{"id":342,"date":"2014-04-10T15:55:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T19:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buzz.dlgl.com\/?p=342"},"modified":"2014-05-20T10:53:08","modified_gmt":"2014-05-20T14:53:08","slug":"17-buzz-longest-track-record-la-presse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzz.dlgl.com\/en\/2014\/04\/10\/17-buzz-longest-track-record-la-presse\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s 50 best managed companies – D.L.G.L., Quebec’s Longest Track Record – La Presse"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"LaPresse<\/a>LA PRESSE, MONTREAL, MARCH 25, 2014\r\nSpecial section - Best managed companies<\/strong>\r\nGuy Paquin - Special Collaboration<\/span><\/pre>\n
D.L.G.L.\u2019s record is impressive. The software company ranks for the 15th<\/sup> consecutive year as one of Canada\u2019s best managed companies. Again this year, D.L.G.L. is the one with the longest track record amongst Quebec companies.<\/strong><\/address>\n
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Strengthened with this performance, the company continues with development. Over the next year it will make its software tools for human resources and payroll management easier to access via tablets and smartphones.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe concept is that employees can access our software themselves to enter their work time, overtime, next week\u2019s schedule, etc.\u201d,<\/em> company president and founder Jacques Gu\u00e9nette explains.<\/p>\n
Based in Blainville, D.L.G.L. offers V.I.P., a modular suite of human resources and payroll management software. From an integrated database, an organization can add from a series of flexible modules such as payroll or pension management, learning management or e-recruitment.<\/p>\n
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D.L.G.L. IN NUMBERS<\/h2>\n
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  • $15 to 20 million<\/strong> in average annual revenues<\/li>\n
  • 25%<\/strong> of revenues from Quebec clients<\/li>\n
  • 70%<\/strong> of sales from the remaining Canadian provinces<\/li>\n
  • 5%<\/strong> of revenues from the U.S.<\/li>\n
  • Over 500,000 <\/strong>current V.I.P. users<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • 30%<\/strong> increase of users over the last 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    JACQUES GU\u00c9NETTE’S PHILOSOPHY<\/h2>\n
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    1. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>“Instead of trying to create value for our shareholders first, we’ve inverted the pyramid by first creating value for our employees.\u00a0 They decide when to take their vacation, if they want to work at home on Friday afternoons, etc. Happy employees create value for our clients, and eventually they create value for our shareholders.”<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. \u00a0 Our formula must be the right one, I guess. For 6 years, we’ve had the same employees and average tenure is 16 years.\u00a0 We’ve had zero turnover in the last 6 years.”<\/li>\n
    3. \u00a0 “We don’t intend to become the biggest.\u00a0 We foster a mentality of medium-sized organizations.\u00a0 We’ll simply be happy to be the best.”<\/li>\n
    4. \u00a0 “We don’t target the biggest clients or those with the most excessive demands.\u00a0 About 95% of external stress is created by 5% of the clients.\u00a0 We target the biggest, but only if they have reasonable expectations.”<\/li>\n
    5. \u00a0 “Our employees work an average of 38 hours a week.\u00a0 We walk away from contracts that would require our people to sacrifice their week-ends or evenings on regular basis.”<\/li>\n
    6. \u00a0 “Hyperactive and overzealous people are not welcome here.\u00a0 They take up too much space, thrive on conflicts and then leave after a couple of years.\u00a0 In our company, everybody’s on the same bonus plan.\u00a0 Performance reviews are done by peers.\u00a0 Undesirables are quickly kicked out by the group.”<\/li>\n
    7. \u00a0 “For the current year, we’ll be happy to add one or two new clients.\u00a0 It’s the fit with our products and our approach that counts, not the quantity.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      LA PRESSE, MONTREAL, MARCH 25, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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