What Are Some of The Thoughts of Leaders of Companies Identified as "Best Company to Work For in Florida?"

Here are some thoughts of executives who lead companies voted the best place to work:

- Creating an environment where people can be successful and motivated and not assuming leadership knows. This CEO conducts monthly breakfasts for staff (small groups) where questions are asked and thoughts are shared.

- Important that employees feel safe and secure about their future which in turns creates achievement and contribution. It's important that the company exceeds their expectations when it comes to employees.

-Creating a career plan for each employee which causes inspiration. Team environment is very important for problem solving and including families in gatherings is as well. Encouraging and rewarding skills development and implementing employee's ideas.  Encourage risk taking, inclusion in growth programs in the community; providing timely and accurate feedback; cross-training and job shadowing; building unity through employee-led community service initiatives is stressed.

- Creating an work environment where there is trust all around and people enjoy being there is important.

- Got to have good communication throughout the company. Have to have wellness programs and team building projects throughout the year.

- Training, training, training - we spend 20% of our time training both personal skills and project, tangible skills.

- Got to have fun in what you do; have to listen to your employees and make changes accordingly. Engage employee in task forces to help with change. All this creates more collaboration.

So, you can see that traits like open communication, trust, team work, having fun, respect for everyone and other values are showing up in companies described as great places to work. If you lead a company, step back and ask yourself if there is something here we can talk about and implement.

I have a lot of passion around being hired by a company that is growing and needs to set a plan in place from the beginning that is going to be a place where people thrive, contribute, talk, collaborate and respect each other and in the process build success.  If you know of a company that wants to Be like this, have them contact me.