Great Workplaces 2006
What are you doing to make sure your employees feel supported in and rewarded for the work they do, and how are you encouraging them to go above and beyond to turn clients into "raving fans" and increase referrals? Consider the following concepts...

The Little Red Book That Could
Pardee Homes has implemented Six Sigma, a painstaking methodology that uses data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance. Former General Electric head Jack Welch popularized the process. To date, 280 Pardee employees have completed training, 28 employees are Green Belt certified, and 13 current employees have completed Black Belt training.

Hire, Train and Retain
In spite of rapid growth through acquisition and the expansion of existing businesses, WCI claims a 78 percent retention rate, quite remarkable when you consider that a large proportion of mergers fail because of a breakdown that often occurs when mixing two disparate cultures.

Pulte’s Top Guns Create A Legacy of Leadership Excellence
Ranked No. 1 on Professional Builder's Giant 400 list and honored as the first public national builder to win the NHQ Award in 2004 — winning gold — Pulte certainly has the experience and resources to be a phenomenal place to work. And it doesn't waste them.

Acting Out
The actors hired to simulate family life in a Centex model home are boosting traffic; for less than the cost of an ad.

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