Merrillville-based White Lodging is one of 60 companies worldwide to win the 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award.
The award recognizes engaged workplace cultures, based on Gallup’s data across over 2 million employees, 54 industries and 96 countries. Employee engagement is the involvement and enthusiasm of employees in their work and workplace. On average, only 33% of U.S. employees are engaged. The Exceptional Workplace Award recognizes organizations at which 70% or more of employees are engaged.
“An engaged workplace is a thriving workplace,” said AJ Brow, White Lodging’s chief human resources officer, in a press release.
This is the fourth time White Lodging has earned the award. The company employs over 6,000 associates.
“White Lodging’s commitment to creating environments where employees are listened to, valued and positioned to use their strengths every day is what sets it apart,” said Jon Clifton, Gallup CEO.
Gallup’s research indicates that highly engaged organizations outperform their peers in business outcomes, including customer ratings, profitability, productivity, turnover, safety, quality, wellbeing and organizational citizenship.
White Lodging is a privately held hospitality company. The company develops, owns and manages a portfolio of brands in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Nashville, Indianapolis and Louisville. White Lodging’s portfolio consists of hotels, luxury ranches, restaurants and rooftop bars. White Lodging was established in 1985 by Bruce White.
Gallup is an analytics company based in Washington D.C. The company provides data analysis and management consulting to organizations worldwide. Founded in 1935 by George Gallup, the company was first known for its public opinion polls.
