Holland America Line’s Beth Bodensteiner Recognized as One of Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2015 ‘40 Under 40’

Puget Sound Business Journal named Holland America Line’s Beth Bodensteiner, senior vice president of revenue management, to their prestigious list of “40 Under 40” for 2015. Selected from more than 400 nominees, Bodensteiner, age 39, will be recognized alongside her fellow honorees at a ceremony Sept. 17 at Showbox SODO in Seattle, Washington.

Bloomberg LP Summer C++ Competition Awards Seven Winners Trip to CppCon

Participants in Bloomberg’s coding competitions span the globe. The winners of the latest contest, in partnership with the Standard C++ Foundation (the flagship C++ conference) and CppCon, came from Romania, Russia and across the U.S. including Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts and Texas.

Has 2015 Been the Year of the Employee?

Employers have enjoyed a substantial advantage in the labor market since the Great Recession began nearly seven years ago. At the peak of unemployment in 2009, there were roughly five unemployed workers per job opening, creating a buyer’s market in which businesses could afford to skimp on programs aimed at motivating and retaining workers. Of course employees would continue showing up for work; no one else was hiring.

Searching for Heroes of Innovation

Sustainability is rife with innovation, so help us single out those advances that nobody has told us about. I am especially interested in innovations that help us reclaim more materials and in nontoxic materials that can replace toxic compounds in electronics manufacturing, like the electronics from milk created by heroine of innovation Anke Domaske.

What is the Correlation Between Job Performance and Employee Recognition?

When a company takes the time to understand how its employees of different ages and backgrounds need to feel recognized, it increases its chances of engagement and retention. Engagement and retention however, can’t be forced or bought.

Finalists Named for Boston’s 2015 Cox Conserves Heroes Program, Public Asked to Vote

FOX25 and The Trust for Public Land are recognizing volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing shared outdoor spaces. Martha McDonough, Rocky Morrison and Daniel Schenk have been selected as finalists for Boston’s inaugural Cox Conserves Heroes program, and the public is being asked to vote now through September 24 at myfoxboston.com.

Heavy-Duty Fleet Technology Expo Awards Announced

Many fleets were honored but only six took the top honors of the HDT Efficiency and Sustainability awards at the 2015 Fleet Technology Expo at an Aug. 26 ceremony.

Scott Ruder from Con-way Freight, Kirk Welch from Toyota, and Tim Harris from Celadon Trucking Services were given awards for HDT Efficiency. Steve Saltzgiver from Republic Services, Stephen Silverman from Raven Transport, and Scott Perry from Ryder System received the awards for HDT Sustainability.

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Recognition by Any Other Name

Is recognition the holy grail of employee engagement and corporate success? It’s become an article of faith in the last decade or so and the subject of a lot of research.

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