IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THE COMPANY now known as Dell Technologies was a glamorous youngster with a runaway share price, one of the marquee firms of the tech-boomy 1990s. The company went on to endure some humbling setbacks and resets as the tech market morphed well beyond the original PC revolution.
But it may be a surprise that Dell has not only evolved into a diversified tech giant-topping $100 billion in revenue last year generated from products and services ranging from computer hardware to data-center software-it also has maintained a reputation as an attractive employer and talent magnet.
After all, even the sexiest startups can descend into stultifying bureaucracies when they grow to the 130,000 head count that Dell has reached. Yet somehow the Round Rock, Texas, company has, in this mature phase of life, remained a great place to build, and extend, a career-so much so that it tops Newsweek's 2022 list of America's 100 Most Loved Workplaces.
It's tempting to explain this by simply pointing to the welter of employee-development programs and career tools the company has developed. (Among other examples, Dell was ahead of the curve on not just accommodating, but cultivating, remote talent.) But dig a little deeper-because what can sometimes sound like an everyone-gets-a-hug ethos, is actually grounded in a practice of mutual accountability.
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Look of the Future
Experts share their predictions for how evolution might affect the appearance of humans in 50,000 years' time
Kenya Barris
KENYA BARRIS, THE EMMY-NOMINATED CRE-ator of Black-ish, knows that him teaming up with Malcolm Gladwell for the new Audible series The Unusual Suspects is a bit of an odd pairing. “We’re actually not as odd, but it’s an interesting combination.” And their guest list is just as diverse, from entertainment figures like Jimmy Kimmel and Ava DuVernay to renowned chef David Chang.
Visa Status: Divisive
President Donald Trump's backing of the H-1B program for workers in specialty roles has split opinion across party lines. Here, we share two sides of the debate
PARTING SHOT: Alan Cumming
AFTER THE MASSIVE SUCCESS OF THE TRAITORS LAST YEAR (STREAMING now on Peacock), host Alan Cumming knew this third season had to be bigger. “There was a pressure to not just repeat ourselves, it actually upped the ante.” And they did just that, with a more explosive cast and even wilder twists. “It is bigger. I’m sort of a cult leader. I’ve gone from just a dandy lord of the manor in his castle to official cult leader. I’m fine with it.” Cumming hosts a castle full of reality TV stars who all play a game of murder in the hope of winning upward of $250,000. But Cumming says their TV background has little to do with their success on The Traitors. “Everybody has this sort of myth that you have to be in one of those gamer shows to do well at this game, and it’s not true. Sometimes it’s actually good to have better social skills.” Last year, Cumming’s Emmy win ended RuPaul’s historic 8-year winning streak for RuPaul’s Drag Race. “I saw Ru and I went up to him and I just went, ‘I am so sorry.’ And he just went, ‘Con-drag-ulations.’ And I was like, ‘He said it!’” [laughs]
The Man Behind Israel's Charm Offensive
Gideon Sa’ar wants to change the world’s perception of his country. Some say the Israeli foreign minister will need to be a real magician’ to pull it off
TAKE A 'MONEYBALL' APPROACH TO VISA REFORM
WHILE CLAIMS OF A “CIVIL WAR” within MAGA ranks may be exaggerated, a holiday exchange on X [formerly Twitter] underscored a growing fault line in the Republican Party between the working-class voters who propelled President Donald Trump back into power and the billionaire elites he's tapping to shape his administration.
Top Private Hospitals in LATIN AMERICA and ASIA - 2025
PRIVATE HEALTH CARE IN ASIA AND LATIN America has earned global acclaim for offering world-class services across various specialties, particularly orthopedics and ophthalmology.
CHOKE POint FOR CHINA
IS THE TAIWANESE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY - A SECURITY GUARANTEE FOR THE ISLAND OR JUST ANOTHER INCENTIVE FOR BEIJING TO CLAIM IT FOR ITS OWN?
Q&A KERRY BROWN
Interview: KERRY BROWN
BABY BLUES
China's low birth rate and aging population are ending any hopes BEIJING had of overtaking the U.S. as an economic giant
