Alfred P. Sloan Awards - 2011 Honorees in Dayton
Fourteen area companies were recognized as recipients of the 2011 Alfred P. Sloan Award. The Sloan Awards are part of When Work Works, a research-based initiative to highlight how effective and flexible workplaces can yield positive business results and help employees succeed at work and at home. Among the recipients, the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) was ranked amongst the top 10% in the nation.
Azimuth Corporation (Research, Development, Engineering and Knowledge management services) - 2010 and 2011 recipients
Azimuth Corporation has a deep-seeded belief in respecting the humanity of its employees and their dedication to both their work and their families. Our flexible work policies have been in place for over 10 years now and continue to foster mutual trust and allegiance in our employees. It is an honor to be recognized for this achievement and commitment to our employees.
Barco, Inc. (Global Technology, designs and develops Visualization Solutions) - 2008 and 2011 recipients
Barco, Control Rooms and Simulation Division, Xenia OH: In training to become a skilled pilot, driver, captain, or air traffic controller, textbooks or courses are not enough: visual simulation is a must to turn knowledge into practice. This is where simulation displays step in. By simulating situations and potential crisis scenarios as accurately as possible, whether in flight, naval, air control, weapons or driving simulation, you can optimally prepare for mission critical situations. Basically we train people, through simulation, to do what you can’t train to do in real life. Barco prides itself on hiring and retaining the best of the best to create and build the training equipment to teach these individuals to make life and death decisions.
One of the best benefits we can offer is flexibility. Flexibility allows our employees time for themselves, and time with their families. We offer flexible work schedules, ability to make up time for appointments, 4 weeks PTO first year, and many more benefits. One of our employee’s favorite benefits is the 9/80 flexible work schedule allowing employees to be off work every other Friday. This has two benefits, the obvious benefit of the day off work. But with the price of gas, that’s an additional 26 days per year our associates don’t have to drive to work. Barco believes that our employees are our greatest asset. The best way to show them we trust them and want them to be happy is to be flexible.
Brower Insurance Agency (Insurance and Consulting Services) - 2009 and 2011 recipients
Founded in 1935, Brower’s core strategies today include “employing great people to do great things for maximum client satisfaction”. The Agency supports these core strategies by offering flexible work schedules to each employee. Brower employees choose their work schedule to complement their commitments to professional, personal, health and educational goals. In addition to offering flexible schedules, Brower financially supports the professional development and educational goals of its employees and encourages employees to continue their education and training. The Paid Time Off programs provide additional support and rewards to employees and the on-site wellness programs encourage balanced and healthy lifestyles with health fairs, fitness activities and nutrition programs during the work day.
Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. Research and Development) - 2009, 2010 and 2011 recipients
CRG is built on teamwork, integrity, and excellence. In cultivating an imaginative team, we have created an environment that is both enjoyable and productive, where each job is meaningful, and where teamwork is the norm. We promote continuous improvement by encouraging initiative, candor, creative conflict, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Our corporate culture encourages openness, honesty, cooperation, and hard work. These values, combined with a decentralized management system, empower our employees and create a positive working environment.
Deloitte LLP (Audit, Consulting, Financial advisory, Risk management and Tax services) - 2008, 2010 and 2011 recipients
If you’re looking for a one-size-fits-all organization, you won’t find it at Deloitte. Deloitte is committed to customization, so that each person in its workforce can build the career that suits their professional and personal goals. People can customize their career path, benefits package, and even the educational path they follow. At Deloitte, they have swapped out the century-old corporate ladder model for a new workplace model called the corporate lattice. The corporate lattice enables Deloitte and its people to embrace the many ways today’s careers are built, work gets done, and communities flourish.
EAGLE Registration Inc. (Certification Body)
EAGLE Registrations Inc. is an award-winning certification body that that has been providing value-added third-party registration and assessment services since 1994. To date, the company has issued more than 3,000 certificates in 18 different countries. And, with over 100 years of experience in food quality and safety, EAGLE Food Registrations Inc. - an affiliate company – carries over the same level of quality to the food industry.
Skip Greenaway, President and CEO for EAGLE, describes the benefits of a cross-function team process: “[a cross-function approach] offers flexibility with our employees when time off is needed. Our employee’s well-being is important to us and we respect that - allowing such benefits, like flex time, paid time off and floating holidays. Our staff is truly an investment to us…as is their well-being”
Eastway Behavioral Healthcare (Private, not-for-profit provider of mental health, substance abuse, housing, employment and educational services in the Miami Valley area)
John Strahm, Eastway President and CEO, says “To serve our clients in the best way, it’s important to us to attract and retain the best staff. Our flexible workplace policies are a vital aspect of a larger strategy that empowers our employees to make decisions about how to best meet the needs of the persons we serve.
” “We are honored to receive this prestigious recognition for our workplace practices,” said Human Resources Director, Chris Moore. “Employee retention can be challenging in social services; at Eastway we’ve worked closely with our staff across the board as we strive to maintain a workforce of dedicated and engaged employees. Flexible hours, part-time work options, and compressed workweeks allow us to meet our clients’ needs while showing appreciation and creating a positive work-life balance for our employees. This in turn has resulted in a great employee retention rate.”
