SAS Voices
News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to work![The best place to work ... in the world!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2012/11/GPTW2013_CircleArtWEB2-384x336.jpg)
SAS has been named the No. 1 company on the second annual "25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces" list from Great Place to Work®. This is an exciting award because it is a direct reflection of how our employees feel about our company. We feel a true connection to our unique culture,
![SAS loves math: Wendy McHenry Wendy McHenry](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2012/10/Wendy-McHenry1.png)
From figuring out the optimal price a company should charge for soup to forecasting an organization's financial outcomes, each day brings a new business challenge for Wendy McHenry, systems engineer at SAS. Her "How can we help?" attitude is only part of the equation for successful customer relationships. Find out how math
![If someone asks what you do, tell them why you do it](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2012/11/AnalyticsTeam-702x336.gif)
It takes just one-tenth of a second for us to make a first impression. And if that initial sizing up is followed by the classic icebreaker “What do you do?” the pressure is really on to keep someone engaged in conversation. What do you do? will come up countless times
![It sure is noisy around here](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2012/10/nrn1533-i21-528x336.jpg)
In case you are wondering, yes, I am reusing the same graphic from last week, but this time to make a contrasting point. Last time, in “The Skeptical CFO” I was focused on the VARIABILITY in the data and the forecast. This week, however, we’re headed in the opposite direction,
![SAS loves math: Udo Sglavo](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2012/10/Ugo-Sglavoeuruds-426x336.png)
“Maybe math is not love-at-first-sight for you, but it pays to flirt with it a little,” says Udo Sglavo. As a principal analytical consultant in the operations research R&D group at SAS, he’s not your typical mathematician. Udo arrived at his career with a gentle tug from family members and
![3 ways to improve customer loyalty with analytics](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2012/11/provevalue-702x336.jpg)
It’s no secret that analytics helps large organizations determine what offers are best for their customers and their business, but can powerful analytics be harnessed for small and medium business success? For the answer, I turned to Oberweis Dairy, a 90-year-old mid-sized business that has grown from a family-owned dairy farm