Displaying Enthusiasm in Embracing a New Role One’s commitment to the success of a team is demonstrated in identifying opportunities for improvement and moving towards it. With a can-do attitude, our enthusiastic team members demonstrate this behavior. This past quarter, Andrea Oberbroeckling has shown how intensely she cares about Clickstop’s success as she stepped into […]

Jean Droste’s Enthusiasm is Driving Great Results Enthusiastic employees promote excellence in the work. They’re likely to extend praise for a job well done, but it’s not done in flattery. Enthusiastic employees seek great results and make time to provide recognition when it occurs. If the bar of excellence isn’t met, they’re open with the

Adam Keeps an Eye on Safety Creating a safe work environment is the responsibility of all team members. Our teams have worked to define safe practices, but the rules alone aren’t enough. Disciplined and aware team members operating in alignment with the procedures and identifying opportunities for improvement create the safe environment we’re seeking. Adam

Eric Japenga’s Rock Star Impact Our actions create a ripple effect. It’s why values matter. Values drive behaviors (actions) that drive results. This is the ripple effect. As employees, our actions create a ripple effect that impacts the profitability of the organization.  Sometimes the ripple effect is immediately evident, and sometimes you need to step

Enthusiasm is Much More than Fanfare Enthusiasm plays a direct role in the achievement of great results. Our enthusiastic team members possess a vision of excellence and personally set course to achieve it. Additionally, they proactively encourage their team members to pursue it. When aligned action occurs, they praise it. If the action falls below

Our Q2 ‘Strategic’ Award Winner is Pursuing New Ideas to Improve Performance Being strategic in how you work comes down to making great decisions that lead to growth. When we’re an organization full of people who embody this behavior, we’re making great decisions for the short and long term, anticipating results and adapting when circumstances

Keaton Wanninger Isn’t Afraid to Take the Leap Courage creates movement. Without it, we’re likely to remain stuck in the same place, repeating the same thing for far too long. Eventually, we’d become outdated and irrelevant.   Being courageous positively impacts our results by challenging the status quo. At times, this means addressing tense topics and

Make Tough Decisions Without Second Guessing Them Great decision making takes time to develop and practice to sustain. In order to be effectively decisive, a person first has to be able to identify what governs the choice they’re facing, weigh their options and make a move. Being able to separate what needs to be done

Address the Underlying Issues John Spanczak can tell a good story. Through detail and humor, you’ll likely be drawn in.  As a case in point, check out his story about the silliest way he’s been injured. But his impact inside and outside the walls of Clickstop goes beyond putting smiles on faces. He’s a team

Seizing Opportunity is a Display of Ownership We had a trio of ‘Opportunistic’ award winners in Q2. Each story reveals why the recipient is so deserving. (Read about our other two: Sean Waters and Adam Shouse) Our final recipient for Q2 is Wesley McElwee. This past quarter, he found himself in the middle of an important project, which

Recognizing Opportunity in the Phone Call One of the competitive advantages to Great Workplace Culture is the ability to attract and retain top talent. Sean Waters is an example of this. He was successful in his previous organization, but it didn’t afford the type of work/life balance that he was seeking. Clickstop did. We strive

Becoming More Courageous Revealed Her Curiosity Our Q2 ‘Curious’ award winner has been curious for quite some time. She’s been looking for alternative solutions and getting beyond treating symptoms and looking for ways to learn and improve to contribute at higher levels. However, she doubted the quality of her ideas and hesitated in sharing them.