February 2024

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KEEP SHINING A LIGHT ON YOUR FELLOW TEAM MEMBERS!

Last month, BW launched the Shine the Light Award, a NEW global recognition program designed to shine a light on team members’ noteworthy accomplishments, as they fulfill our Team Member Commitments: Communicates Effectively, Customer Focus, Drives Results, Instills Trust and Optimizes Work Processes. A peer-to-peer recognition 

opportunity, the Shine Award gives YOU a chance to honor your fellow team members with a surprise celebration, a special plaque and gift, and a letter of recognition to share with family.

Since the launch, team members have submitted 278 nominations in 9 languages (Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Serbian and Spanish) across 17 countries (Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States). Approximately 95 celebrations are in the planning stages, and 8 team members have already received their awards.

This is a great start—but let’s keep the nominations coming! BW has set a goal of presenting 1,000 Shine Awards by the end of 2025. We invite YOU to visit bw.care/shine and nominate a team member who has modeled a Team Member Commitment while contributing to a project or initiative in an exceptional manner. People have a deep need to know they matter—a Shine Award is an excellent way to let them know that they do!

Watch this video to learn more about the Shine the Light Award program. (All BW platforms and companies, except Alliance, Afinitas, Machine Solutions and Cor Partners, are currently participating in the Shine Award program.)

BARRY-WEHMILLER & PLATFORM NEWS

BW CORPORATE

ICYMI: Watch BW's Inclusion message from Kyle Chapman

If you haven’t yet watched BW President Kyle Chapman’s important message about the launch of our inclusion initiatives, please take a few minutes to do so. In this video, you’ll learn some of the initial steps we’re taking, as well as why ensuring a greater sense of belonging for all of our team members, both now and in the future, is a critical part of building and sustaining a vibrant organization with a culture of care.

BW CONVERTING SOLUTIONS

BW Converting helps customer build tissue converting innovation hub

Rolling Tissue, a tissue product manufact-urer, recently opened its state-of-the-art tissue production facility in Miami, FL (US). Its founders identified a gap in the Miami market for high-quality tissue products with sustainable business practices. BW Converting's brands of PCMC and STAX, leaders in progressive and eco-conscious technology and practices in the tissue and paper industry, partnered with Rolling Tissue to develop a complete converting line and full packaging and palletizing system, designed to meet the current market demands and facilitate future expansion.

BW LEADERSHIP CONSULTING

Melinda Bremley joins Chapman & Co. as Partner

Bringing 25 years of experience guiding organizations in establishing and refining robust predictive assessment systems, Melinda Bremley, Ph.D. recently joined Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute as their newest Partner. Melinda has held senior leadership roles at Psychological Associates and founded Bremley Partners Consulting, Inc. and continues to serve as an adjunct professor of Graduate studies at Villanova University. Listen and learn more about Melinda below.

BW PACKAGING

Synerlink wins sustainability award for recyclable PS Cup Project

Recently, Synerlink was recognized as the winner of Packaging Europe's Sustainable Packaging Awards in the Recyclable Packaging category with their PS Cup Project. The fully recyclable PS Cup spearheaded by Synerlink and other partners represents a significant leap forward in sustainability for food packaging. By embracing this innovative approach, the industry can make strides towards an eco-friendlier future.

FROM THE AIRWAVES

BW hailed as company "where people thrive" in Academy of Management Review

New research from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) fundamentally challenges that businesses should promote profit above all else and cites BW as an example of a company “where people thrive and flourish rather than be used solely for economic gains.” Read how Chris Reina, Ph.D., Executive Director of the VCU Institute for Transformative Leadership, lays out the foundation for transforming business to be much more people-centric and humanistic in “Humanistic Organizing: The Transformative Force of Mindful Organizational Communication.”

Design Group team members in Chennai host celebration for Pongal 2024

Recently, Design Group (DG) and other BW team members in Chennai, India gathered to celebrate the Pongal festival, a four-day celebration to convey gratitude to Sun (Mother Nature) and Farm Animals for an abundant agricultural harvest and to ring in a prosperous year. The festival, which is observed every January, is named after the traditional, sweet rice dish, Pongal. Team members hosted festivities like creating colorful, decorative floor patterns called Kolam, sharing the Pongal dish and other celebratory ceremonies.

TEAM MEMBER RECOGNITION

Shine the Light Award: Rachel Job, BW-Corporate

Congratulations to Rachel for receiving an award for Optimizes Work Processes. “Rachel has grown tremendously in her role, continuously taking on new challenges with grace and success,” said her nominator Michelle Rogers. “She manages events from various teams on the same day, responds to building needs and resolves challenges quickly and contributes to her team on many levels. She handles everything with professionalism and spreads joy across all three of our buildings.”

