With the announcement this week of the Best Small + Medium Places to Work for in America (Society for Human Resource Management and the Great Place to Work Institute sponsor this process), I have always been struck with the consistency of the values-driven themes of the companies recognized across the country. Northeast Delta Dental has been on this list for five years in a row (we did not apply this year), and this enables me to be on panels with other “Best Employers” across the nationa and locally. And what strikes me is the consistency of the values/themes by these award winning companies, regardless of the industry or the size of the company. The characteristics of Northeast Delta Dental and other employers of choice consistently seem to be: 1) Trust and respect for employees; 2) Attention and commitment to two-way communication, with employees always knowing what’s going on before the external community; 3) Incentive programs and rewards which reinforce desired team behaviors; 4) work/family balance and walking the talk on this; 5) teamwork; and 6) being a learning organization.
Adhering to these values results in a corporate culture that translates to world class external customer service. (Our employees recognized this several years ago when, with no prescriptions from top management, employees of Northeast Delta Dental defined our values as simply but deeply: Teamwork ~ Quality ~ Integrity ~ Communication. ) A beautiful circle and business model.
Tom Raffio, President & CEO of Northeast Delta Dental
this is why I check your job postings every single day…
As an employer of choice (one of our key corporate strategies), many wonderful and talented people contact us, and patiently wait for a position opening for which they can interview. When I meet with new employees, many of them tell me what you said in your comment. Thank you for your re-inforcing feedback on our corporate values.
Sincerely,
Tom Raffio, CEO/Northeast Delta Dental