The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® program recognizes companies that deliver exceptional human resource practices and an impressive commitment to their employees. The program is presented throughout the United States by the National Association for Business Resources.
How we achieved Best and Brightest recognition
We’re overwhelmingly proud to announce our 5th consecutive Best and Brightest Company in the Nation award. This recognition is a huge deal for us, because we want to be nationally-recognized for our design work and our culture.
The application process includes a detailed outline of our internal practices and processes. Each of our employees is independently surveyed, as well—capturing their honest viewpoint on SPACE’s culture.
This survey covered:
- Culture
- Benefits, including health insurance and access to mental health services
- Supervisor relationships
- Felt value in one’s work
- Level of felt appreciation within the mission
We were then evaluated based on these scores and how engaged our team is. The fact that we received this honor shows that we have a great culture, processes, and benefits already in place. But our strategic roadmap includes continual maintenance of our work environment.
Best and Brightest signals a positive SPACE culture
This award provides a pulse check on SPACE’s team culture—and, thankfully, has pointed to a positive one!
We also use the lessons learned from this process as a recruitment tool, as the data speaks louder than our anecdotal explanations.
When we recruit new team members, we try to be as honest and transparent as possible. These are a few items we share:
- We’re high performing: SPACE is a team of intense individuals, who are passionate about what they do.
- We’re always striving: We take that intensity and pour it into trying to be better than the day before—all for our clients and each other.
- We support one another: At the end of the day, we’re nothing without strong individuals. We uplift each other in many ways each week.
Best and Brightest benefits our Midland, Michigan community
The Best and Brightest award not only recognizes SPACE’s strong business acumen, but also positively represents our Midland, Michigan community. It shows potential staff that they could really enjoy working and living in Northeastern Michigan.
As the chair of the Midland Business Alliance Talent Attraction, Development and Retention Committee, part of my role is to attract, identify, and retain talent in our community. SPACE is focused on the same overall goal of retaining top talent in Midland. We do our part by offering a supportive work environment where team members can thrive.
SPACE’s culture expects our staff to be service-oriented. That’s actually a profile we look for when hiring. So the fact that we can give back and support Midland’s talent retention plans, means more than any trophy or certificate ever could.
