Great Place to Work(R) Institute Measures Employee Trust in Management
Sep. 8, 2010 (Business Wire) -- Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. (IPM) today announced that it was named to the “7th Annual Great Place to Work® Rankings: 2010 Best Small & Medium Workplaces Presented by Entrepreneur®.” The company placed 12th among the top 25 small companies chosen. IPM is a project management consulting firm that serves the life sciences, food and beverage, healthcare, industrial and consumer products industries. San Francisco-based Great Place to Work® Institute evaluated candidates based on five areas: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. The Institute’s unique methodology measures the level of trust that exists between employees and management, the pride employees express about the company and the camaraderie employees share. Entrepreneur.com highlighted award winners on its website today.
“Trust-based workplace cultures make a better place to work for employees and create a competitive advantage for the organization,” said Ricardo Lange, president of Great Place to Work® Institute. According to the Institute, benefits of trust in the workplace include “better financial performance, less employee turnover, higher levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, greater innovative thinking and creativity, higher productivity and enhanced public perception.”
“IPM was founded based on principles of honesty and integrity, and they continue to be the cornerstone of our corporate culture,” said C. Richard Panico, IPM founder and president. “Relationships built on trust not only create a positive working environment, they catalyze business success.” IPM was recently named for a fourth consecutive year to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies.
Other recognitions IPM has received over the past year include the American Business Ethics Award (September 2010), Pollard Award for Excellence of Character in Business, to Mr. Panico (April 2010); 2009 Chicago Better Business Bureau Award for Marketplace Ethics; and finalist, 2009 Better Business Bureau International Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.
About IPM
Founded in 1988, Integrated Project Management Company, Inc. (IPM) is a project management consulting firm that serves Fortune-100 companies and startups alike. IPM provides on-site project management to ensure critical projects are flawlessly executed. Offices in Chicago, St. Louis, Boston and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.ipmcinc.com.
About Great Place to Work® Institute
Great Place to Work® Institute has been studying and identifying best companies for more than 25 years. Great Place to Work® Institute’s proprietary methodology and assessment tools examine the level of trust at an organization. Visit www.greatplacetowork.com to learn more about our trust assessments and Best Companies to Work For lists.
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