For the 2nd year in a row, Great Place to Work® has named West Monroe Partners one of the 2014 Best Small & Medium Workplaces.
West Monroe Partners, a full-service North American business and technology consultancy, announced that Great Place to Work® has named the firm one of the best workplaces in the United States in its annual 2014 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list, published today in FORTUNE magazine. West Monroe Partners appears on the list for the second consecutive year, moving up 2 places from 20th to 18th.
Great Place to Work® cited West Monroe Partners’ culture and, in particular, its people-first values as a distinguishing factor that contributed to this recognition. In its profile of West Monroe Partners, Great Place to Work® calls out the firm’s 1+1+1 program in which the company donates one percent of its time, one percent of its talent (via pro-bono work), and one percent of profits back into the local communities as a unique element that contributes to a strong and compelling culture and workplace.
West Monroe Partners employees produced ratings of greater than 95 percent in six areas: Great Challenges (98%), Great Atmosphere (99%), Great Rewards (97%), Great Pride (99%), Great Communication (98%) and Great Bosses (97%).
“We’ve taken great care to build a people-first culture through initiatives such as our career development program, our on-the-job experiences, and our ownership model. Those factors all contribute, but at the end of the day it’s really people who make West Monroe Partners a great place to work,” said Kevin McCarty, the firm’s president and co-founder. “We’ve built our firm with people who dare to be great and who challenge us every day to be better—and that is what makes a great consulting workplace come to life.”
Competing against hundreds of companies across the country, West Monroe Partners participated in a rigorous selection process, which included an employee survey and an in-depth questionnaire about benefits programs and company practices. Great Place to Work evaluates each application using its unique methodology based on five dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie. In compiling the list, Great Place to Work® has found that employees believe they work for great organizations when they consistently trust the people the work for, have pride in what they do, and enjoy the people they work with.
"The work of these companies is quite impressive,” said China Gorman, CEO of Great Place to Work®. “They provide an example that others can look to, to see what kind of outstanding workplace is possible—regardless of size, industry, or other circumstances. For example, the growth that many of these companies are experiencing is tremendous, and they are paying close attention to culture every step of the way. This focus on a strong cultural foundation will help pave the way for continued success as they serve their employees and their customers.”
Organizations named on the list see many benefits that include better financial performance, less employee turnover, higher levels of customer satisfaction and loyalty, more innovative and creative thinking, higher productivity and enhanced public perception.
To see the 2014 Great Place to Work Best Small & Medium Workplaces list and to learn more about how to build a high-trust workplace culture, visit www.greatplacetowork.com.
About West Monroe Partners
West Monroe Partners is a North American, business and technology consulting firm focused on guiding organizations through projects that fundamentally transform their business. With the experience to create the most ambitious visions as well as the skills to implement the smallest details of our client’s most critical projects, West Monroe Partners is a proven provider of growth and efficiency to large enterprises, as well as more nimble middle-market organizations. Our more than 550 consulting professionals drive better business results by harnessing our collective experience across a range of industries, serving clients out of offices across the US and Canada.
About Great Place to Work
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and employer branding programs, including Best Companies lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. In the United States, Great Place to Work® produces the annual FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and the Great Place to Work® Best Small & Medium Workplaces list. Follow Great Place to Work® online at www.greatplacetowork.com and on Twitter at @GPTW_US.