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The Boston Globe Reveals Top Places To Work For 2011
Integrated Financial Partners, Inc. Awarded Honor
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Integrated Financial Partners, Inc. is named One of the top places to work for the second year in a row.
Boston, November 4, 2011 – The Boston Globe’s annual Top Places to Work magazine honors the top employers in Massachusetts, according to a most important constituency: their employees. The 44-page magazine, which ranks the top 100 workplaces in the state, was published on November 6 in the Boston Sunday Globe and is also featured on BostonGlobe.com and Boston.com.
The newspaper’s fourth annual Top Places to Work report recognizes 100 employers in three size categories, based on the number of employees in Massachusetts.
“This year’s three winning companies are uniquely different, but they all have one thing in common: they retain talented employees by creating an engaging and flexible work environment,” said Boston Globe business editor Shirley Leung.
In addition to the rankings, Top Places to Work 2011 features an executive roundtable on recruiting talent and a roundup of the region’s best company perks. Find out which company gives all employees iPads, and which one features an in-house bar.
The Boston Globe’s 2011 Top Places to Work survey was conducted by WorkPlace Dynamics of Exton, Pa., specialists in employee engagement and retention. The Globe invited 1,076 employers to participate in the survey; 237 organizations employing a total of 200,000 people completed the process. Completed surveys were received from 73,813 individuals, who rated their employers based on such factors as compensation, career opportunities and quality of management.
The Top Places to Work magazine also includes online extras, such as videos, sortable rankings, photo galleries and more data on each of the 100 listed companies. All can be found at www.bostonglobe.com/topworkplaces and www.boston.com/topworkplaces. You can also follow Top Places to Work news on Twitter at #topplacestowork.
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Paul Saganey, IFP President and Founder, states, "IFP's strengths are more than just the experience and expertise of its advisors but their dedication and ability to help clients improve their income potential and to help significantly impact their quality of life through the coordination of all their financial affairs."
The Boston Globe names IFP to Top Places to Work 2010
DATELINE: FEBRUARY 14, 2011; WALTHAM, MA
Waltham, MA Integrated Financial Partners, Inc.(IFP) has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the third annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. The Top Places to Work 2010 magazine was published in the Sunday Globe on November 7, 2010. Online, the report can be found at www.boston.com/topworkplaces.
The Top Places to Work recognizes the most progressive companies in the state based on employee opinions about company leadership, compensation and training, diversity/inclusion, career development, family-friendly flexibility, and values and ethics. Private companies and nonprofits as well as publicly-held businesses were included in the analysis.
The Globe invited 1,160 employers to participate in the third annual Top Places to Work. Of those, 236 organizations went all the way through the process, allowing us to conduct a confidential survey of their workers. Research partner Workplace Dynamics of Exton, Pa., specialists in employee engagement and retention, contacted more than 133,000 employees at those companies, and received completed surveys from 82,000 individuals. Each was asked to grade their organization's performance according to 23 distinct statements, ranging from "This organization demonstrates it values employees during difficult times" to 'It's easy to tell my boss the truth."
Paul Saganey, IFP's President and Founder said, "IFP really is a special place. We are so fortunate to have some of the best talent in the industry right here in our organization. I'm very proud of the incredible work we do for our clients." Deborah Telles, added, "We recognize that the work we do for clients can have a huge impact on their income and their quality of life and future generations. Knowing the seriousness of this helps everyone pull together to take the best care of clients possible. This just continues to foster an environment of high ethics and strong values and the management of the company is a reflection of that."
The publisher of The Boston Globe Chris Mayer stated, "Each of the companies included in the Top Places to Work 2010 deserve recognition for creating a positive workplace for their employees. Their accomplishment adds to the vitality of this state's business environment." To qualify for the Boston Globe's Top Places to Work, a company must have more than 100 employees in Massachusetts. Rankings were composite scores calculated purely on the basis of employee responses.
Integrated Financial Partners, Inc. is so named for the way it integrates comprehensive financial planning with a client's other providers and advisers, including accountants, attorneys and insurance providers. Currently more than 100 CPA firms are working with IFP's team of professional advisors. IFP, through its affiliation with Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., a broker/dealer (member SIPC) and registered investment advisor, offers comprehensive financial planning and advisory services, institutional investments, investments, managed accounts, mutual funds, wealth-building savings solutions, annuities; life, group life and disability insurance; and employer-sponsored retirement plans such as SEP's, 401(k) and 403(b) plans.
With a sound business model and numerous local and regional resources, Integrated Financial Partners offers its clients clear solutions in today's changing marketplace. For more information about Integrated Financial Partners, Inc., visit their website at www.ifpadvisor.com.