I can’t resist — no, I don’t want to resist — sharing publicity space with NetApp, a networked storage and management software company. In 2010, NetApp has made Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For” list for the 8th consecutive year.

I’ll let NetApp tell their story…(OK, I will add some color that points to employee engagement and business culture contributing to the success!)

Hurray! FORTUNE magazine just verified once again what we at NetApp already know: This is a great place to work. If you’re an employee or a prospective employee, this is obviously a really big deal. We think it’s important for our customers and partners, too.

For the eighth consecutive year, FORTUNE included NetApp on its prestigious list of the top “100 Best Companies to Work For.” This year, FORTUNE placed NetApp at number 7 in the United States. That makes this the second consecutive year that we’ve been in the top 10 of the Best Companies to Work For and the fourth successive year we’ve been ranked in the top 15.

Not only did FORTUNE once again tell the world what we employees already know—that NetApp rocks!—but our year-over-year employee survey scores increased during a challenging economic year. Specifically, employees gave NetApp higher scores in the Benefits, Open Communication, Trust in Leadership, and Being Treated Fairly categories.

What makes NetApp special for our employees, our customers, and our partners? It’s our culture and our commitment to maintaining it.

Our Core Values:

• Trust and Integrity
• Leadership
• Simplicity
• Adaptability
• Teamwork and Synergy
• Go Beyond
• Get Things Done

NetApp’s operational philosophy and culture are defined by our Model Company vision: to deliver the best possible results for the communities we serve by embracing and living a set of shared core values. Our commitment to living our core values and being recognized as a great place to work are fundamental to our success.

It’s widely known that employees who are happy at work take better care of the organization and their customers. They work harder, communicate better, and cooperate more. Fundamentally, happy employees care more about their success and the success of everyone on the team—customers, shareholders, employees, partners, and neighbors alike. Recognition as a great place to work also instills pride. NetApp employees are committed to doing great work because we are proud of our company, and because it helps us deliver an outstanding customer and partner experience.

“Our talented employees are united in one goal: helping our customers succeed.” —Tom Georgens, CEO

No, I’m not touting NetApp as a data storage provider or a management software source. I’m celebrating their evidence of what I strongly maintain: when you engage your employees at the culture level you ramp up your business’s chances of success!

Here’s to you, NetApp!

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Tags: Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership