What do leaders at Indonesia’s Best Workplaces do differently?
Key insights 92% of employees at Indonesia’s Best Workplaces say people are willing to give extra effort, against 75% at typical Indonesian companies. 89.1% say they generally trust their workplace, against 71.4% at typical Indonesian companies. 85.2% say management delivers on its promises, against 56.6% at typical Indonesian companies. Across the 2026 Best Workplaces in […]
Indonesia’s First State-Owned Utility To Join The Best Workplaces List
On 17 August Indonesia marks 81 years of independence. A week earlier, PT PLN (Persero) became the first state-owned enterprise to make the Best Workplaces in Indonesia list. No BUMN had managed it before. The company that keeps the lights on for 96 million people across more than 17,000 islands now sits ninth in the […]
What Indonesia’s Homegrown Best Workplaces Do Differently
Key Insights Fair hearing if treated unjustly: 85.6% at Best Workplaces, 57.3% elsewhere. Best Workplaces in Indonesia give 55% of staff room to innovate. Typical: 35%. PLN reports 0.136% voluntary turnover across nearly 47,000 employees. Floodwater came through Indo Kordsa’s tyre cord plant in Bogor Regency on 4 March 2025. The site was evacuated, nobody […]
Best Workplaces in Indonesia 2026: Lessons From The Best
What separates Indonesia’s Best Workplaces™ is the everyday experience of work: whether leaders keep their word, people are treated fairly, and employees feel they have a real stake in what happens next. Every year Cisco Indonesia employees are encouraged to spend up to ten days volunteering, on causes they choose themselves. As Managing Director Cin […]
What It Takes To Make Indonesia’s Best Workplaces List In 2026
Indonesia’s Best Workplaces™ list starts with a simple question: what is work really like for the people doing it? This year, we asked 179,248 employees across Indonesia that question through the Great Place To Work Trust Index™ Survey. Their responses identified 25 organisations where trust shows up when managers follow through, when people feel heard […]
Southeast Asia’s Best Workplaces in Technology 2026 By The Numbers
Across six countries and 219,262 employees surveyed, the 50 organizations that made this year’s inaugural Best Workplaces in Technology Southeast Asia list have one thing in common: their people believe in them. For the first time ever, Great Place To Work® has surveyed hundreds of thousands of employees across Southeast Asia to find the best […]
See How Indonesia Did on Southeast Asia’s Best Workplaces in Technology List
Five companies certified in Indonesia made the 2026 regional list, in a country of 284 million people whose digital economy is projected to pass US$130 billion. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest digital market by every meaningful measure: 284 million people, e-commerce on track to break US$100 billion in annual value by the end of 2026, […]
Indonesia’s Leadership Credibility Crisis: The Data In 2026
Key Insights The biggest risk for Indonesian organizations is overconfidence. Indonesian HR leaders rate culture and capability at 92.6 out of 100. Employees rate the same organizations at just 65.7, creating a 26.9‑point gap. On paper the Indonesian workplace right now looks like a regional standout. In a new study by experts in workplace […]
5 Top Tips For Employer Branding on LinkedIn
KEY INSIGHTS A strong employer brand on LinkedIn cuts cost-per-hire by up to 43%. Certified great workplaces are 15x more likely to be chosen by job seekers. 75% of candidates check employer brand before looking at salary. Before your best recruiter sends a single message, candidates are already forming their view of your organization […]
The New Business As Usual: Inside Indonesian Workplaces in 2026
How would your employees describe their workplace a friend? To find Indonesia’s Best Workplaces in 2026, we asked more than 74,000 employees that exact question. Indonesia has one of the most dynamic workforces in Southeast Asia and, right now, one of the more compelling workplace stories in the Southeast Asia region. In 2012, Gallup recorded […]