It's our vision to be best place to work in America. We know that when our employees are happy, our business is more successful. Part of having happy employees is making sure we provide excellent benefits that meet their needs personally and professionally.
When it's time to create, or decide on adding a new employee benefit, we always use the "Best place to work in America" filter. We ask ourselves, Will it make our employees' work/life balance better? Will it enhance their lives? Will it help...
GL group's focus for 2017 is alignment. That means renewing our commitment to structuring our business so everyone at GL group makes decisions that reflect our culture and our company goals. As we move into 2017, we will be pointing all of our planning and activities on making that happen.
We take a two-part approach to alignment.
First, we ensure that we align our activities with our culture. We have very defined culture and values at GL group. We have a clear set of practices for how things ...
We are excited to have a guest post from Katy Hostman, Collection Development Manager at Booksource. Booksource is a division of GL group and is a leading distributor of authentic literature for K-12 classroom libraries.
If there's one thing common to all book lovers, it's their passion for books. Readers can't imagine not being readers. One of the most fun and beautiful elements of being a reader is selecting what to read. Do you like novels, catching up on news online, or magazines? The best ...
I believe that everyone is capable of learning new and complex information. Employees can learn new skills, managers can learn new processes, and we can all identify ways to better communicate with one another through ongoing professional development. However, I do not believe we can simply "train" someone in leadership.
Now, let me back up. I do believe that leaders can develop and continue to grow in their leadership capacity. Meaning, a leader can learn new philosophies in leadership and bus...
Our unique culture at GL group drives our business success. Because of that, we take our screening and interview process seriously – we are screening candidates for a culture fit from the moment they submit their resume for an open position.
We've found that one of the best ways to screen candidates is to ask questions that allow them to showcase their skills and let their personality shine. Overall we're looking for candidates to show us that they want to work for GL group. We want to kn...
