Huntington Manor, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/02/2011 -- Ona Lage’, the Director of Marketing and Publicity for Workplace Rewards and Mark Allen, a Regional Manager with the Marlin Company have become official Workplace Ambassadors with Workplace Stars. Lage’ and Allen initially became involved with Workplace Stars through a direct acquaintance of founder Bob Ebers. Ebers says of Lage’ and Allen “Ona Lage’ and Mark Allen of Workplace Rewards are destination experts in the business of recognizing and rewarding employees who consistently deliver extraordinary service to clients during the million moments of truth when no one is watching. As a “sister” company we are both dedicated to championing the brand and reputation of those we work with. If you want to recognize the difference your people make in your success – that differentiator is Workplace Rewards.”
Lage’ and Allen both feel that Workplace Stars is dedicated to making employee involvement an integral part of the process that is involved with workplace improvement. They have said that they have continued to be members of the Workplace Stars community because of “their mutual vision for engaging employees to higher levels of performance and job satisfaction.”
Lage’ and Allen believe that Workplace Stars shares many of the same overall philosophies and goals regarding workplace excellence, including their emphasis on employee engagement and mutual feedback from both the employees and their employers. They have stated that “We believe in the importance of clear corporate missions sustained through mutual feedback, and have found Workplace Stars is an industry leader in creating better workplaces using their precise feedback tools. Workplace Stars intense methodology of listening is the best in the industry, as such we've made it an important highlight in our (Workplace Rewards) process for helping companies engage employees.” They have contributed to the Workplace Stars community by encouraging clients of their own to take advantage of the benchmarking services which they offer. They have said of Workplace Stars that “Because employee behaviors associated with safety, loyalty and wellness, are such critical bottom line issues in business all over the globe, we feel Workplace Stars promises to be the next big thing in helping companies improve internal efficiency and profitability.”
More about Ona Lage’ and Mark Allen
Ona is the Director of Marketing and Publicity for Workplace Rewards where much of her work has involved the encouragement of social growth through positive reinforcement and recognition. In addition to her contributions to Workplace Rewards, Lage’ has a background in social psychology and has earned an AA/BA degree in Psychology. Her partner Mark Allen is a workplace communications expert and is a Regional Manager with the workplace communications firm, The Marlin Company. Allen has 28 overall years of experience in sales, is an author, public speaker, and thought leader in the study of workplace culture.
About Workplace Stars
Workplace Stars is a global research and management consultancy that provides premier organization and advisory services. Its mission is to improve peoples' lives, benefit society and create STAR Workplaces -1 star at a time. The company was founded in 2007 to provide a simple, research-driven methodology that could be widely used to understand and assess the internal health of organizations by using proprietary science-based workplace analysis tools to measure manager and employee engagement, loyalty and retention and drive key success metrics. Other offerings include free workplace reviews for both employees and employers and a free member community dedicated to creating STAR Workplaces.