The Best Places to WorkWhat Makes Them Special and How Can your Company Be One of Them?

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#1

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#2

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#3

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#19

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#26

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Looking side by side(select comparative data)

#1 Google #2 SAS #3 BCG #19 BHSF #26 NuStar

US Employees

28,633 6,647 3,000 15,330 1,210

Vacation and holidays

28 days* 27 days** 26 days** 24 days** 20 days**

Training for FT salaried employees

30 hours 25 hours 110 hours 24 hours 193 hours

Philanthropic donations***

$1.1 billion (2%)

$24 million (0.75%)

n/a $292 million (13%)

$7.3 million (0.2%)

Free snacks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

* First year of employment** After first year of employment*** (% of revenue)

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A great place to work is…

From the Employee’s perspective

• A great workplace is one where they:• Trust the people they work for• Have pride in what they do• Enjoy the people they work

with

From the Manager’s perspective

• A great workplace is one where they:• Achieve organizational

objectives…• …with employees who give

their personal best; and• Work together as a team /

family in an environment of trust

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Wait… what about the Shareholder’s perspective…?

Shareholder / Stakeholder

High Performance

Profitable Growth

Culture and Values

Employee• Trust the people they work for

• Have pride in what they do

• Enjoy the people they work with

Manager• Achieve organizational objectives

• With employees who give their personal best; and

• Work together as a team / family in an environment of trust

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Who came first?

High performing organizations are great places to work

OR

Great places to work are high performing organizations

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The Missing Links:Value Proposition and Enablement

Shareholder / Stakeholder

High Performance

Profitable Growth

Culture and Values

Employee• Trust the people they work for

• Have pride in what they do

• Enjoy the people they work with

Manager• Achieve organizational objectives

• With employees who give their personal best; and

• Work together as a team / family in an environment of trust

EnablementValue Proposition

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Always start with a strategic perspective

client/customer needs and

expectations

company strategy and economics

culture and values

Strategic Platform

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Segment the Population

adapted from. “What is Talent” by David Ulrich and Norm Smallwood

C-Suite / Executive Level

Leadership

High Potentials / Strategic Positions

OperationsClient /

Customer facing

Support

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Great Place to Work® Model

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Bosses Rewards

Challenge Atmosphere

PrideCommunication

Employee Value

Proposition

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Enabling High Performance

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Clarity

Incentives Organization

Support

EnablementTraining

Technology

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Putting it all together

Value Proposition

Enablement

Best Places to Work

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Value Proposition and Enablement at Seyfarth

• Autonomy

• Reward

• Culture

• Pride

• Challenge

• Learning

• Career Progression

• Challenge

• Culture

• Flexibility

• Expertise

• Focus

Partner Associate Counsel

• Innovation

• Challenge

• Pride

• Contribution

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