Performance Summary

2010 Performance Summary: People and Culture

This section provides a summary of the results for the 2010 National Instruments citizenship commitments. To learn more about the company's performance and commitments, visit the sections linked from this summary. A letter from the company's CEO, Dr. James Truchard, also summarizes the company's citizenship efforts in 2010, and a summary brochure is available for download.

To locate a specific Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) indicator in this report, refer to the GRI Index.

 

People and Culture

Area	2010 Commitment	2010 Performance	Status
Hire and Retain the Best and Brightest	Meet annual recruiting goals by hiring engineering and technical students from the highest rated universities	NI hired 58% of co-ops and interns at corporate headquarters for permanent positions, 8% more than the recruiting goal.
	Begin NI Leaders program, a targeted recruiting approach for top engineering and technical students	NI began the NI Leaders program to target two specific universities.
	Maintain worldwide employee turnover at 30% lower than the U.S. industry average	The turnover rate for all employees was 9.2%, which is 31.6% lower than the US industry average.
Create a Great Place to Work	Ensure surveyed NI employees describe NI as a great place to work at a rate of 75% or greater	At NI offices honored by the Great Place to Work Institute, 81% of surveyed employees described NI as a great place to work.
	Ensure at least 90% of U.S. employees receive meaningful feedback through annual performance reviews	NI estimates that 72% of US employees received performance reviews in 2010, an increase of 20% from 2009.
	Build a spirited culture of wellness at headquarters by offering targeted learning programs	NI offered several new wellness programs including the NI Nutrition Committee, a smoking cessation program, and a 10k-a-Day step challenge.
Provide Superior Employee Development	Offer the NI Management Development Series (MDS) to all supervisors	129 new managers completed the MDS training.
	Ensure training resources are available to worldwide employees electronically	NI employees worldwide completed more than 25,000 eLearning courses in 2010.
	Establish leadership competency models to ensure effective career development plan	NI established leadership competency models at the executive level and in several other departments.