Earlier this year, Great Lakes Credit Union (GLCU), a not-for-profit financial cooperative with more than $1.6 billion in assets, won a 2023 Top Workplaces for Financial Services award.
GLCU received the award from Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces. Top Workplaces awards are based on feedback from an employee engagement survey and celebrate organizations that have built people-first workplace cultures within their sector. The award marks GLCU as an employer of choice for those seeking employment in the financial services industry.
GLCU prides itself on creating opportunities for its 200+ employees to grow, develop, and build fulfilling careers, including offering continuing education opportunities, a tuition reimbursement program, employee scholarships, volunteer time off, and opportunities for advancement within the organization.
GLCU structures its company culture around its Standards of Greatness, which include Cultural Transformation; Exceptional Member Experience; Financial Empowerment; Smart Growth; and Efficiency and Sustainability. GLCU previously won a 2022 Best-in-Class Employer award from Gallagher, and a 2021 “DEI: Catalyst for Change” award from the Credit Union Executives Society.
“At GLCU, we’re dedicated to supporting our employees’ career development and fostering an inclusive, engaging, and empowering workplace culture,” said Michael Hersh, Chief Administrative Officer at GLCU. “We couldn’t provide exceptional member service without our exceptional employees. We’re proud to receive a Top Workplaces award that recognizes our people-first culture.”
The Top Workplaces program has a 17-year history of surveying and celebrating people-first organizations nationally and across 60 regional markets.