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Published on: 1/1/2008
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A family-owned and operated business with a 50 year history of success, the company is currently run by Dinah Daniels, daughter of the founder.
In 1999, PI Worldwide conducted an employee attitude study.While the feedback did not come as a complete surprise to Daniels, it was cause for concern.She explains, "The survey revealed that while employees thought I was a good leader, they didn't think I was a very good manager.My decisions regarding employees were often perceived as arbitrary."
She knew that the company needed to put policies in place that would give people confidence that they were being treated equally and fairly, and thought an HR consultant could help.
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Daniels and her management team realized his value immediately.
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He just knew how to make it happen," Daniels says."In addition, he brought in outside research on compensation, which was extremely helpful; people could feel confident that they were being fairly compensated according to industry standards."
Most important to Daniels is that "Barry has taken all of the employee relations issues off my desk.
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Daniels appreciates Rubenstein's seamless interaction with the company.
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"Absolutely," Daniels says.