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Rebecca Bagley's Annual Awards Ceremony

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There are many great ideas that float in the mind of employees daily. However, most of those great ideas never manifest into a process or procedure that the company abides by. Often times you will find employees sharing ideas among some co-workers and family members at home. When asked what barrier Denise Barry would encounter “we have not done it that way” becomes a tune she is familiar with. Most employees that have been with a company for ten plus years tend to get comfortable within their role. It is the security of familiarity. Webster defines familiarity as being familiar with something, a close relationship with someone or something (Merriam-webster.com). In the workforce this terminology may fall under by the waste side, the action of it is very clear. When you have a group of individuals that are …show more content…

Where there is no growth there is the presence of failure. Rebecca Bagley wrote an article in Forbes regarding her organization that has an annual awards ceremony. This ceremony is to highlight those applicants who has creatively found was to increase capital, create jobs and most importantly have a long term effect on the economics of their company (forbes.com). She credits these recipients to being innovators of their time. People that are so driven about their ideas, that they pursue them although uncertain about its success (forbes.com). Being an innovator sometimes means that you have to stand on your own. While setting the tone for others who have become the master of their field, once can face great barriers. Content employees use language such as “this is the way we have always done things”. They are quick to shoot down the ideas of an innovator with terms such as “they are not going to listen to us”. However, it is Barry’s belief that a well thought out plan and presentation to save money and time thus being effective and efficient will open the ears to upper

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