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GOJO wins 2017 Beautification Award

By Beth Beddow, Learning & Development

At GOJO, we take pride in everything we do - from the
buildings and grounds we keep to the products we deliver.
This mindset defines us as leaders in both the hand and
skin hygiene solution industry and in the communities in
which we work. As a result of our efforts, GOJO Plaza was
selected by Keep Akron Beautiful as a recipient of the 2017
Beautification Watch Award. Keep Akron Beautiful is a
nonprofit organization that was established in 1981 to implement a comprehensive litter
prevention, recycling promotion, and beautification program for the City of Akron.
The Beautification Watch Award is a program that Keep Akron Beautiful started over 35 years
ago. Volunteers, members of the Keep Akron Beautiful Board of Directors, staff, and local civic
organizations take their time to nominate addresses they feel are litter free, have well-
maintained landscaping, are free of weeds, and stand out from their neighbors.

“Everyday, everybody needs to know whether they are winning or losing." (Coonradt, 2010)

Game of Work - Green Shift Challenge

By Jessica De Santis, real time monitors in Jerry's
Operations Administration Place and several offices.
"When a team is having a
In May of 2017, GOJO Lippman fantastic day, it is easy for me to
Campus Manufacturing Center see that and congratulate them,"
(MC) launched a new Game of said Jeanette Bogdanski, Plant
Work challenge for Production, Manager. "If they are struggling,
C&S, and Maintenance I can see that too and make
employees. This challenge sure they get the help they
incentivizes teams to achieve need."
shifts with zero downtime (also
known as "Green Shifts"). This increased visibility has
resulted in timely reactions to
One of the elements of the problems and a boost to
Game of Work is that "Everyday, employee motivation. “People
everybody needs to know like the recognition for doing a
whether they are winning or good job,” said Bob Seymour,
losing" (Coonradt, 2010*). Production Leader. Thanks to
However, with over 700 hard work and constant
employees at the MC alone, this improvements, manufacturing
was a difficult task for plant productivity is currently up
management. Since the 8% over 2016. Marisa Weeks, Hope Landis,
implementation of the Vorne Bob Seymour, and Anthony Hooks
system, there is an LED display *Coonradt, Charles A. The Game of Work: show off their Green Challenge
on each production line, and How to Enjoy Work As Much As Play. Park t-shirts.
City, Utah: 2010.
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