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episode 198: The Power of Acknowledgement with Stevie Awards Founder Michael Gallagher
After a career working in advertising, PR, sales, the events industry, and the dotcom world, Michael Gallagher founded the Stevie Awards in 2002 to honor the millions of business executives and workers worldwide who quietly accomplish innovative and extraordinary things in the workplace every day. Michael’s commitment to honoring excellence was sparked during his tenure as Vice President of The New York Festivals, where he organized some of the world’s largest international awards competitions for film, television, advertising, and other media. Here, he discusses the power of acknowledging people in the workplace and how organizations can nominate their employees for a Stevie award.
Key Takeaways:
- The importance of acknowledging employees with awards
- How awards benefit companies large and small
- How to nominate someone for a Stevie award
Episode Timeline:
1:45 Honoring the unsung heroes of the business world
3:30 Sometimes it's the unsung people who are at the heart of the company.
4:15 How do the Stevies help companies?
5:30 How awards benefit larger companies
6:00 How awards help workers internally
7:15 The Stevies are about work, not necessarily business.
8:00 The proper way to nominate someone for a Stevie award
11:30 Great communicators can take esoteric concepts and explain them to the masses.
13:00 Michael's experience in awards started in the '80s.
15:00 The dawn of business awards
17:45 What does the future look like for the Stevies?
19:00 Do different countries have different work values?
21:00 How to get involved with the Stevie Awards
This episode’s guest:
• Michael Gallagher
• Michael Gallagher on LinkedIn and Facebook
• Stevie Awards Homepage
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