IOWA CITY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WorldBlu, a company specializing in freedom-centered, democratic organizational design and leadership, today announced it is has certified 26 organizations as part of the ninth annual WorldBlu List of Most Freedom-Centered Workplaces™ published annually on “Freedom at Work Day.”
Well-known companies to make the WorldBlu List include Zappos.com, Menlo Innovations, New Belgium Brewery, Mindvalley, DaVita, Podio, Geonetric, RedBalloon and The WD-40 Company. The organizations ranged in size from five to 65,000 employees representing over $15 billion in combined annual revenue. For-profit and non-profit organizations from across the US, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, Denmark, Malaysia, Haiti, New Zealand, and Romania made the WorldBlu List from a diversity of industries including technology, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, agriculture and services.
Examples of freedom rather than fear and control in the workplace include DreamHost, where they vote for their CEO; DaVita, which has regular town hall meetings for all ‘teammates’; and Productivity Associates where they openly share all financial information with employees as well as customer and employee satisfaction scores on their website.
“People would rather work in organizations that have cultures based in freedom and democracy rather than fear and control,” comments WorldBlu Founder and CEO, Traci Fenton. “WorldBlu-certified freedom-centered organizations out-perform their competitors with an average of seven times higher revenue growth compared with companies on the S&P 500.”
Organizations become eligible for a spot on the WorldBlu List of Most Freedom-Centered Workplaces™ after employees complete The WorldBlu Freedom at Work™ Survey, an assessment evaluating their practice of the WorldBlu 10 Principles of Organizational Democracy™. The assessment was developed based on a decade of research into what makes a successful freedom-centered company. Organizations from the for-profit and non-profit sectors that have been in operation for at least one full year and have five or more employees can apply for the certification.
About WorldBlu
Founded in 1997, WorldBlu is a community of individuals and organizations from over 80 countries committed to practicing freedom and democracy in the workplace. WorldBlu’s vision is to see one billion people working in freedom.
