Something old, something new
Fortune has released the 2010 edition of its venerable list of Best Companies to Work For. This year’s top five companies are SAS, Edward Jones, Wegmans, Google, and Nugget Market. Two Tennessee companies – Baker Donelson and FedEx – made this year’s list.
The Fortune Web site breaks down each of the winners and lets visitors search by size, geography, best perks, etc.
On the new front, CBS’ Undercover Boss should be on every CEO’s radar. The show, in which CEOs go undercover to perform front-line jobs at their companies, is already the talk of the Internet. In the first episode, the president and COO of Waste Management cleaned Port-A-Johns at a state fair, sorted recyclable materials, and worked on a garbage truck.
CEOs are not going to learn anything about running a company from the show. But there is a good chance your company’s employees are watching. It has the potential to be a reality show that changes employees’ views – and maybe their expectations – of the C-suite. Undercover Boss airs Sundays 9/8c on CBS. It’s worth an hour of the CEO’s time to see what people are talking about.
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