14. Censeo Consulting Group
Censeo Consulting Group makes a return to the Best Small Firms to Work For ranking for the first time since 2009, an affirmation, says Raj Sharma, Founder and CEO of Censeo, of its unique operating model based on its mission, values, and culture.
Being named a Best Small Firm to Work For "validates the decisions we've made as a company, employees' decisions to come here, and clients' decisions to hire us," Sharma says. "This type of recognition also further increases our clout, encouraging clients to refer to us other potential partners."
On the Best Firms to Work For survey, Censeo ranked among the best small firms in terms of Compensation & Benefits and Work/Life Balance, where the firm was ranked No. 7. "We've recently implementing leading flexible work policies to help employees balance their work and their lives," Sharma says.
Employees strongly value the firm's culture, which is the firm's core strength that brings people together and ensures value for clients, Sharma says.
He says that culture is strengthened by several internal initiatives, including: Setting up a "Cultural Norms" team that is defining what culture means and how Censeo can sustain it; Encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit, soliciting ideas on everything from floor plan to the creation of Censeo Labs and the Women in Consulting group.
Additionally, Censeo's "community impact" efforts are formally supported by our CEO and leadership and show employees and the public that it is important that the firm lives up to our mission to give back in meaningful ways to the community. To that end, Censeo was one of the firms recognized by Consulting for its Excellence in Social & Community Impact.
Keeping the firm's culture intact as it continues to grow would be at the top of Sharma's list of priorities. "Our top priority is to begin to implement the next stages of growth initiatives from our strategic growth plan—including expanding our service offerings and entering new markets—while sustaining our culture," he says.
"We are also excited about our growth, for as we grow while armed with our goal of driving operational excellence, we will be able to have a bigger impact and better achieve our mission of serving the public and social good."
In addition, Sharma says he's excited that Censeo's value proposition is resonating in the market. "Clients love the results we deliver and the people that deliver them."
What's unique about Censeo Consulting Group? What sets it apart from competitors?
Raj Sharma, Founder and CEO, says: "The first unique element of Censeo is that all of our decisions are driven by adherence to our core values. We believe in doing and incentivizing the right behaviors by following the "do the right thing" principle first and foremost. Our mission is also unique in that we apply our strategy and operations skills to drive results for the public and social good, focused on helping build the execution and management capacity. Additionally, we have a unique culture and offer accessibility and flexibility. Censeans are smart people from top schools and companies, and we believe it is our responsibility to treat them in a manner that we would treat our family and our friends."
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