Workplace
2018 Community Impact Awards: Green Products
Gold: Luum; Silver: Nube9
SOLVING THE COMMUTE. Sohier Hall is cofounder, president and CEO of Luum This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. See more about the winners of the 2018 Community Impact Awards here. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARD: LuumEmployees: 1520Sohier Hall, president/CEOluum.com Seattle has a lot going for it: vibrant urban…
A Century of Thoughtful Coverage, a True Family Atmosphere & Excellent Benefits Send Mutual of Enumclaw to the Top Again!
This is truly a place where one person can make a difference.
Sponsored by Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company This article is part of a series focusing on select companies who placed among WA’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2018, as determined by employee surveys that measure their perceptions and satisfaction across 82 individual attributes within 10 employment categories. Its no surprise that Mutual of…
Why Fewer Americans Are Moving For Work
Did you relocate to take a new job last year? If so, youre one of a dwindling number of workers willing to move for work.
This story originally ran on PayScale. According to U.S. census data, reported by The Wall Street Journal, about 3.5 million U.S. workers relocated for a new job last year. Thats down 10 percent from 2015. The government started tracking relocations in 1999. Since then, between 2.8 and 4.5 million workers have moved each year to…
How Fiber Connectivity Can Benefit Your Business
The "future of digital communications" starts now.
Sponsored by Wave Business Fiber is touted as the future of digital communications, but why choose it for your business over mainstays like coaxial cable, DSL, or satellite internet? Increased speed and flexibility Unlike DSL or cable internet services, which send electrical information through copper wiring, fiber internet uses fiber-optic linestiny strands of glassto send…
What it Takes to Be a Best Company to Work For
A closer look at the Icertis approach
This story appears in the July 2018 issue, which includes the 100 Best Companies to Work For cover story. Click here for a free subscription. Icertis, a provider of contract management software, is Samir Bodas fifth startup. At his previous companies, employees didnt take vacations. So he and cofounder Monish Darda close up shop the…
OAC Services is Lauded by Employees for Dedication to Team & Community
Investing in the right people earns OAC Services a Top 10 spot on WAs 100 Best Companies list three years in a row.
Image Credit: Courtesy of OAC Services. OAC raises the most money for the Seattle Animal Shelter at the Furry 5k. Sponsored by OAC Services This article is part of a series focusing on select companies who placed among WA’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2018, as determined by employee surveys that measure their…
The 5 Companies With the Longest Streaks on Our 100 Best Companies to Work For List
These five companies have all been on our list for six or more years in a row
This story appears as part of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” cover story from the July 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Welcome back! Making the 100 Best Companies list year after year shows a clear commitment to improvement. Five firms own the longest consecutive-appearance streaks.
High Fliers Among the 100 Best Companies to Work For
These companies had top scores in three key categories in our employee survey.
This story appears as part of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” cover story from the July 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Employees respond to a survey ranking their responses across 10 categories. Here are the top scorers in three key categories: Benefits, Workplace Environment and Communication. And here are the…
Video Recap: Seattle Business Magazine’s Inaugural Daring Women Event
The first-ever event brought together Seattle's most fearless females to talk innovation, growth, inspiration and leadership
“I don’t think I’ve ever been in a room that’s ever felt so filled with power as this. It feel really energetic and strong and I love it,” said Moorea Seal, CEO of Moorea Seal, Inc and Author of The 52 Lists Project Series, and one of the featured speakers at the inaugural event. On…
Important Steps to Achieving a Diverse Workplace
To achieve a diverse workplace, you must start with inclusion.
Sponsored by West Monroe Partners Workplace diversity is certainly not a new concern for businesses, but it is one that continues to hover near the top of many organizations agendas. Beyond just being the right thing to do, various studies have shown that paying attention to diversity makes good business sense. For example, companies that…
For Large U.S. Companies, CEOs Named John Outnumber Total Number of Woman CEOs
There are also more CEOs at large companies named David than there are women with the top job.
This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. 5.3 percent. Harvard Business Review says this proportion of large U.S. companies has CEOs named John compared with 4.1 percent that have CEOs who are women. Firms with CEOs named David, at 4.5 percent, also outnumber women-led businesses. New numbers published…
27 Best Practices For a Woman-Friendly Workplace
100% Talent has plenty of ideas that provide a logical place to start the pursuit of gender equity in King County.
This article appears as part of the “Women at Work” cover story in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE1. Demonstrate that gender diversity is a high priority.2. Reorient workplace culture to emphasize results over seat time.3. Offer training to acknowledge and disrupt implicit bias.4. Publish policies that foster an…