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The Impact Development Has on Fortune's "Best" List
For more than a decade, the cover story for Fortune magazine's mid January issue reports on the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Whether the times are good, bad or somewhere in between, the desire to be the best remains as competitive as ever among companies across America.
There are many factors that go into creating a corporate culture that does all the right things and imbeds the culture factors that encourage and sustain employee trust and, most importantly, assure that the best and the brightest stick around for awhile.
One of the greatest stimulators of employee trust is employer respect - respect for an employee's professional and personal life. So when you dig deep into the reasons why companies make Fortune's 100 Best list, it's not surprising that these companies can describe a litany of professional and personal development programs that support their employees - providing the training and development they need to do their job.
That's why the Fortune application process includes a heavy emphasis on professional and personal development - from innovative hiring and welcoming approaches to how companies attract talent and orient them to their new environment, to the ongoing face-to-face or e-learning training programs that help improve employee skills and become critical factors for retaining the employees companies most want to keep.
The two articles in this issue focus on an important area of respect in the workplace - the need for common decency that will allow employees to reach their full potential regardless of their age, race, sex, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability. The feature article by FM Global's Jim Markan illustrates the importance of training managers to be fair and professional in how they treat employees - foundations for a respectful workplace.
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