Evanhoe & Associates Inc. (Information Technology (IT), Automatic Identification Technology (AIT), Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC), and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions provider)
In order to meet employee personal goals and family commitments Evanhoe & Associates allows employees to work from home on a part-time and full-time basis as well as manage their start and end times. Evanhoe has found that a flexible workplace arrangement improves employee morale which results in high efficiency and increased output. Flexible work arrangements allow employees to get the most out of their work hours while meeting the demands of their personal lives. These factors contribute to lower employee stress, higher morale thus greater productivity – a win-win solution! Evanhoe encourages employees to pursue position-related certifications such as software and hardware for IT staff, PMP for project managers, contracting certifications as well as accounting and HR. Evanhoe also encourages employees to join professional organizations paid for by Evanhoe.
Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (Non-profit association representing 25 hospitals in 11 counties)
Like our member hospitals, the employees at the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) are always on call to meet the needs of our region. Through the understanding that today's work requirements can be done in a variety of settings, we collaboratively work with our staff to provide a work environment that is not only flexible to an individual's life situation, but also allows us to meet and exceed our organizational strategic and business goals.
Through key investments in technology that allow remote access, the implementation of flexible work days and a tremendously high work ethic – GDAHA can represent our hospitals, their patients and our region with a focused effort that keeps us at the top of healthcare quality and delivery in not only Ohio, but throughout the country.
The Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility is a truly a "win" for our GDAHA Board of Trustees and our employees who demand and succeed in business excellence.
MacAulay-Brown Inc. (Engineering and Technical services) -
2010 and 2011recipients
MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB) headquartered in Dayton, Ohio and with locations throughout the U.S., is privately-held engineering and technical services company serving the U.S. Defense and Intelligence communities. MacB has over 2,000 employees worldwide, including approximately 500 in the Dayton area. For over 30 years, customers have relied on MacB to provide a broad range of technology services, solutions and management support in the areas of Information Operations/Warfare; Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance; Electronic Combat Systems; C4I Systems; Threat Exploitation; Test and Evaluation; Information Technology Solutions; Systems Engineering and Integration; and Technical and Acquisition Management Support. MacB’s customers include the Department of Defense including all military branches and joint commands; the U.S. Intelligence Community; Government Civilian Agencies including the Department of Homeland Security; multiple prime contractors and more.
Premier Community Health (Non-profit Health Care Organization) - 2009 and 2011recipients
"Premier Community Health is honored to be named winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. Our business is wellness, and it is proven workplace flexibility contributes to employee wellness by cutting down stress. Less stress leads to healthier, happier employees who are more committed to their employers and are more likely to engage in healthy behaviors. The Sloan Award proves we are practicing what we preach in creating a healthier, supportive working environment."
Radiance Technologies, Inc. (Systems Engineering and Technology Development Services)
Radiance Technologies, providing engineering and technology services and products to military and intelligence customers, has all of the capabilities and benefits of a large business along with the flexibility of a small company. As a 100% employee owned company, Radiance has the policies and procedures in place to be able to cater to the needs of each employee, our most important resource, to help balance work and life situations. Whether it is reserve military duty, dealing with an employee or family health problem, or an employee’s continuing education schedule, Radiance Technologies works with each person to ensure the employee is taken care of and the customer is satisfied.
Sebaly Shillito + Dyer (A Legal Professional Association) - 2010 and 2011 recipients
So often, employers are so focused on their own business that they ignore that employees operate in other spheres, such as their inextricably intertwined personal and social lives. Mike Moloney, Managing Partner at SS+D, says, “While a business truly may do everything in its power to impact the professional lives of its employees, if their personal or social lives remain in disarray, that next level of success may always prove elusive. At SS+D, we take a much more holistic approach to the well-being of our employees by recognizing that they have relationships inside and outside of the office that have a direct impact on their ability to function in every aspect of their lives, including work. One of our Core Cultural Values states that ‘we will constantly seek new opportunities for the firm’s and our own personal growth and strength.’ As a result, we have identified many ways to give our employees the tools that they need to deal with relationships in all aspects of their lives, not just at the office. It’s no surprise that this formula produces dramatic and sustainable results.”
Shumsky Enterprises, Inc. (Promotional Marketing Solutions)
Shumsky is very excited to be recognized, specifically as voted by our employees. We have endeavored to change our culture here at Shumsky over the past 12 months and are very proud to have our progress be quantified by this award. We strongly believe that a happy work environment equates to a productive environment as well as a breeding ground for hiring new employees that are like minded to our culture. This year has been a profitable and productive one for our organization and we feel that our employees are the primary reason.
Some of the specific policies include more work from home support enabled by supplying laptops to 30% of our workforce. Also contributing is our use of web based meetings enabling employees to even travel to client sites and still participate “in person” using solutions such as Skype, etc. We’ve truly embraced technology in our efforts to create the true 21st century workplace. It’s been a great motivator to our employees.