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METHODOLOGY AND SPECIAL AWARDS

About the Top Workplaces Survey

By Bob Helbig, ployers could be public, private, nonprofit about other factors:
Energage (formerly WorkplaceDynamics) or governmental. There is no cost to enter ■ Employee Engagement – motivation,
the Top Workplaces program. retention and referral
n the road to success, organiza- In all, 84 organizations agreed to take ■ Leader – confidence in company
tions need to know where they the survey. Combined, they employ leadership
are at. That’s the motivation 20,044 people in the Lehigh Valley area. ■ The Basics – pay, benefits, flexibility,
O behind the annual Top Work- Of those employees who received ques- training, expectations
places survey, which gives employees the tionnaires, 11,607 responded, either on Statements relating to “Connection”
chance to rate their workplace. paper or online. For 2018, 50 Lehigh and “Alignment” are consistently judged
“Becoming a Top Workplace isn’t Valley-area employers scored well most important to employees, while
something organizations can buy,” said enough to earn recognition on the Top statements about pay and benefits rate
Doug Claffey, CEO of Energage. “It’s an Workplaces list. least important for workplace satisfaction.
achievement organizations have to work The employee survey gathers respons- Smaller employers tend to score
for.” es on 24 factors covering seven areas, higher than midsize employers, and mid-
For the sixth year, The Morning Call including organizational health factors size employers tend to score higher than
has partnered with Philadelphia-based that measure how well employees are large employers. Employers are ranked
Energage, formerly WorkplaceDynamics, working together toward a common among groups of similar size to most
the employee research and consulting cause: accurately compare results. Within those BETSY BARRON
firm, to determine the Lehigh Valley ■ Alignment – where the company is size groupings, companies are ranked, Doug Claffey is the CEO and CoFounder of
area’s Top Workplaces based solely on headed, its values, cooperation and those that score high enough are Energage, which specializes in workplace
employee survey feedback. ■ Effectiveness – doing things well, recognized as Top Workplaces. Energage improvement research.
Starting in July, The Morning Call sharing different viewpoints, encouraging also determines special award winners are accurately administering the survey,
welcomed anyone to nominate companies new ideas based on standout scores on specific areas Energage runs statistical tests to look for
as Top Workplaces. In all, 696 employers ■ Connection – employees feel appreci- of the survey. questionable results. Sometimes, it dis-
in the region were invited to take the ated, their work is meaningful Why aren’t some companies on the qualifies employers based on those tests.
employee survey. Any employer was ■ My Manager – cares about concerns, list? Perhaps they chose not to participate To participate in the 2019 program,
eligible, as long as it had at least 35 em- helps learn and grow or did not score high enough based on the just go to www.themorningcall.com/
ployees in the Lehigh Valley area. Em- In addition, the survey asks employees survey results. To ensure organizations nominate.

SPECIAL AWARDS

These workplaces and individuals
received the highest rankings in specific

categories among those surveyed.

Leadership, Large company: Meaningfulness:
Richard Sniscak, Community Services For Children
Parkland School District Ethics:
Leadership, Midsize company: Dun & Bradstreet
Robert Zentz, Clued in Senior Management:
Fellowship Community Aldi
Leadership, Small company: Communication:
Ronald Jerdon, HindlePower Inc.
Jerdon Construction Services LLC
Direction: Appreciation:
Uline Shipping Supplies Presbyterian Senior Living
Managers: Work/Life Flexibility:
Penn Treaty Network America Barry Isett & Associates
New Ideas: Training:
Krause Toyota Salisbury Township School District
HARRY FISHER/THE MORNING CALL Benefits:
Jerdon Construction President Ronald Jerdon is pictured on a job site in Upper Macungie Township. Doers: Stitch Fix
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba P.C.

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