“We are very pleased to announce the Best Tech Workplaces winners for our 2011 survey,” announced David Russell, CEO of Success With People.  “The first place winner is down under, Leap Consulting of Western Australia.  They edged out Data Network Group of Boulder, Colorado.  Both of these companies were certified 2010 Best Tech Workplaces.  Our third place company, Stemp Systems Group of Long Island City, New York, significantly improved their 2010 scores to become certified for the first time.”

This is the second annual Best Tech Workplaces competition.  This is a best place to work-type of survey is limited to technology solution providers worldwide.  It will return again in 2012, but in a format that enables companies to assess employee engagement monthly.  More details will be available in the first quarter of next year.   

In some ways you have to love the Australian winner’s gauntlet toss to other participants.  Zaun Bhana, Operations Director of Leap Consulting, the 2011 winning Best Tech Workplace challenged his peers in fun rather than pride when asked why they won.

“There is only one thing we love more than beating our American mates in a friendly competition and that’s doing it twice! We are pleased to improve our score this year in the Best Tech Workplaces survey and plan to compete again in 2012.  Don’t think we will rest on our laurels.  We already have a number of initiatives underway to further engage our people so they love us and our clients even more.  To our IT solution provider friends and peers worldwide, we say, ‘Come and try to catch us in the 2012 Best Tech Workplaces survey!  The more companies participating, the better."

Second place is Data Network Group, a computer consulting firm that provides outsourced IT solutions to businesses along the Front Range of Colorado. “We were very excited to be recognized as a Best Tech Workplace again this year,” said Michael Perkins, President of Data Network Group. “The computer support industry can be very stressful.  Two of the reasons we consistently score so high and continue to hire great people are our fun, relaxed atmosphere, and that we provide better benefits than many other firms.  Our employees are and will always be our most important asset.

Morris Stemp of Stemp Systems Group is very pleased with the growth in their company culture.  “Our selection as a Best Tech Workplace shows that our staff appreciates how they benefit from our core values which encourage them to grow, collaborate, have a passion for challenge, be genius, and even to be a bit W@CKi.  This survey confirms that our employees value our long term relationships with our clients as well as the efforts that we make to motivate and reward them, and that the members of our staff really do enjoy working for Stemp!”

For more information on Best Tech Workplace surveys visit www.BestTechWorkplaces.com, email Info@BestTechWorkplaces.com or call (877) 514-0200 ext. 200.

About Success with People

Success With People, Inc. is the producer of Best Tech Workplace surveys.  The company also offers coaching, S.W.O.T. analysis, consulting, and training based on the book, The Company Culture Challenge;  and motivational speaking, work behavior/value assessments, and background checks.  The focus of these services is to help entrepreneurs, managers and business owners systematically engage people to be more productive, profitable and personally fulfilled in their careers.  The software Success With People recommends to manage employee performance and human resource data is www.MANAGEtoWIN.com.

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Contact David Russell direct – David@SuccessWithPeople.com.

Success With People has announced the winners of its Best Tech Workplaces Spring 2010 survey. Over 275 employees of technology solution provider companies in the United States and Canada competed.

“Our team joins Microsoft, our sponsor, in being pleased to announce the Best Tech Workplaces winners for our Spring 2010 survey,” announced David Russell, CEO of Success With People. “The United States winners are Davenport Group of Minnesota and Network Technology Solutions (‘NTS’) of Florida. Our Canadian winner is Xylotek Solutions of Ontario.”

This is the first time there has been a best place to work-type of survey for technology solution providers. Companies can sign-up today for the Fall 2010 Best Tech Workplaces survey, which occurs in October-November, at www.BestTechWorkplaces.com. The survey is open to technology solution providers worldwide.

“It’s an honor to be recognized as one of the 2010 Best Tech Workplaces, along with some of the most well-known brands in the world,” said Sonia St. Charles, Chief Executive Officer of Davenport Group. “We pride ourselves on providing great career opportunities, a dynamic environment and the unbridled freedom to serve our customers.”

“At NTS, our primary goal as an organization is creating RAVING clients,” explained Scott Mallet, President. “To accomplish this, my management team works to fully engage our employees so they feel valued, their contributions are recognized and they are taking ownership for results. Our investment in our employees extends to quarterly certification training and testing which furthers their individual careers while at the same time propels our company in a best in class category throughout the industry! Winning the Best Tech Workplaces survey is great, but we are not stopping here. We will continue to invest in our people as we move forward.”

