Thursday, February 7, 2008

We're Looking for some Great Ideas!

Employee Involvement is the keystone of organizational development, nurturing the engagement and empowerment of people.

EIA is committed to increasing organizational effectiveness through the imagination of employees. There are a broad range of companies who understand that their employees have the skills and ideas to help make their companies more productive and profitable.

EIA's annual Awards Program specifically recognizes the creativity of employees and offers awards that honor outstanding Ideas of the Year as well as recognizing the role leadership plays in promoting employeeinvolvement.

The Employee Involvement Association is opening up its prestigious idea of the year program to non-member companies. By participating in this program, an organization can:
· Garner international recognition for employees who are engaged in developing award-winning ideas that help their organizations increase productivity, and improve productivity
· Provide a showcase for employee innovation
· Benchmark your organization's efforts in a way to provide important information to further improve your employee involvement program

This program is a useful way to reward your company's suggesters on a national scale. Gold finalists are invited to attend the EIA Conference in Orlando, 17 - 19 September, 2008. While there, they have the opportunity to showcase their award-winning suggestion to the conference participants with a table-top display and to make a brief presentation to the judges. The top Ideas of the Year will be recognized at the Awards Event on Thursday evening, 18 September.

Entry deadline is 30 April 2008. Click here to access the Awards packet, including entry descriptions and requirements, forms and instructions. Click here for the entry form (included in the Awards packet.)