Enterprise-Rent-A-Car was one of ten companies receiving awards at NJBIA’s 2007 Awards for Excellence Dinner held at the Pines Manor in Edison on October 16.
“It always gives us great pleasure to recognize the outstanding achievements of our member companies. Each of our winners has a wonderful story that deserves to be told,” said NJBIA President Philip Kirschner.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s Multi-Cultural Leadership Initiative (MCLI) has one clear goal — to ensure that success for all employees is based on performance, and performance alone. It’s a commitment to fostering a multi-cultural workforce that demonstrates diversity from top management on down.
In New Jersey, training in multi-cultural leadership starts during an employee’s first week of work. Employees are taught the different styles of communication among cultures, the value of cultural diversity, and their responsibility to bring about change.
In its New Jersey operations, Enterprise provides all employees with an opportunity to participate in coaching and career-development programs. Employees receive coaching in their jobs and professional guidance in managing their careers. Additionally, the New Jersey operation offers W.I.N., the Women’s Interactive Network, offering female employees a forum to get the tools and resources they need for a successful career, and Leadership Luncheons, which connect diverse employees with senior management.
The program is paying off. In New Jersey, overall employee satisfaction has increased, and both female and minority representation has increased in management positions.
Since 1984, NJBIA annually has honored a select group of its members with its Awards for Excellence. The Awards for Excellence winners demonstrate outstanding achievements in one of four categories: Job Creation, Outstanding Employer, Environmental Quality and Public Service. All 23,000 member companies in good standing are eligible to be nominated.
An independent panel of judges, who volunteer their time to conduct the judging, reviewed the nominations. This year’s judging panel included individuals from the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the NJBIA policy committees.
Mercadien P.C. Certified Public Accountants of Princeton verified the information supplied by the winning applicants.
With more than 23,000 members, NJBIA is the nation’s largest State-level employer association.
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