“Xylotek Solutions is pleased to accept this award as the top finishing Canadian company. The Xylotek team, from bottom to top, engenders the very best that our highly competitive industry has to offer,” says Douglas W. Grosfield, President and CEO. “Our end goals never change. We make it simple for our clients to solve their complex business challenges through our expertise and the efficient use of technology, while inspiring our entire team to continue to exceed their personal, familial, and career goals each and every day.”

The Best Tech Workplaces confidential, online, employee survey includes 58 general diagnostic questions, 3 open-ended questions, 8 demographic questions and up to 5 customized questions. Most questions are answered on a 1-5 scale. The surveys are conducted twice annually. It is a unique opportunity to better understand how to engage your employees and compare your organization to others in the industry.

The team behind this industry milestone includes best workplace guru Al Lopus, who has done comprehensive workplace surveys since 1997 for Nike, Starbucks, AT&T Wireless, HP, Tektronix and hundreds of other companies (large and small). In the past he has directed the analysis of over 800 organizations participating in the Washington’s Best Companies to Work For and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work For programs.

For more information on Best Tech Workplace surveys visit www.BestTechWorkplaces.com, email Info@BestTechWorkplaces.com.

About Success with People

Success With People, Inc. is the producer of Best Tech Workplace surveys. The company also offers Level 5 Leader Certification, coaching, consulting, assessments and services focused on helping entrepreneurs, managers and business owners systematically engage people to be more productive, profitable and personally fulfilled in their careers. The software Success With People recommends to manage employee performance and human resource data is www.MANAGEtoWIN.com.

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info@besttechworkplaces.com

It takes just 15 minutes for your employees to complete an online Best Tech Workplace surveys to help you improve your bottom line – and now it is on sale for only $495 per company.

This is an additional $100 savings on the company rate plus technology solution providers avoid paying the $1.75 per employee rate. Similar surveys cost $3,000 to $10,000.

To obtain this pricing Canadian and U.S. technology solution provider companies must use the code BTW2010 in the shopping cart when ordering their survey. The survey is available today through June 30, 2010.

Best Tech Workplace surveys are a confidential online 58-question employee survey conducted May 1 - June 30th. Winners will be announced at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference.

The team behind this industry milestone includes best workplace guru Al Lopus, who has done comprehensive workplace surveys for Nike, Starbucks, AT&T Wireless, HP, Tektronix and hundreds of other companies (large and small). In the past he has directed the analysis of over 800 organizations participating in the Washington’s Best Companies to Work For and Oregon’s 100 Best Companies to Work For programs.

“To retain your people it is important to have a high level of trust,” explained David Russell, 29-year computer channel veteran and the principal behind the survey. “The economy is strengthening and other companies will be trying to poach your employees. The low-price, 15- minute Best Tech Workplace survey provides valuable insights you need NOW from your employees. The price is so low that every technology solution provider with ten or more employees will enjoy a quick, huge ROI from participating.

”Let me give you five reasons why technology solution providers must make the Best Tech Workplace survey a priority this year,” Russell continued. “The first is this employee survey is exclusively for technology solution providers so you are benchmarking your company against your peers rather than a dentist or florist down the street. The second reason, is our lead consultant, Al Lopus, has done comprehensive workplace surveys since 2002 with over 1,200 organizations representing over 250,000 full time employees in the United States and Canada.

The result is Best Tech Workplace surveys are guru-driven. “Reason number three is price. You simply cannot find a better value. The fourth reason is I am serving the companies that participate. As a result you get feedback from someone who has been a solution provider and a member of the industry for 29 years. And last, but not least, every technology solution provider with ten or more employees should participate because Microsoft, HP, IBM and dozens of our other top vendors do similar surveys each year. Why? Because these surveys work - they help you build a stronger company. If Microsoft, HP and
IBM make these employee surveys a priority then their channel partners should too.”

For more information on Best Tech Workplace surveys visit www.BestTechWorkplaces.com, email Info@BestTechWorkplaces.com.

About Success with People

Success With People, Inc. is the producer of Best Tech Workplace surveys. The company offers Level 5 Leader Certification, Thriving Profit Groups, coaching, consulting, assessments and services focused on helping entrepreneurs, managers and business owners systematically engage people to be more productive, profitable and personally fulfilled in their careers. The software Success With People recommends to manage employee performance and human resource data is www.MANAGEtoWIN.com.