Shine the Light Award: Terry Coburn, BWIS-Ontario

Congratulations to Terry for receiving an award for Customer Focus. “Terry is very dedicated and takes pride in his workmanship, going above and beyond for customers and fellow team members,” said his nominator Marie Blair. “Our customer requested a last-minute modification, which Terry was familiar with and immediately began specifications. The modified part arrived the next morning and the customer was so appreciative, strengthening this client’s partnership.”

Shine the Light Award: Krista Clausen, BWIS-Brooklyn Park

Congratulations to Krista for receiving an award for Instills Trust. “The care that Krista has shown for each member of our team is remarkable and embodies Truly Human Leadership every day,” said her nominator Jessica Lyons. “Krista has welcomed added responsibilities outside her role and has impacted teams across BWIS, BWFS and Accraply. She continuously ensures team members are taken care of and have a clear understanding of new BW processes.”

Shine the Light Award: Kevin Koester, BW-Corporate

Congratulations to Kevin for receiving an award for Drives Results. “Kevin greets new challenges with enthusiasm for personal growth and proactively seeks opportunities to make contributions to help us succeed as a team and achieve organizational goals,” said his nominator Kevin Frigerio. “Kevin has quickly moved along the learning curve, completing assignments ahead of schedule, always with high-quality, organized and well-documented results.”

Know someone who deserves to be recognized?

FROM OUR TRULY HUMAN LEADERSHIP BLOG

"Better Work, Better World" with Pooja Parupalli of BW Packaging

Better Work, Better World is our video series that shines a light on team members throughout the BW organization. The latest installment features Pooja Parupalli, a senior strategic marketing analyst with BW Packaging in St. Louis, MO (US). Watch and read more from Pooja to learn how it took a few roles within BW to find the best fit for her and how she fits the adage, "Not all who wander are lost."

Please continue to share this and future installments on LinkedIn to show the breadth of talent and opportunity inside BW!

NEWS YOU CAN USE

ATTENTION, BW LEADERS

Popular Leader Commitment webinars continue on Thursdays

Don’t miss our popular Thursday webinars, designed to help BW leaders gain actionable knowledge or skills to improve their leadership. These live, engaging, 60- to 90-minute sessions will help you embody the Leader Commitments so that you can be the leader your team deserves.

March 2024 Webinars

Project Planning

7-March

7:30 AM CST

75 mins. in English

*Culture of Recognition

14-March

11:00 AM CST

60 mins. in English

*Facilitated by BW Chief People Officer Rhonda Spencer

Culture of Recognition

14-March

10:30 AM CET

60 mins. in German

Culture of Recognition

21-March

7:30 AM CST

60 mins. in English

Coaching with Care

21-March

11:30 AM CET

75 mins. in German

Decision Making Tools

28-March

11:30 AM CET

75 mins. in German

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

2024-25 BW college scholarship applications NOW OPEN!

Marjorie E. Chapman, the late mother of BW CEO Bob Chapman, had the opportunity to attend college thanks to a generous banker in her hometown. Now, her estate is making college scholarships a reality for current BW team members’ dependent children who will be or are enrolled full-time at a two- or four-year nonprofit college, university or trade school in the US or Canada. Applications are due April 15. For more information about eligibility and to view the need-based and essay applications, click HERE.

US-BASED TEAM MEMBERS

Amazon Business is now available for US-based team members

If you are a US-based team member who has placed BW purchases through Amazon, there is now a singular BW Amazon Business account for you to access. Amazon Business provides access to all the same products you already buy for BW, with more special features that are tailored to our organization. This account replaces all individual Amazon memberships purchased with a company card and is the sole account for all BW Amazon purchases going forward. For more information, click HERE or contact beate.bannon@barry-wehmiller.com.

TRANSLATION HELP NEEDED

BW needs your help with translation projects

BW translates global messages, campaigns and initiatives into 12 different languages: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Serbian, Spanish and Swedish. Each project that is translated is reviewed by a volunteer BW team member, who is fluent in that language, to ensure the message is accurate and localized. Because our translation needs are growing, we are seeking more volunteers. If you are interested in helping provide this very important service, please reach out to callie.gulley@barry-wehmiller.com.

NEW TECH TIP

Starting in March, BW's guest Wi-Fi will be easier to access

In March, it will be easier for clients and guests visiting BW facilities to login to our guest Wi-Fi portal. They will no longer have to create an account first. Instead, every visitor will connect to guest Wi-Fi in a manner similar to connecting in a hotel, restaurant or retail location. In other words, on an as-needed basis. For more details, including the changeover date, watch your inboxes.

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