To end up in the top 50 of 2500 companies invited to participate is a huge honor for us. Our people are hugely important to what we do here at Ideal. To know our employees enjoy working at Ideal and see themselves growing with us means the world.

Our culture is built on two principles: a positive attitude and good work ethic. Ensuring everyone on the team meets these two qualities is a huge reason we are fortunate to have won this award.

The heart of the Top Workplaces program is an employee survey. The 24-question survey collects feedback from those who know our organization the best: the people who work here. Employee feedback is the sole basis for determining which employers make the Top Workplaces list.

For 2022, 183 employers made the winners list, a record high. Energage invited 2,499 organizations to participate, and they were eligible provided they had 50 or more employees in Greater St. Louis. Most of the surveying was done between January and April. Surveys went out to 60,101 employees in the region, and 35,926 responded.

“During this very challenging time, Top Workplaces has proven to be a beacon of light for organizations, as well as a sign of resiliency and strong business performance,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “When you give your employees a voice, you come together to navigate challenges and shape your path forward. Top Workplaces draw on real-time insights into what works best for their organization, so they can make informed decisions that have a positive impact on their people and their business.”

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We’re proud to announce that we’ve been named a Top Workplace by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch! A big thank you to all of our employees, who helped to make this happen!

The process of determining winners was based on a scientific survey of employees who rate their workplace culture. It also gives company insights about what makes them unique.

“In times of great change, it is more important than ever to maintain a connection among employees,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “When you give your employees a voice, you come together to navigate challenges and shape your path forward based on real-time insights into what works best for your organization.”

The process began in January, when the Post-Dispatch began news coverage and promotions to welcome people to nominate companies as Top Workplaces. Energage also contacted area companies. Throughout the process, 1,471 employers in the region were invited to have their employees take the survey. Any organization was eligible to participate, provided it had at least 50 employees in the region. Employers could be public, private, nonprofit or governmental.

There is no cost to enter the Top Workplaces program.

For 2020, 186 employers agreed to take the survey. Combined, they employ 45,120 people throughout the St. Louis region. Of those employees who received questionnaires, 28,748 responded, either on paper or online. For this year’s winners list, 140 St. Louis-area employers were ranked based on their employee survey feedback.

The 24-question employee engagement survey gathers responses on issues relating to workplace culture:

• ALIGNMENT — where the company is headed, its values, cooperation, effective meetings
• COACHING— managers care about concerns, are helpful, encourage employee development
• CONNECTION — employees feel appreciated, work is meaningful, working at full potential, clued in to each other
• ENGAGEMENT — productivity, retention, recruiting
• LEADERSHIP — confidence in company leaders
• PERFORMANCE — execution, open-mindedness, innovation, clued-in leadership
• THE BASICS — pay, benefits, flexibility, training, expectations

Employers that score high enough are recognized as Top Workplaces. Employers are categorized by size, and they are ranked within those size groups to accurately compare results. Energage also determines special award winners based on standout scores on specific survey topics.

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