2017 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR: EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK IDENTIFIES WORKPLACES THAT DRIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE, FULFILLMENT.

• Author: Jackson, Margaret

The best way to find the best companies to work for in Colorado is to ask the people who know those companies best: the employees.

And that's exactly the direction taken by ColoradoBiz's new partner, talent management and consulting firm ICC (Innovate Coach Consult), in its revamp of the Best Companies to Work For in Colorado program for 2017.

The awards are now based entirely on employee feedback about their experience at the company. Finalists also submitted short videos featuring employees talking about what makes their companies great.

ICC used the Denison Culture Survey to determine the winners for 2017. The applicants paid to have their employees take the survey, which measures the key drivers of high performance: mission, adaptability, involvement and consistency. The Denison model links organizational culture to a company's performance metrics, such as sales growth, return on equity, return on investment, customer satisfaction, innovation, employee satisfaction and...