Based upon validated employee feedback, Huntsville-based HigherEchelon, Inc. achieved the “Great Place to Work-Certified” designation for the second year in a row. Their results surpassed the typical company’s results by 35 percentage points, according to Great Place to Work.
The honor follows Fortune magazine and Great Place to Work naming HigherEchelon to the prestigious 2021 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list last summer, one of four Huntsville companies to make that list.
To receive certification, companies must have at least seven out of 10 employees report a consistently positive experience. Ninety-four percent of HigherEchelon employees said the company is a “great place to work”.
The “Great Place to Work Certification” is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition companies aspire to achieve and the only one based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience. The certification is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience.
“The ‘Great Place to Work Certification’ takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work. “It’s the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means HigherEchelon is one of the best companies to work for in the country.”
HigherEchelon team members were asked to agree or disagree in Likert-score anonymous survey responses across a variety of statements. HigherEchelon’s team rated the company the highest in camaraderie, fairness, pride and credibility.
“When I transitioned out of the military, I wanted to find a company that valued me and would develop me as a professional,” said Jeff Caslen, HigherEchelon senior proposal writer. “Everyone in HigherEchelon cares about me achieving my personal and professional goals and spends time mentoring me. HigherEchelon practices the organizational approach they teach to other companies, and it creates a warm and welcoming culture of excellence.”
HigherEchelon director of Marketing & Communications Rachel Bryars said she appreciates the solid relationships, culture, camaraderie, and shared values of growth and excellence at the company.
“I get to learn something every day from my teammates, who are high performers inspiring me to be my best,” she said.
HigherEchelon is an award-winning organizational performance firm that helps companies develop resilient and adaptable leaders while implementing transformational engineering and technology solutions and modernizing and enhancing processes. They offer solutions in human capital services, salesforce consulting, gaming and simulations, enterprise technology, engineering solutions, and cyber operations and training.
“We make employee experience a high priority, and it means a lot to see our employees report consistently positive experiences especially considering the challenges of Covid, which are unique to each person and family,” said Paul Maggiano, HigherEchelon co-founder and partner. “This is important to us because we value our team and also know that when our employees have a high-trust experience, they are more productive, drive better business results, and make a difference to our customers.”
“We are excited to be recognized by Great Place to Work two years running,” said HigherEchelon president Joe Ross, Ph.D. “Our vision is to be our clients’ premier trusted partner in achieving organizational excellence by living our company values of Learn, Grow, Adapt, and Lead each day.
“We could never accomplish this vision nor live these values without the top-notch and talented employees we have assembled over the last 10 years. This award belongs to the HigherEchelon team for their attitude, dedication, and effort to optimize organizational performance!”
Headquartered in Huntsville, with a corporate office in the Washington D.C. area, HigherEchelon employs 160 people across the country.
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