4. 4
Why Workplace of Choice?
• Recent Yahoo Finance
Article
• Improve outside image
Worst Companies to Work For
• Focus on young
professionals
• Innovation = Attracting best
new talent
• Examine aspects recent
college graduates consider
when looking for a job
8. 8
Recommendations
Hiring Classes
Unique collaboration environments
Link to company-wide org chart from the Hub
Benefits
Motivation by seeing individual impact
Discover new solutions to solve problems
Roadblocks
Unique environments can be too casual
Collaboration
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Recommendations
Benefits
Barriers
9. 9
Community Involvement
Recommendations
Philanthropic relationships with local communities
Provide more opportunities for volunteering
Benefits
Fulfills the Express Way value of service
Create a culture where volunteering is common place in the organization
Roadblocks
Philanthropic endeavors requires more funding
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
In 2013, four companies — Microsoft Corp., Walt Disney Co., Google
Inc. and BMW — tied for the No. 1 spot on the Reputation Institute's
list of the corporations with the best social responsibility reputations.
7 in 10
young adults
consider
themselves
social activists
TBWA/Worldwide and
TakePart
Recommendations
Benefits
Barriers
10. 10
Building Our Brand
Recommendations
Host recruiting events at local universities
Highlight additional strengths – IT, Business, Finance, etc.
Benefits
St. Louis Company vs. a company in St. Louis (and elsewhere)
Convey mission externally
Pull from the talent pool at local universities
Roadblocks
Cost of implementation
Difficulty in changing public perception
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Recommendations
Benefits
Barriers
12. 12
Employee Recognition
Recommendations
Giving the opportunity to present their work
Benefits
Direct communication
Career advancement
Foster free thinking and idea generation
Roadblocks
“Recognition can be incredibly addicting” – The Employee Engagement Blog
Inability to attend all meetings where work is presented
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
52%
Of millennials list “Room
to Grow” as their top
priority
PWC
Recommendations
Benefits
Barriers
13. 13
Professional Development
Recommendations
Introduce objectives and goals before hiring
Goal setting activities
Train employees to utilize available resources
Formal mentorship & buddy program
Benefits
Create sense of guidance
Shared purpose and alignment
Retain current employees
Increase productivity
Roadblocks
Team members not at the same site
Finding mentors
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Employees provided
with training showed
an
8%
increase in productivity
Recommendations
Benefits
Barriers
15. 15
Workplace Flexibility
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Recommendations
Market flex hours in job description
Advertise work from home availability
Benefits
Work from home promotes productivity
Improved personal & cultural attitude
Roadblocks
Misuse of work from home
Not applicable to every position
Top benefit
75%
employees
workplacetrends.com
-Les Picket Matching Millennial
workforce
23%
Give up pay &
delay
promotions
Recommendations
Benefits
Barriers
16. 16
Inadequate Staffing for PTO
Recommendations
Cross-train employees
Benefits
Stress-free time off
Communication & culture
Roadblocks
Time consuming
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Top barriers workers cite to taking PTO
entrepreneur.com
40%
mountain of
work
35%
nobody else
can
Recommendations
Benefits
Barriers
17. 17
Worksite Wellness
Recommendations
Provide reimbursement for gym memberships
Host Fitbit competitions
Benefits
Increased work efficiency and collaboration
Promote employee well being
Roadblocks
Cost of implementation
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
medical costs
absenteeis
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$3.48
$5.82
$1invested
in worksite
wellness
Ever
yRecommendations
Benefits
Barriers
19. 19
Credits
• Gail Stein
• John Steimel
• Dana Duncan
• Margie Skiljan
• Kyle Holley
• Jason Keating
• Rowan Youssef
• Andrew Long
• Tom Ignaczak
• Anne Wheeler
• Janine van Niekerk
• Mark Farmer
• Josef Haubrich
One of the IT directors approached Gail with the idea of getting a group of IT interns to work together on a collaborative project. Several ideas were presented and the interns decided on Workplace of Choice, which coincides with an initiative in the IT strategic business framework.
So, why did we choose workplace of choice? About the time we were presented with the idea of a collaboration project, Yahoo Finance released a report listing the worst companies to work for. Number one on that list was Express Scripts. A large factor was ESI’s ratings on Glassdoor, which you see on the left. We decided to provide ESI recommendations on how to improve its image towards young professionals, thus attracting the best new talent. ESI needs new ideas and fresh minds in order to innovate, and that comes from our generation. The purpose of this presentation is to examine aspects that recent graduates consider when looking for a job, especially making ESI a workplace of choice.
After doing research and collecting our own opinions, we narrowed down our suggestions into 3 categories: employee engagement, room to grow, and work-life balance.
Should we have summary on each begging topic? JH
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Time together is key to creating a company’s culture – especially one that depends largely on collaborative efforts. –Jay Graves, CTO of Double Encore
Talk about free stuff and bringing relevant people to these school events
St. Louis Company can be applied to all locations
Bring Express Scripts to the same level as other well-known companies locally in terms of name recognition (absorb into bullet #1)
Recognition isn’t a one time thing.
New hire will know how to grow and utilize resources necessary
after having a structured personal plan
We have an average tuition reimbursement plan $5,000
PTO growth – If an employee works long hours to meet company objectives and deadlines, dole out one or two extra vacation days to reward that employees commitment.
