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Part of the compensation in our profession working with CEOs, is the sense of pride experienced when a member or a member company wins recognition for something beyond profitability; or, in this economy, survival.

Three member companies in the same Atlanta Vistage group have been named as among the Top Places To Work in Atlanta.   McKenney’s, Inc. (member John McKenney) and DeKalb Office (member John Rasper) both finished 17th in their company size competition, while Wells Real Estate Funds (member Leo Wells) was named The Top Place to Work in Atlanta in the mid-size company category They have 400 employees. The awards, made annually by The Atlanta Business Chronicle, provide public recognition for local businesses who have created unique work environments, and also serves to create a strong sense of pride for team members as well as strengthening the critical areas of recruiting and retention.

McKenney’s (Mckenneys.com) had coffee mugs and bumper stickers made for their employees and tout their accomplishment on the welcoming screen in the lobby. Wells has posted their team’s accomplishment on their web page (wellsref.com), emailed the news to the thousands in the field who offer the Wells products and commented about his company’s unique workplace on his own web site: www.leowells.com.

Wells, since the newspaper award, won individual recognition when he was inducted into the Hall of Distinction by the Southeastern chapter of the Real Estate Investment Advisory Council and Georgia State University. He is only the fifth person to be so honored.

The award, REIAC Southeast’s highest honor, is presented “to recognize the people and commercial real estate projects that have made the most dramatic impact on Metro Atlanta.” REIAC is a national nonprofit trade association serving the commercial real estate industry.
 
Leo founded Wells Real Estate Funds in 1984 and was recently named a member of the Board of Governors of NAREIT®, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts®, and a couple years ago was a national winner of a Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. He has been a member of Vistage group #150 for 15 years.

Speaker/consultant Bob Prosen once said, “Your choice as CEO is to work hard or hire smart.” McKenney, Rasper and Wells obviously do both – and very well.

Bud Carter
Senior Chairman Vistage Atlanta
Publisher of the Business Quotes book entitled: Chairman Carter’s Collection of Pithy Quotes (Quotes designed to improve your bottom line, or, at the least, your disposition).