What Google did to be the No. 1 company to work for

It wasn’t the benefits and fun perks—free lunches and bean bag chairs—that did it. The reason is simple: Google employees trust management.

By Ragan Staff | Posted: February 4, 2013

For the second year in a row, Google is No 1. on Fortune magazine and the Great Place to Work Institute's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

How'd Google manage to snag the top spot for another year? Its winning formula is pretty simple. The company is transparent, communicates in real time, and much more, explains Erin Lieberman Moran of the Great Institute to Work.

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