Google

Search giant Google was recently named as the best place to work in America.

Google capped a year when it hired about 7,000 people, the most intense growth spurt in it's 13- year history.

"Employees wave about their mission, the culture, and the famous perks of the plex: bocce courts, a bowling alley, and loads of other cool things.

"What people often focus on are the flashing showy things like that and the food and the massages"
But that is NOT the real story about what makes the Google culture work.

The real story is that Google treats employees as the owners of the company, that is has an ethic of open transparency that allows rank and file workers to question and expect honest answers from their superiors- even CEO Larry Page, at the company's weekly "TGIF" all hands meeting- and the company tries to empower employees to feel that everyone can have an impact, both internally, and in the larger world.

A company's most important investments is NOT the tangible things like your building, vehicles and cars or trucks or your office supplies and equipment - IT IS YOUR EMPLOYEES- they are your most important investment of time and money.

Invest time in them and you will succeed.