inc. ( www.greatplacetowork.com )

Research and Management Consultancy

Location: USA

Founded: 1991

Founders:

Robert Levering

Amy Lyman

The List – What is Measured? You TRUST the people you work for, have PRIDE in what you do, and ENJOY the people you work with Definition A great place to work is a place where: Source: www.greatplacetowork.com

Definition

A great place to work is a place where:

Employee X Employee Y Employee Z Management Company/Job Have PRIDE in what you do TRUST the people you work for ENJOY the people you work with The List – What is Measured?

Employee X Employee Y Employee Z Management Company/Job The List – What is Measured?

Employee X Employee Y Employee Z Management Company/Job PRIDE TRUST CAMARADERIE The List – What is Measured?

The List – What is Measured? Source: www.greatplacetowork.com

The List – How are Companies Selected? Employees‘ responses Great Place to Work ® Trust Index © employee survey measures level of trust, pride and camaraderie Managers‘ responses Great Place to Work ® Culture Audit © two part management questionnaire Part 1: employee demographics, general information about company Part 2: open-ended questions Source: www.greatplacetowork.com

Employees‘ responses

Great Place to Work ® Trust Index ©

employee survey

measures level of trust, pride and camaraderie

Managers‘ responses

Great Place to Work ® Culture Audit ©

two part management questionnaire

Part 1: employee demographics, general information about company

Part 2: open-ended questions

Content Who is Google? How Did they Get No. 1? “ The Winner” – Who, What, How Who Generates the List? “ The List” in Detail – Who, What, How What is Measured? What Do they Offer their Employees? General Facts & Figures How are Companies Selected?

The Winner – Who is Google? Google = Wordplay on googol (1 0000000000 0000000000 000000000 000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 000000000 000000000 0000000000) Founded: 1998 Founders: Larry Page Sergey Brin Headquarters: Mountain View, CA US employees: 5,063 CEO: Dr. Eric Schmidt Source: www.google.com

Google = Wordplay on googol

(1 0000000000 0000000000 000000000 000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 000000000 000000000 0000000000)

Founded: 1998

Founders:

Larry Page

Sergey Brin

Headquarters: Mountain View, CA

US employees: 5,063

CEO: Dr. Eric Schmidt

Free gourmet meals Getting around Transportation Onsite car washes and oil changes $ 5,000 for buying a hybrid car Hair-raising rewards $ 2,000 to refer a friend $ 500 in takeout food for a new baby The Winner – What Do they Offer? Source: www.google.com; http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/

Free gourmet meals

Getting around

Transportation

Onsite car washes and oil changes

$ 5,000 for buying a hybrid car

Hair-raising rewards

$ 2,000 to refer a friend

$ 500 in takeout food for a new baby

Stretching the limits Gym Massages Study a foreign language Spring Cleaning Laundry Child care, onsite notaries, 5 onsite doctors Dogs allowed The Winner – What Do they Offer? Source: www.google.com; http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/

Stretching the limits

Gym

Massages

Study a foreign language

Spring Cleaning

Laundry

Child care, onsite notaries, 5 onsite doctors

Dogs allowed

The Winner – What Do they Offer? Source: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/

The Winner – How Did they Get No. 1? Source: www.greatplacetowork.com

Communications are open and accessible The Google best practice building credibility: TGIF Weekly get-together Welcome new employees and present news about Google and Google-related events Q & A section The Winner – How Did they Get No. 1? Source: www.greatplacetowork.com

Communications are open and accessible

The Google best practice building credibility:

TGIF

Weekly get-together

Welcome new employees and present news about Google and Google-related events

Q & A section

In personal job, individual contributions The Google best practice developing pride: Work is driven by the user and user experience Source: www.greatplacetowork.com The Winner – How Did they Get No. 1?

In personal job, individual contributions

The Google best practice developing pride:

Work is driven by the user and user experience

The Google best practice supporting camaraderie: Googleyness Ability to work in a flat organisation and small teams Ability to respond to a fast-paced environment Unique interests and talents Enthusiasm Source: www.greatplacetowork.com The Winner – How Did they Get No. 1?

The Google best practice supporting camaraderie:

Googleyness

Ability to work in a flat organisation and small teams

Ability to respond to a fast-paced environment

Unique interests and talents

Enthusiasm

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