North Highland Earns a Top Ranking as a Best Place to Work

North Highland ranks third in Consulting Magazine's 2010 'Best Firms to Work For' Survey

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Sep 02, 2010, 11:16 ET

ATLANTA, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- North Highland (www.northhighland.com), a global management and technology consulting company, has been named to Consulting Magazine's "Best Firms to Work For", marking its fourth consecutive year in the top four. This year, North Highland ranks third on the prestigious list of business consulting firms, with only Bain & Company and The Boston Consulting Group ranked higher. The rankings were determined by a survey completed by nearly 8,000 professional consultants around the world.

North Highland's consistently high ranking is due, in part, to its employee value proposition of "own your life; own your career; own your company" and its unique local model of client services via its 45 offices around the world. The firm builds strong local businesses because its 2,200 global consultants live and work where their clients do, a unique model that contributes to overall employee satisfaction and retention rates.

"North Highland employees know they will be supported in doing the right thing for their people and their clients every day—no exceptions," said Dan Reardon, CEO of North Highland. "For our company, this recognition is especially significant because consultants have taken their own time to go out and complete the survey and say what they think. We take it as another measure of engagement."

This year, the firm ranked particularly high in the areas of culture and work/life balance. "Maintaining and enhancing our culture and work/life balance are very important to us," said Reardon. "When you are fast-growing and have so many new people, you have to be deliberate about culture. Our business model enables our consultants to pursue their career while enriching their personal lives, which results in a healthy balance and happier employees."

To be named a Best Firm to Work For, consultancies were ranked in six categories. Each measures a different aspect of a Best Firm, and each poses its own challenges in today's market environment. The categories include the job, culture, leadership, career development, work/life balance, and compensation and benefits. A complete list of the survey winners and criteria is located at http://www.consultingmag.com/article/ART649685T?C=ysE4O5ZCpb7tn30.

About North Highland

North Highland is a global, employee-owned consulting firm that delivers strategic business solutions to Fortune 1000 clients, government agencies and non-profits. The firm has 45 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please visit North Highland online at www.northhighland.com.