Article taken from: Systematic http://www.systematic.com/about+systematic+website/news/latest+news/news+viewer?docid=2113
Systematic is a Danish IT firm and was recently came in 7th place in “Best workplaces 2011.”
We saw from the commerce 101 class on November 1, 2011 (Class 16 – I think) how important it is to make sure your employees are happy in their workplace in order to run a successful firm. This article reminded me of that. Systematic employees are reported to be very happy in regards to their working environment because there is a “strong sense of community.” Additionally the company puts a lot of focus on training their employees which is enforced by their motto; “better to train people and risk them leaving than to do nothing and risk that they stay.” The employees of Systematic have strong bonds with each other because of their trust in one another.
The video we saw in class that day highlighted this point as well. In the video, the owner of the company was very determined to have a positive working environment. He did this by creating games that the employees would play together and one thing I found really touching was how his workspace was in the same place with the same amount of space as his employees. He was also a firm believer in training his employees, no matter how long they decided to stay for.