Winning Workplaces and the Wall Street Journal Host Conference Celebrating 2008 Top Small Workplaces

Winning Workplaces and the Wall Street Journal will hold their annual conference to honor the 15 top "winning workplaces" for 2008 in Chicago October 14-15. Last year, five of the winners were NCEO members, and employee ownership will again be on the agenda this year. The meeting offers an opportunity to learn from successful leaders of small business who have found innovative ways to engage employees, from open-book management to employee teams to innovative rewards systems and more. Notable speakers include Colleen Barrett, president emeritus of Southwest Airlines; Alan Murray, executive editor of the Wall Street Journal Online; and Trish Karter, CEO of Dancing Deer Baking Company, which gives options to all of its employees. Corey Rosen of the NCEO was one of this year's judges and will be speaking at the event.