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DIALOG NAMED ONE OF THE MOST DEMOCRATIC WORKPLACES IN THE WORLD
Austin-based Marketing Consulting
Firm One of 44 Companies Worldwide to be Named to the List as Part of the
Fourth Annual Democracy in the Workplace Day
AUSTIN, TX (April 13, 2010) – Dialog ( www.DialogGrp.com ), a national marketing consulting firm that specializes in
supporting clients with unbiased marketing strategies, announced today that is
has been named one of the "Most Democratic Workplaces" in the world.
The WorldBlu
Awards showcase select organizations that share their best practices and
powerful insights about leadership and democracy at work. All of the
organizations on the WorldBlu List make use of a variety of unique practices
that are distinctly democratic and contribute to profitability, high
performance and engagement.
ÒDemocratic
organizations operate on the principles of freedom rather than fear and
control,Ó said Traci Fenton, WorldBlu Founder and CEO. ÒThey understand that
the future of business is less about pomp and more about participation, less
about titles and more about meaning, and less about fiefdoms and more about
being flat in order to be competitive in this new, democratic age.Ó
WorldBlu
organizers selected Dialog in large part because of the companyÕs ability to
use democracy in the workplace to weather an obviously economically challenging
time. In February of 2009, the SEC seized Stanford Bank when it was revealed
that there was $19 billion missing from the bank. All of DialogÕs savings
– which was enough to cover two years of operations with no customer
revenue – vanished over night. They had no money for payroll, overhead or
to pay suppliers. What should have forced them to close their doors or to set
them back by eight years turned out to be a fairly small blip for the company.
ÒWe
attribute this 100 percent to our democratic organizational model,Ó says Bob
Gutermuth, founder and CEO, Dialog. ÒWe didnÕt lose a single member of the
team, we were able to navigate the challenges with little impact to the
business, and today our company is healthier than it ever has been – just
one year later.Ó
In tandem
with the list being revealed, WorldBlu has also declared tomorrow ÒDemocracy in
the Workplace DayÓ to celebrate these organizations and the positive ripple
effects their workplace practices are having. Individuals are invited to use
this day to examine how their workplaces can adopt and further develop their
practice of democracy.
"Working
with Dialog is remarkably different than any other organization,Ó says
Dialog client, Lisa Baker, HP Vice President of Marketing. ÒThey infuse every part of their
process with a collaborative approach – both within their organization
and with ours. This brings to the surface the very best work from all team
members."
The WorldBlu
List of Most Democratic Workplacesª 2010: (Not a ranking, but a list.)
1. 3i Infotech
-- Edison, New Jersey
2. AIESEC
International – Rotterdam, Netherlands
3. Axiom
News – Peterborough, Canada
4.
BetterWorld Telecom – Reston, Virginia
5. Beyond
Borders – Norristown, Pennsylvania
6.
Brainpark, Inc. – San Francisco, California
7. Chaordix
– Calgary, Canada
8. Chroma
Technology Corp. – Rockingham, Vermont
9. Continuum
– West Newton, Massachusetts
10. DaVita,
Inc.– Denver, Colorado
11. DIALOG
– Austin, Texas
12.
DreamHost – Los Angeles, California
13. Explore
Communications – Denver, Colorado
14. Equal
Exchange – West Bridgewater, Massachusetts
15. Future
Considerations – London, England
16.
Glassdoor.com – Sausalito, California
17. Great
Harvest Bread Company – Dillon, Montana
18. Guayaki
Sustainable Rainforest Products, Inc. – Sebastopol, California
19. Haiti
Partners – Port-au-Prince, Haiti
20. Happy,
Ltd. – London, United Kingdom
21. HCL
Technologies – Noida, India
22. I Love
Rewards – Toronto, Canada
23.
Innovation Partners International – Portland, Maine
24. La
Siembra Co-operative – Ottawa, Canada
25. Meetup,
Inc. – New York City, New York
26. Menlo
Innovations – Ann Arbor, Michigan
27. Messiah
Village – Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
28.
MindValley – Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
29. NamastŽ
Solar – Boulder, Colorado
30. Nearsoft
– Hermosillo, Mexico
31. New
Belgium Brewing Co. – Fort Collins, Colorado
32.
NixonMcInnes – Brighton, United Kingdom
33. Orpheus
Chamber Orchestra – New York City, New York
34. Rypple
– Toronto, Canada
35.
Selfcentered – Santa Monica, California
36. Srijan
Technologies – New Delhi, India
37. Statsit
– Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
38.
sweetriot – New York City, New York
39.
TakingITGlobal – Toronto, Canada
40. The
DuPuis Group – Chicago, Illinois
41. The Link
School – Buena Vista, Colorado
42. Tracer
Corporation – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
43.
UniversalGiving –San Francisco, California
44.
Zappos.com – Henderson, Nevada
The first WorldBlu Award conference, where Dialog will be honored
will be held June 22-23rd in Las Vegas.
ABOUT DIALOG
Dialog is a strategic, marketing firm based in Austin, Texas. Our
emphasis is deeply and creatively understanding a clientÕs business to uncover
disruptive solutions that truly drive business results. We specialize in
delivering marketing strategy, program execution and performance management
based on actionable customer, organization and market insights derived during
our proven discovery approach ‐ Radical Clarityª. With an open approach,
Dialog brings open ideas to your organization and new insights that our
business naturally fosters. The contemporary marketing landscape demands both
an aggressive pace and highly creative minds. This is the power of Dialog.
Please visit
us at www.DialogGrp.com to learn more or contact us via email at LetsChat@DialogGrp.com
About WorldBlu:
WorldBlu
specializes in organizational democracy and freedom-centered leadership.
Founded in 1997, WorldBlu works to inspire and support the design and
development of democratic organizations worldwide. For more information, visit
the WorldBlu website at www.worldblu.com
and view the full list of Democratic Workplaces by visiting www.DialogGrp.com/Worldblulist