Each year, Ranking Arizona magazine conducts the state’s biggest and most comprehensive business opinion poll. Ranking Arizona is based purely on opinion and ranks companies based on how voters answer this simple question: “With whom would you recommend doing business?” Each year, some of the categories that attract the most voters include categories focused on the best places to work in Arizona, the best places to live, and the companies with the best workplace culture.
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Workplace culture has never been more important than it is in 2021, so Az Business analyzed the results of the Ranking Arizona voting and compiled a list of the “100 Best Places to Live and Work in Arizona for 2021.” These are the 100 companies and cities that got the most votes. The companies and cities are listed in alphabetical order. Over the next several weeks, we will spotlight some of the best places to work in Arizona with video interviews featuring company leaders, including Sherman Cawley, president and founder of Cawley Architects.
Cawley Architects
What the company does: With almost 800 high-value projects in its portfolio, Cawley Architects is one of the most prolific architectural firms in Arizona.
Inside the company culture: “I like to use a phrase that describes our values as, ‘All of working is learning,’” says Sherman Cawley, president and founder of Cawley Architects. “When I think about it, I am convinced this term captures the essence of our approach to achieving workplace satisfaction. This phrase is all about respect and appreciation, ambition, and empathy. When an environment is created that values learning as an essential ingredient of working, you create the model for continued and ever-increasing success. I also feel that reinforcing that respect for professional and personal growth is an obligation that leadership must engage in for themselves and everyone else.
Leadership philosophy: “Leaders must grow in their ability to handle larger projects and decisions,” Cawley says. “They should lead by example. And leaders must develop the ability to empathize from the appreciation you feel for your growth in your career. If you know how hard you must work to succeed, you can only respect that drive to succeed in others. Leaders should want to mentor staff to follow their dreams, just as we have followed ours. And out of our values come principles that we use as guideposts.”
100 Best Places to Live and Work in 2021
ABI Multifamily
ANDERSON Advertising & Public Relations
Ace Building Maintenance
Aker Ink PR & Marketing
Alliance Bank of Arizona
American Express
Arizona Central Credit Union
Arizona Federal Credit Union
Ashton Woods Homes
Aurora Behavioral Health System
Avison Young
azarchitecture/Jarson & Jarson
BMO Harris Bank
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital
Bar Napkin Productions
Bel-Aire Mechanical
Bivens & Associates
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
CBRE
CHASSE Building Team
CORE Construction
Cachet Homes
Canyon State Electric
City of Chandler
City of Glendale
City of Mesa
City of Peoria
City of Phoenix
City of Scottsdale
City of Surprise
City of Tempe
City of Tucson
Comitz Beethe
Corgan
DAVIS
DPR Construction
Davis Miles McGuire Gardner
Delta Dental of Arizona
Desert Financial Credit Union
dpa architects
Dignity Health
Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
FabCom
Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold
GCON
Geneva Financial
Gensler
Gust Rosenfeld
HDA Architects
Henry+Horne
Highnoon
HomeSmart International
Hospice of the Valley
Ideas Collide
Jennings, Strouss & Salmon
LAVIDGE
LGE Design Build
Land Advisors Organization
Landings Credit Union
LaneTerralever
Loud Rumor
Lovitt & Touché, A Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company
MSA Engineering Consultants
Mark-Taylor Residential
Menlo Group Commercial Real Estate
NAI Horizon
National Bank of Arizona
North & Co. Real Estate
ORION Investment Real Estate
OneAZ Credit Union
P.B. Bell Companies
Precision Air & Plumbing
ReThinc Advertising
Realty One Group
Resnick & Louis
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
SDB Contracting Services
SVN Desert Commercial Advisors
Snell & Wilmer
Speedie & Associates
StringCan Interactive
Sun Health Grandview Terrace Care Center
Taylor & Lihn
Team Select Home Care
The CORE Institute
The James Agency
Tiffany & Bosco
Town of Gilbert
USAA
VIP Mortgage
Vision Community Management
Weitz Company
Willmeng Construction
Wood, Patel & Associates
Zion & Zion
