Executives will address over 700 business leaders at the fifth annual Great Place to Work® Conference, April 18-20, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency, Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
San Francisco, CA, January 9, 2007 -- CEOs from FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work for”®, including Men’s Wearhouse, W.L. Gore & Associates, The Vanguard Group, Network Appliance, and Memorial Health, will reveal why their employees recognize their companies as great workplaces, earning them recognition on the annual “100 Best Companies to Work for”®, produced by San Francisco global research firm, Great Place to Work® Institute and published in FORTUNE magazine. Executives will address over 700 business leaders at the fifth annual Great Place to Work® Conference, April 18-20, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency, Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
These companies “not only foster programs and practices that contribute to employee satisfaction, but develop a cohesive culture that consistently enables employees to trust the people they work for, have pride in what they do, and enjoy the people they work with,” offers Robert Levering, co-founder of Great Place to Work® Institute.
Keynote speakers at the 2007 Great Place to Work® Conference lead organizations that have been recognized by Great Place to Work® Institute on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work for®” list for multiple years:
• George Zimmer, Founder/Chair/CEO, Men’s Wearhouse has brought values of honesty, integrity, and mutual good will to Men’s Wearhouse which has been recognized as one of the “100 Best” every year for six of the last seven years, while growing to 700 outlets and $1.5 billion in annual revenues.
• Terri Kelly, President/CEO, W.L. Gore & Associates, leads one of the most visionary companies in America and understands that her credibility as a leader is crucial to her success in the company’s hierarchy-free structure. Gore remains one of only four companies to appear on the “100 Best” list since its creation in the 1984 book by that name.
• Jack Brennan, President/CEO, Vanguard Group, emphasizes that “even one person can make a difference” at this investment firm which recently cross the $1 trillion mark in US mutual fund assets. Vanguard has been one of the “100 Best” for six years.
• Dan Warmenhoven, CEO, Network Appliance, has been recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and one of Business Week’s Top 25 Managers of the year in addition to creating a billion dollar business, leading NetApp through its IPO, and earning the company recognition as one of the “100 Best” for the past five years.
• Robert A. Colvin, President/CEO, Memorial Health, cites the strong level of trust between team Members and leaders and the focus on doing what is right, as a source for Memorial Health’s recognition as one of the “100 Best” for the four straight years.
The Great Place to Work® Conference offers executives and other business leaders the tools and framework for thinking about how to make their companies great places to work through keynotes by CEOs, interactive workshops, and breakout sessions. For complete information or to attend the conference, visit www.greatplacetowork-conference.com.
About Great Place to Work® Institute
Great Place to Work® Institute, Inc. is a global research and consulting firm dedicated to “building a better society by helping companies transform their workplaces.” Through its education, consulting, and best companies lists, Great Place to Work® Institute recognizes the world’s best workplaces and provides information and advisory services to those who seek to create great workplaces of their own. Great Place to Work Institute works with FORTUNE magazine, HR Magazine and other leading publications in 28 countries around the world to publish and recognize “Best Companies to Work for.” In addition to the global headquarters in San Francisco, Great Place to Work® Institute has 29 affiliates in countries through North America, South America, Europe and Asia. www.greatplacetowork.com
The HR industry´s premier online community and resource for Human Resource professionals: HR, human resources, HR community, human resources community, HR best practices, best practices in human resources, online communities for HR, HR articles, HR news, human resources articles, human resources news, HR events, leadership, performance management, staffing and recruitment, benefits, compensation, staffing, recruitment, workforce acquisition, human capital management, HR management, human resources management, HR metrics and measurement, organizational development, executive coaching, HR law, employment law, labor relations, hiring employees, HR outsourcing, human resources outsourcing, training and development
hr.com.
human resources management resources for hr professionals. |
HR menus
|
HR events
|
HR Sitemap