Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate CulturesTM is founded and presented by Waterstone Human Capital, Canada's leading retainer-based search firm, recruiting at the leadership level.
Since 2005, Waterstone has surveyed thousands of senior Canadian executives in a wide range of industries for our annual Canadian Corporate Culture StudyTM. We ask these leaders how they align corporate culture with employees, and how they measure and sustain culture to support corporate performance. The survey leads to nominations for our annual list of Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate CulturesTM.
This popular program, which culminates in an awards gala, recognizes Canadian organizations for having a culture that has helped them enhance their financial performance and sustain a competitive advantage. For Waterstone, the study results reinforce our value proposition and teach us current and cutting-edge best practices, thereby helping us to do the very best executive search possible for our clients.
How Does The Program Work?
In the spring of each year, Waterstone Human Capital surveys hundreds of senior Canadian executives, representing a non-random cross-section of Canada's Top 500 corporations. Respondents are asked a variety of questions about their own organization's corporate culture, and are also asked to nominate organizations in Canada they most admired in terms of having corporate cultures that impact their performance.
These nominated organizations are then invited to complete a submissions package, outlining details related to the organization's corporate culture.
The following criteria are used every year in the submissions process:
- vision and leadership;
- cultural alignment, measurement and sustainability;
- rewards, recognition and innovative business achievement;
- corporate performance; and,
- corporate social responsibility.
In the final stage, Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures' Board of Governors evaluate the results, and select the final top 10 list against the stated criteria.
What Dates Should I Be Noting For The 2009 Program?
- The Survey: The 2009 Canadian Corporate Culture StudyTM online survey launched on May 5th, and closed on June 1st, 2009. Completing the survey is the first step towards being considered as one of Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures of 2009. At the end of the survey, respondents are asked to nominate organizations in Canada they most admired in terms of having corporate cultures that impact performance.
- The Submission: Nominated organizations are then contacted and asked to complete a submissions package, which involves submitting detailed responses to the five stated criteria (above). The deadline for completing the submission is September 15th, 2009.
- The Evaluation: Once the submissions deadline has passed, Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures' Board of Governors will evaluate the results and select the final top 10 list against the stated criteria.
- The Announcement: Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate CulturesTM of 2009 will be announced in mid-November through a national media campaign.
- The Event: Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate CulturesTMof 2009 will be feted at an awards dinner on February 1st, 2010 at the Four Seasons Toronto.
If My Organization Wins, What Happens?
Your organization would become one of Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate CulturesTM of 2009, thereby joining an elite group of our country's leading organizations - organizations where leadership has defined corporate culture and where corporate culture has defined performance.
Your organization will become a part of our national media campaign, in tandem with our media partner The National Post.
In addition, for the next three years, your organization will have the privilege of using the Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate CulturesTM of 2009 trademark and logo in any of your organization's promotional material.
