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Employees receive a share of the profits at the
end of the year based on howwell the company
has done financially. Lakeside’s entrepreneur-
ial culture of employee ownership and opera-
tion requires transparency from the President
and the Management Team. Employees are
updated on a quarterly basis with the compa-
ny’s financials and progress made towards its
strategic plan for growth. An annual two-day
company conference is held where employees
celebrate the previous year’s success and the
next year’s company strategy for growth is dis-
cussed.
“It is the employees here that we answer to at
the end of the day,” said Houston who has him-
self been with the company for 23 years and
started working for Lakeside directly after uni-
versity in an entry level position and working
his way up to President.
