Gallup Great Workplace Award

The world's top-performing companies help lead the global economy by engaging their workforces. These companies understand that employee engagement is a force that drives real business outcomes. The Gallup Great Workplace Award was created to recognize these excellent companies for their extraordinary ability to create an engaged workplace culture. Organizations can apply each year for this award.

"Studying more than 10 million employees worldwide allowed us to set an extraordinarily high bar for this award," said Tom Rath, who leads Gallup's Workplace and Leadership Consulting practice. "The winners have gone far beyond just offering nice perks and benefits. They have created an environment that truly engages people every day, throughout the organization."

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2008 Gallup Great Workplace Award Winners

The awards will be presented during the Gallup Summit 2008. The summit, which focuses on discoveries and best practices in understanding and managing human behavior, will take place May 13-15, 2008. Leaders from winning organizations will receive their awards during a gala on the evening of May 14.

The 20 winning organizations are:

ABC Supply (second-year winner)
Abdul Latif Jameel Co. Ltd.
ASB Bank
B&Q (second-year winner)
Bharti Airtel Limited
Blue Care Network of Michigan (second-year winner)
Borgess Health
Campbell Soup Company (second-year winner)
CarMax, Inc.
Country Inns & Suites By Carlson
General Growth Properties
Hendrick Health System (second-year winner)
Marriott Vacation Club International (second-year winner)
Qwest Communications Mass Markets
Self Regional Healthcare
Siam Commercial Bank
St. Joseph Health System (second-year winner)
Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong Limited
Stryker (second-year winner)
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. (second-year winner)

For more information on the award winners, read the press release.

Award Criteria

The awards recognize the organizations that best engage their employees based on the following criteria:

a total sample size of at least 1,000 respondents
a Q¹² response rate of 80% or higher
a Q¹² GrandMean score of 4.15 or higher in at least half of the organization's workgroups
a best practices portfolio that includes:
- a one-page description that explains how the organization has linked engagement to business outcomes
- a strategic plan that highlights building engagement within the organization
- two or three organization-wide best practice initiatives
- 20 workgroup-level best practice action plans
- one example of a tool, program, or process that has been created or used to increase or promote employee engagement within the organization

Award Application Process

Download an application and submit it along with all supporting documentation by emailing everything to: workplaceaward@gallup.com. Or you may mail your application to: