CADIEM Great Place to Work 2017 - Foco Magazine

Feeling confident is to give the best of oneself. This is what Elías Gelay, president of Cadiem Casa de Bolsa SA, says. When you feel free and confident, that what you are managing is clear, transparent, and that is perceived in the environment, you have the peace of mind that what you are doing is the best for yourself and for the company," he added.

For Elías, there are no magic formulas to be considered a GPTW again; rules should not be imposed, they should be lived and transmitted in a natural way, so that it feels like something innate. This year, the company ranked fourth among the nine best companies to work for with less than 150 employees.

Bearing in mind the 5 keys of GPTW: pride, camaraderie, impartiality, credibility and respect, with the main axis "trust", an excellent place to work and a profitable business is possible. The good environment invites the collaborator to feel happy and to develop his activity in a pleasant way, and this automatically has a positive impact on reaching the goal," said Elías.

The camaraderie is a key element, according to Cadiem's president. Feeling among friends, sharing tasks and knowing that the sense of belonging to the company is a common factor is important. It is also challenging to maintain this practice and make it sustainable over time," he added.

As for the best practice they implemented in 2017, he mentioned that it was the giftwork conceptual model, which consists of giving more than expected for the benefit of the collaborator and the company.

This year we focused on developing the practice of "talking and listening", which was very well accepted by our employees. Communicating, talking, approaching, letting people talk, being all ears, giving the opportunity to express ideas and taking them into account. This made us feel even more that the contribution we can make to the company is valuable," he said.

Ehe main objective for the coming year is to continue working on developing increasingly solid practices that will help them to "armor" the corporate culture, so that despite the growth, they will continue to keep it intact. We are convinced that this is the path that will allow us to continue developing our business, providing an excellent service to our customers, while doing our bit to have more Paraguayans happy in the workplace," he said.