How Minnesota's 2018 Top Workplaces are finding strength in diversity
The state's best employers say that broadening their workforces is a sound business decision. Here are some strategies they use.
Top workplace companies of 2018
TOP 10 LARGE EMPLOYERS
TOP 10 MIDSIZE EMPLOYERS
| 1 | sdg |
| 2 | Cole's Salon and Spa |
| 3 | Right at Home |
| 4 | Tradition Companies |
| 5 | Bell Bank |
| 6 | Transport Corporation of America Inc. |
| 7 | Miller Auto & Marine |
| 8 | HelpSystems |
| 9 | Pediatric Home Service |
| 10 | Counselor Realty |
CEO Janet Dryer leads second company to Top Workplaces ranking
The sales and marketing veteran also is making way for a longtime lieutenant to take over the growth company.
Empowerment, flexibility key selling points for small businesses
Perks are nice, but small businesses say key selling points are empowerment, flexibility for workers.
See where Minnesota's top workplaces are located and read more about each company.
Teamwork makes for happier employees — and a better bottom line
Midsize business leaders say fostering camaraderie and common purpose is essential to their companies' success.
Fundamentals and a sound company culture help worker recruitment, retention
Employees at top large workplaces say they appreciate extras beyond good pay and benefits.
Credit union leader Dave Larson takes a caring approach
Large companies: Affinity Plus president and CEO Dave Larson strove to improve employee retention.
IT firm executive Chris Heim wants employees to know the score
Midsize companies: CEO Chris Heim believes in sharing information and ownership with HelpSystems employees.
CEO of small marketing agency wants to 'fearlessly unlock potential'
Small companies: Ovative Group CEO Dale Nitschke learned his energy-boosting tactics from retail.
Companies earn special awards from direction to training
These companies received top marks from their employees in these categories. The companies explain how they did it: education, curiosity, teamwork.
Culture is key to employee retention at Top Workplaces
Surveys show that company culture and employee retention go hand in hand
CAREER GUIDE
It’s a job-seeker’s market. Good old-fashioned strategies can help you land your dream position.
Social media is a valuable tool in the job search
Popular platforms, including LinkedIn, can help you develop your career.
Career advisers say tight job market could be good time to switch companies
With the lowest unemployment rate in the nation, now may a good time for Minnesotans to think about changing jobs.
Networking is still the ultimate job-finding strategy
Job seekers shouldn't overlook the important of networking.
10 reasons why recruiters aren't reading your résumé
A professional résumé writer breaks down what you may be doing wrong.
Latest Columns
Elsewhere in Business
- Levi's CEO Chip Bergh to step down in January, handing over leadership to former CEO of Kohl's
- Adults can now legally possess and grow marijuana in Ohio — but there's nowhere to buy it
- Hopes for a Mercosur-EU trade deal fade yet again as leaders meet in Brazil
- Donald Trump returns to court, lauds his defense expert who sees no evidence of accounting fraud
- Some Californians released from prison will receive $2,400 under new state re-entry program
- The UK government blames Russian intelligence for prolonged efforts to meddle in British politics
- California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, nonpartisan legislative analyst says
- UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tennessee have signed cards seeking union representation
- Kentucky governor says state-run disaster relief funds can serve as model for getting aid to victims
- Union representing German train drivers calls strike that will hit passenger services
Most Read
- Lakewood Cemetery alleged theft spotlights market for metal implants left after cremation
- Congressional watchdog: Stop paying big farmers' crop insurance • Agriculture
- Regulators grant higher energy rates for Xcel gas, Minnesota Power for 2024
- Minnesota's economy is still growing, but lags U.S. as a whole
- U.S. retail lobbyists retract claim that half of losses were from theft