The best places to work....

I have always liked companies that hold themselves out to be the best places to work. You see it plastered on the side of Southwest Airlines planes and at other quality companies. I've always noticed that the quality of the product that I purchased from them is always very very good when they are one of the best places to work.

I have known a number of people here in Austin who have made the Austin business Journal's best places to work list. I found these people engaging intelligent and they really have the loyalty of their people. On top of all that they turned out great work.

I recently discovered that Business Insurance magazine sponsors a list of the best places to work in the insurance industry. They have a category divided up into small medium and large institutions. Being me of course I want to have nothing to do with in becoming a large institution. Small is great with the definition of up to 250 people.

As soon as I found out about the list, I read it. I saw the top 10 small companies to work for in the 2009. And low and behold, a guy know who runs an agency in Las Vegas Nevada Capstone Brokerage was on the list. In all my dealings with them may have been selfless and just downright charitable with her time: Way to go Jade! While it doesn't surprise me, congratulations!

Having said all this, while I do not like to add to our company goals, less we chase too many of them: I really would like to make this list within three years. So I'm putting it out there publicly so that all of you may hold me accountable to this goal. It's the one goal I cannot have my employees hold me accountable for.