Participation in global employee award program grows
Established in 2003, JohnsonDiversey's Global Recognition Awards program recognizes employees for exceptional achievement in three categories: innovation, sales and corporate culture. Participation in the program increased significantly in 2008 as employees were recognized around the world for their outstanding achievements.
Nominations originate at the local level, with up to three awards available in each category. Local management teams assess the nominations, choose winners, and may submit one winner in each category to the regional management team. Local managers host appropriate recognition ceremonies to honor the winners with their peers.
Regional leadership, in turn, selects winners in each category from among all the nominees, hosts a regional celebration, then recommends those regional winners for the global awards. Our global functions also sponsor awards and advance winners to the global program.
The company's senior leaders review the global award nominees and choose the winners, who are invited to an expenses-paid trip to our Global Headquarters and a gala dinner.
In all, 326 people received awards at the local, regional, global or functional level in 2008, an increase of more than 80 percent compared to the previous year. The number of participating operating companies increased to 35 from 19 and the number of global functions increased to four from two.