Transcript Google.ppt
“Study says Google top workplace” Taken from the San Francisco Chronicle Jan. 9th, 2007 Presented by: Praephan Ratana-amornpin Trevor Munro Margaret Hill-Skinner Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For • “100 Best” determined by San Francisco’s Great Place to Work Institute • Produced annually since 1998 • Companies must be 7 years old; 1,000+ employees • Top 100 chosen from 446 companies (2007) • Based largely on results of 57-question survey given to 400 randomly selected employees • Google ranked #1 Fortune Magazine’s Top Five Best Companies to Work For 1 Google 2 Genentech 3 Wegmans Food Markets 4 Container Store 5 Whole Foods Market Google : Company Information • Largest search engine • Founded in 1998 by Stanford students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin • First data center in a dorm room • Partnered with Yahoo! in 2000 • Headquarters: Google Campus in Mountainview, California Google : Mission Statement • “Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful” • Google’s ten-point philosophy Google : Employee Information • Employees paid salaries lower than the industry standard • 3,000 applicants per day The Google Work Place • • • • • • Free gourmet meals; wide variety Google Child Care Center On-site dry cleaning/laundry room No dress code (pajamas, tuxedos, costumes, etc.) Gym and pool • • • • Massages Car wash Volleyball pit Couches Google Employee Benefits • Family health care; on-site physician/dentist • Vacation days; flexible hours • Maternity/parental leave; $500 take-out meal budget • Employee referral bonus program • Financial/legal counseling • Tuition reimbursement • Adoption assistance • Free shuttle service • Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Incentive Program (up to $5000!) How to Bring Out the Best in Your Employee Taken from AllBusiness.com • • • • • • • • • Be an encourager Get everyone involved Get to know each employee personally Reward great ideas Find their motivation Develop a sense of urgency Keep your employees informed Provide positive feedback Allocate decision-making power Video Employee Empowerment • “Empowerment occurs when employees are given the power in their jobs to do the things necessary to satisfy and make things right for customers.” Our Google Example • Google good example of how treating employees as they want to be treated boosts morale • Google employees feel more willing to work odd and long hours if needed (overnight, even), thanks to the perks Conclusion • Providing an environment that employees want to work in brings in more potential employees • When employees are content, they are more productive and more willing to provide good, quality service • Good, quality service makes for happy customers Sources • San Francisco Chronicle – http://www.sfgate.com/cgibin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/01/09/BUGJSNF2171.DTL • AllBusiness.com – http://www.allbusiness.com/human-resources/employee-developmentleadership/3780636-1.html • Google – http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=benefits.html • Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google