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America’s Charities, Christmas in April, Northern Virginia Family Services, andthe Smithsonian Institution, to name just a few. Each year, hundreds of BoozAllen volunteers help renovate houses for those in need. The firm also raisesmore than $50,000 annually for the Children’s National Medical Center. InNovember 2001, CEO Ralph Shrader spoke out on the importance of civicinvolvement in a speech at Yale, titled “Finding a New Balance in a New World:Combining Ambition and Altruism.”Booz Allen’s charitable efforts run the gamut from the type of strategizing thefirm does for Fortune 500 companies to hands-on work such as rebuildinghomes and clearing park trails. The firm sponsors its own Involvement andImpact Awards to honor Booz Allen individuals, employee groups, and teamswhose volunteer service, leadership, or corporate citizenship demonstrate thefirm’s core values, incorporate professional expertise, produce clear and measurableresults, and generate substantial impact. This year’s awards came in sixcategories:The Workplace• Individual volunteer service• Individual leadership• Office or business unit volunteer service• Group collaboration volunteer service• Pro bono initiatives• Forum or affinity group volunteer service52
VacationBooz Allen employees are encouraged to use vacation time. That means thatonce your vacation request is set up, it isn’t moved. In fact, the concept of acancelled vacation is so foreign to Booz Allen insiders that when asked whetherthey’d ever been asked to change their vacation plans, it often stunned theminto silence. “The thought never occurred to me,” says an insider. “I usually tryto plan my vacation for a time when my project workload is light, but once I’vemade plans, no one has ever said that I couldn’t go.” Another insider says, “Inthe 9 years I’ve been here, I’ve never had to cancel a vacation, not even a 1-daydelay. That’s also because I communicate my plans far in advance.”New employees receive 2 to 5 weeks of vacation plus holidays (depending onthe country), 3 paid personal days, and 2 floating holidays that can be used attheir discretion. Employees in European offices can expect more vacation timethan those joining in the United States.The Workplace53
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Page 8 and 9: At a Glance“We look for good stru
Page 10 and 11: At a Glance Compensation, 2003-04Un
Page 12 and 13: OverviewThe FirmFounded in 1914 by
Page 14 and 15: The Firmstructure to meet specific
Page 16 and 17: Competitive StrategyThe FirmBooz Al
Page 18 and 19: Industry PositionThe FirmIn Consult
Page 20 and 21: A Quick History LessonThe FirmBooz
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