8 Award Winning Employee Engagement Programs

Award-Winning Employee Engagement Programs

Ever wonder how award-winning businesses get their companies on lists like Fortune 100 Best Places to Work, or Glassdoor? We’ll give you a hint: their employees are happy to be there.

You’ve seen the overwhelming data, mostly from Gallup, on what what disengagement does to a company who doesn’t build a culture that leads to a satisfied, engaged and happy workforce. Those stats are a bit too dreary for us.

Analysis and Advice!

Let's skip the doom and gloom and focus on what to do about employee engagement.

Today. Right now.

By examining 8 of the highest ranking medium-sized companies, we’ve taken a fresh look at employee engagement programs that are doing things RIGHT to engage, retain and motivate employees. These companies challenge the status quo and are ranked by Glassdoor, Great Places to Work, and Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Employee engagement doesn’t have to break the bank. In our matrix, you’ll see the various types of engagement tools, as well as their estimated levels of cost and time to implement.

Happiness Tip: When looking at this data, we want you to ask yourselves: what is the personality of my company and my employees? Are we silly, serious, introverted, gregarious, conservative, modern, health nuts, adventurous? How can we take this information and apply it to an employee engagement program that supports our culture?

Let’s have at it.

The Data

Company ProfilesSize: 985 employees

Industry: Fashion/Retail

Awards: Fortune’s 2013 Best Small and Medium-Size Companies to Work For #12

Employee Engagement Ideas: • Core focus on Work/Life Balance: Encourage

wellness activities (e.g. Yoga, Acupuncture, Qi Gong, Massage) with $1000 reimbursement

• $3000 per employee allowance for Eileen Fisher clothes at wholesale cost

• Profit sharing• $10,000 adoption assistance• Same-sex & domestic partners dental and medical

Estimated Cost: $$

Estimated Time to Implement: High

Company Profiles

Size: 300-499 employees

Industry: Information Technology

Awards: Glassdoor #1 Best Medium-Sized Company to Work For in the US

Employee Engagement Ideas:• Autonomy; ownership and flexibility of

schedule• Manicures and haircuts• YouEarnedIt peer-to-peer recognition

system*

Estimated Cost: $

Estimated Time to Implement: Low

Company Profiles

Size: 2,955 employees

Industry: Entertainment

Awards: Fortune’s 2014 100 Best Place to Work For #79

Employee Engagement Ideas:• Paid day off in June to volunteer• On-site health care practitioners• On-site childcare facility and lactation rooms

for nursing mothers• Tele-commuting, free car washes, meals• Star system for employee cash rewards:

comet, star, and nova

Estimated Cost: $$

Estimated Time to Implement: High

Company Profiles


Industry: Non-profit Education

Awards: Fortune 2014 Best Place to Work For #88

Employee Engagement Ideas:• Flexible hours and locations• Company baby showers for expecting mothers• 35 paid days off in first year• Reimbursement up to $3000 for adoption

services• Volunteer opportunities in faraway places

Estimated Cost: $$

Estimated Time to Implement: Medium

Company Profiles


Industry: Retail Grocery

Awards: Fortune 2014 100 Best Place to Work For #36

Employee Engagement Ideas:• Spirit rally to pep employees up every morning• Bagging competition in Las Vegas for

employees• Over $600,000 spent on prizes, gifts, and

parties last year• Talent Library; company keeps list of

employees skills/hobbies to hire for specialized projects

Estimated Cost: $$


Company Profiles


Industry: Cloud Technology


Employee Engagement Ideas:• Extreme sense of family• Maternity leave up to 12 weeks for women at

60% pay, paternity leave is 60%, 3 weeks• 30 paid days off in first year• One-month paid sabbatical after 7 years with

company• “Fun Budget” of $25 for employees as special

gift

Estimated Cost: $$


Company Profiles

Size: 400+

Industry: Retail

Awards: Glassdoor #14 Best Medium Sized Companies to Work For

Employee Engagement Ideas:• Free lunch everyday, free breakfast twice a

week• Fully stocked kitchen• Generous allowance for art to personalize

workspace• Cell phone and gym membership

reimbursements• YouEarnedIt’s peer-to-peer recognition and

rewards system*

Estimated Cost: $$


Name: CHG Healthcare Services

Size: 1,599

Industry: Healthcare


Employee Engagement Ideas:• “Rock Your Body” fitness contest with prizes• Goodie cart full of snacks and gifts• Up to $5250 in tuition reimbursements

Estimated Cost: $$


Company Profiles

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Award Winning Employee Engagement Programs

Matrix

From autonomy, flexible schedules, ongoing peer-to-peer recognition, financial support for education and healthcare, these companies are investing in their most lucrative asset: their employees. How do I get started?

Appreciation tactics like thank-yous and positive reinforcement are great ice-breakers to building a long-lasting, happy workplace. But for companies who want to take the leap into creating a culture that supports true motivation and a sense of pride at work, we recommend establishing an employee engagement program that offers the following:

• an easy, uplifting way for employees to be recognized • meaningful rewards for employee achievements• fun opportunities for employees to connect and bond• transparency of employee recognition, so everyone can celebrate

There you have it...

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8 Award Winning Employee Engagement Programs