Baringa puts employees at the heart of its culture: Management consultancy named best place to work for third year in a row

Abstract

Purpose

It is the aim of the article to describe how Baringa Partners management consultancy, whose personnel are often based on site with clients, has overcome the difficulties that can arise in maintaining a sense of corporate identity and a team environment by putting its employees at the heart of its culture.

Design/methodology/approach

The article highlights the policies that have won the consultancy the Best Place to Work accolade for three consecutive years.

Findings

The article details the importance of recruiting the right people, providing mentors for new recruits, giving employees easy access to top managers and establishing a women's forum to help female employees to develop their careers.

Practical implications

Successful HR policies have helped the company to grow despite the recession.

Social implications

It is revealed that Baringa's core values extend beyond the workplace and into the community, with an active corporate social responsibility program.

Originality/value

Plenty of advice for companies seeking to improve relations between management and employees is provided in the article.

Citation

(2012), "Baringa puts employees at the heart of its culture: Management consultancy named best place to work for third year in a row", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 20 No. 7, pp. 13-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/09670731211270220