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Employee of Distinction Award nominations accepted through July 31 – 2013-07-19

Written by: Staff Reporter @the Akronist

The elements most often missing from an employer’s compensation package are recognition and appreciation. Goodwill Industries is offering employers in Summit, Medina, Portage, Ashland and Richland Counties an opportunity to give their stellar employees the recognition and appreciation deserved through the Employee of Distinction Award Luncheon hosted by Goodwill Industries. Employers can nominate – AT NO COST – the employees they would like to publicly recognize. The deadline to nominate employees is July 31, 2013. Every honoree is acknowledged at the event, listed in the commemorative program, and in the running to be named one of the five 2013 Employees of Distinction Awards. All honorees will also receive two free tickets to a performance at Akron’s historic Civic Theater. This year’s keynote speaker is Hideo “Hank” Hara, chief technology officer, Bridgestone Americas in Akron, Ohio.

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A National Tragedy – 2013-07-19

by Mark Ford

The airwaves are filled with endless reporting on the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman case. It is my conjecture that nothing has penetrated the nation’s psyche like this tragedy has, at least since the O. J. Simpson trial. Reactions have been strong and range from those who feel the acquittal was a gross act of injustice to others who feel “finally justice has prevailed.” It is my best guess that while most have their own opinions on this matter, their deeper grief is over the fact that a young man is dead, and it all could have been avoided. What if George Zimmerman would have stayed in his car and let the police handle it? What if these two young men had laid aside whatever was driving them at the moment and had a civil conversation?

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November 4, 2013

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Former Pro Football Player Jason Carthen Speaks Life into Organizations & Individuals (Part 1 of 2) – 2013-07-12

By: Katie Sobiech

Former pro football player Jason Carthen is not only an author, public speaker, and television personality, but President/CEO of Redeemed Management & Consulting, an Adjunct Professor at Bethel University and affiliated faculty member in Business Management at Indiana Wesleyan University.

Carthen believes in using his platform as a catalyst for positive change in the lives of others, young and old. He does this through Redeemed Management and Consulting (RMC), The Leaders of Tomorrow Initiative (L.O.T.), I Speak Life Seminars and more.

“One of the big things for me is that being a former professional football player really allows me to utilize my platform,” Carthen said.

Speaking all over the world and here in the U.S., plus offering one-on-one mentoring and training, sets him apart.

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November 4, 2013