MAY 2011

DuPont Cultivates Respect as a Global Asset

When a corporate giant like E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company (DuPont), the Delaware based diversified manufacturer, makes Respect for People one of its four core values, alongside Safety, Exhibiting the highest Ethical Standards and Protecting the Environment, they must be onto something. They are. DuPont realized a long time ago that if you respect your people they will respect each other, produce at a higher level and improve in the other three core values. For those reasons, respect has been a company core value for many years. And while there may be tangential impact on profits and litigation avoidance, those are coincidental. DuPont leadership believes it’s the right way to run a successful company.

But according to Director of Respect for People Central Greg Martz “though we had a diverse, inclusive work environment, our other core values had more structure, systemized improvement programs, and dedicated resources — Respect for People was trailing in its formal approach.” In 2009 DuPont’s senior leadership decided to do something about it.

The effort started by surveying over 13,000 of DuPont’s 58,000 employees in 69 “discovery” locations. The results of this enormous undertaking showed that almost 90 percent of those surveyed believed that DuPont was a respectful place to work. That would be a satisfactory mark for many organizations but in terms of a core value within DuPont, 90 percent leaves room for improvement. They knew they needed training, audit capabilities, metrics and communications processes.

With the help of Legacy Business Cultures and a customized DuPont version of Edge’s Respect: The Source of Our Strength® workshops, they expect to train over 200 facilitators worldwide by the summer of 2011. DuPont is committed to delivering respect training in 20 languages to more than 40,000 employees by 2014. Senior leadership at DuPont fully supports the effort and is providing the resources, funding and promotion any major corporate roll out needs to be successful.

Along with the training itself, DuPont is also creating internal communications programs that will help generate more knowledge around respect. DuPont is convinced that the effort they are championing will make it a better place to work and provide positive bottom line return. And that’s good news for both employees and the company’s shareholders.

APRIL 2011

EDGEOHIO/ RESPECTFULWOEKPLACE.COM ADDS CAPOZZI TO STAFF

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 29, 2011— Legacy Business Cultures has announced the appointment of Christopher Capozzi to the position of Director of Business Development. Capozzi will report to Legacy Business Cultures’ Managing Partner, Paul Meshanko, and work from the company’s Rockside Road offices.

Since its founding in 1997, Legacy Business Cultures has provided consultation, staff development and employee survey services to large and small private companies, government agencies and not-for-profits in the areas of:

• Diversity/Inclusion
• Culture Change
• Employee Engagement
• Sales Force Development
• Lean Manufacturing
• Customer Service

Capozzi brings over 15 years experience as both an entrepreneur and a development director. He will lead Legacy Business Cultures’ new market development efforts and leverage current strategic partnerships for new market share growth. According to Meshanko, “Chris’ many years of experience and familiarity with the training industry, through his former business development roles at the University of Phoenix, will provide an immediate benefit to our company growth goals.”

Capozzi holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Phoenix, which fits well with Legacy Business Cultures’ service line. “This is a great opportunity to apply both my sales background and my degree in helping organizations understand how to grow their human capital by applying the programs and services Legacy Business Cultures offers,” says Capozzi.

With increasing demand in the marketplace for Legacy Business Cultures’ staff development programs, including the “Increasing Human Effectiveness” and “Respectful Workplace” workshops, the company is experiencing explosive growth, according to Meshanko. “Organizations today realize the importance of investing in their people in ways that improve retention, productivity, core value alignment and overall job satisfaction.” The addition of Capozzi to the staff provides a new avenue to reach those businesses who know they need help in areas such as employee engagement and respect, but don’t know where to turn.

Unlike most corporate training service providers that offer a limited range of change tools, Legacy Business Cultures covers an entire spectrum from needs assessment to key metric measurement to customized curriculum design and facilitator certification. “Chris’ familiarity with the on-boarding and support of large, complex clients who have broad-ranging needs make him a perfect fit for our business”, adds Meshanko. “He’s a quick study and will make an immediate and positive impact on our ability to both support existing clients and develop new ones. We’re fortunate to have him as an addition to our staff”.

Legacy Business Cultures is a global provider of leadership and staff development services that help companies and non-profits improve management competencies, enhance customer service and improve employee engagement. Over its 15-year history, it has worked with dozens of globally-recognized leaders including DuPont, Medical Mutual of Ohio, BASF, Parker Hannifin, The Cleveland Clinic Hospitals, Emerson Electric Company, MTD, Curtiss Wright Flow Control, Progressive Insurance, Symantec and McGraw-Hill Education. For more information about Legacy Business Cultures’ offerings please visit www.LegacyCultures.com or call 1-888-892-0300.

JUNE 2008

Legacy Business Cultures Announces its New Blog For Increasing Respect in the Workplace

CLEVELAND, Ohio- June 9, 2008– Legacy Business Cultures, an international corporate education provider specializing in employee engagement and diversity initiatives, today announced the launch of a unique blog through its popular RespectfulWorkplace.com website. The goal of the new blog is to facilitate a community exploration of the most misunderstood and controversial topics within the American workplace – diversity and respect. “I look forward to kicking off a frank dialogue on a topic that many organizations really wrestle with” stated Paul Meshanko, Managing Partner, Legacy Business Cultures. “Establishing a culture of respect is not only important for employee morale and retention, but also organizational effectiveness and bottom-line productivity” The Respectful Workplace Blog is devoted entirely to fostering awareness and providing resources for creating more respect in the workplace, stimulate thinking, and help maintain a consistently respectful and inclusive work environment.

“We invite our clients and other interested individuals to share experiences and challenges working in our changing environment by sharing your thoughts and opinions regarding diversity issues in the workplace,” said Meshanko. The Respectful Workplace Blog is available now by visiting http://www.respectfulworkplace.com/blog

CONTACT:
Paul Meshanko or Melanie Sklarz, (216) 674-1085