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F E AT U R E is essential to the success of • Developing real-time operations any business. Satisfied employ- reports for better staffing on the ees will work harder for the AM dock company and be more inclined to stay.” That’s a quote that say • Creating an extension for inter- it all about employee recog- net browsers so customers can nition and it came from one track packages faster of the program’s participants, As one participant, one of our The executive team gave the go Help Desk Agents, Lamar Diallo . to all four solutions and devel- opment is currently under way. 3. Generating new and excit- ing ideas to help our company What Employee Engagement Can grow. If we had any doubt about Do for Your Company this, this program removed it. If We are now expand- proved to us that great ideas, well ing the program to the rest nurtured can and will improve a of the organization. What we company. learned about the process can be useful for other companies. 1. Employment engagement pro- grams can have three important results Building an innovative culture. By engaging employees and allowing change to happen from the bottom up, you can expect adoption of new inno- vations to l be better received. 2. Recognizing employee contri- butions., “Employee satisfaction 17 In short, if you need a source for great ideas, harness your employees. They will offer inno- vations that have the poten- tial to make a significant differ- ence in your company’s success. Kirk Serjeantson is the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Dicom Transportation Group. Founded in 1968 as a courier service with a single car and driver, Dicom now serves cus- tomers across a wide range of industries and modes of trans- portation. Our company operates throughout North America, fulfill- ing 75,000 shipments a day. If you need a source for great ideas, harness your employees. They will offer innovations that have the potential to make a significant difference in your company’s success. Customized Logistics and Delivery Association | Summer 2017