Millennials claim THE One is a great place to work
THE One, Al Mazroui Group’s home fashion brand, were last week crowned as GCC’s No. 1 Best Workplace in Retail by Great Place to Work® Middle East and listed as No.2 Best Workplace for Millennials in the GCC.
Standing true to their notion: “We are all in this together and we will not leave anyone behind”, THE One managed their employees in a way that kept them connected, as employees triumphed through this turbulent period with unwavering support from their leadership.
2021 Best Workplaces GCC: by Sector, Millennials and Qatar Lists
Great Place to Work® Middle East recognized the Best Workplaces in Qatar- Retail, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, and Millennials, where the top-performing organizations of the highest levels of trust culture were celebrated, alongside their target-driven leaders who led them through this past year.
Commenting on this year’s Best Workplaces lists, Ibrahim Mougharbel, Managing Director for the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman, Great Place to Work® Middle East, said: “We are very excited to be launching our Best Workplaces lists for the year 2021. Throughout the region, we witnessed unwavering support from leaders to ensure employees were heard and cared for. All of us at Great Place to Work® Middle East are very proud of our heroes for supporting their employees during these unprecedented times across all the different sectors, regions and towards creating a brighter future for our upcoming generation!”
Best Workplaces for Millennials in the GCC
With the aim of inspiring leaders around the world, Great Place to Work® surveyed over half a million employees globally on fundamental issues that take into account how trustworthy and caring an organization is for their employees during times of crisis. Within this framework, employees were asked about their physical, emotional, and financial health which mirrored some of the tough alternative actions leaders had chosen to take during this unsettling period. Ibrahim Mougharbel added: “To secure talent from the upcoming generation, it is important for organizations to invest in their youth by providing millennials with learning opportunities that allow them to experience personal, as well as professional growth. Although this may have not been easy amongst the ongoing pandemic, organizations that have made it to our Best Workplaces for Millennials have succeeded in promoting a creative workplace that instills in its youth the willingness to learn and adapt and functioned to help integrate Millennials into the workplace. The organizations viewed this as an investment for a better and brighter future.”
For the Retail sector lists, the efforts are a result of leaders demonstrating credibility, respect, and fairness, which helps drive experiences of pride and camaraderie. Earning their way to the top of the list for Retail was none other than THE One with the core purpose of ‘Changing the World Together’ through doing good not only for their customers but for their staff, suppliers, and the community!
Great Place to Work® Middle East conducts a rigorous audit of every participating company before it can be listed as one of the Best Workplaces in the region. A portion of the organization’s score is based on the results of the Institute’s proprietary Trust Index© survey, which was filled out by the employees from each company. The survey utilizes the For All methodology to ensure Great workplaces for all can maximize their human potential through effective leaders, meaningful values, and a deep foundation of trust with all employees, regardless of who they are or what they do for the company. When those are in place, these workplaces benefit from improved innovation and financial growth. For All means everybody can create, everybody is connected and everybody can contribute their best.
Standing true to their notion: “We are all in this together and we will not leave anyone behind”, THE One managed their employees in a way that kept them connected, as employees triumphed through this turbulent period with unwavering support from their leadership.
2021 Best Workplaces GCC: by Sector, Millennials and Qatar Lists
Great Place to Work® Middle East recognized the Best Workplaces in Qatar- Retail, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, and Millennials, where the top-performing organizations of the highest levels of trust culture were celebrated, alongside their target-driven leaders who led them through this past year.
Commenting on this year’s Best Workplaces lists, Ibrahim Mougharbel, Managing Director for the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman, Great Place to Work® Middle East, said: “We are very excited to be launching our Best Workplaces lists for the year 2021. Throughout the region, we witnessed unwavering support from leaders to ensure employees were heard and cared for. All of us at Great Place to Work® Middle East are very proud of our heroes for supporting their employees during these unprecedented times across all the different sectors, regions and towards creating a brighter future for our upcoming generation!”
Best Workplaces for Millennials in the GCC
With the aim of inspiring leaders around the world, Great Place to Work® surveyed over half a million employees globally on fundamental issues that take into account how trustworthy and caring an organization is for their employees during times of crisis. Within this framework, employees were asked about their physical, emotional, and financial health which mirrored some of the tough alternative actions leaders had chosen to take during this unsettling period. Ibrahim Mougharbel added: “To secure talent from the upcoming generation, it is important for organizations to invest in their youth by providing millennials with learning opportunities that allow them to experience personal, as well as professional growth. Although this may have not been easy amongst the ongoing pandemic, organizations that have made it to our Best Workplaces for Millennials have succeeded in promoting a creative workplace that instills in its youth the willingness to learn and adapt and functioned to help integrate Millennials into the workplace. The organizations viewed this as an investment for a better and brighter future.”
For the Retail sector lists, the efforts are a result of leaders demonstrating credibility, respect, and fairness, which helps drive experiences of pride and camaraderie. Earning their way to the top of the list for Retail was none other than THE One with the core purpose of ‘Changing the World Together’ through doing good not only for their customers but for their staff, suppliers, and the community!
Great Place to Work® Middle East conducts a rigorous audit of every participating company before it can be listed as one of the Best Workplaces in the region. A portion of the organization’s score is based on the results of the Institute’s proprietary Trust Index© survey, which was filled out by the employees from each company. The survey utilizes the For All methodology to ensure Great workplaces for all can maximize their human potential through effective leaders, meaningful values, and a deep foundation of trust with all employees, regardless of who they are or what they do for the company. When those are in place, these workplaces benefit from improved innovation and financial growth. For All means everybody can create, everybody is connected and everybody can contribute their best.
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