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Fidelis Companies Honors Employees with ‘Wall of Fame’

Fidelis Logo - White.jpegTuesday, October 8, 2013 – Fidelis Companies recently honored employees with the unveiling of a ‘Wall of Fame’. Recognitions on the Wall of Fame include Fidelis Superstars, President’s Club honorees and yearly Biggest Biller individual awards.

The Fidelis Superstars plaque includes employees who meet and/or exceed specific production numbers in a single month. Employees honored in the recent unveiling include those met or exceeded the production numbers from January 2010 – current.

To obtain membership in the yearly President’s Club, an employee must meet and/or exceed a set amount (as of January 2012) in billed revenue in a calendar year. Previous to January 2012, employees were eligible for the President’s Club after they met and/or exceeded a different variation of expectations in a calendar year.

Individual recognition was given to the biggest billers from 2010 – 2012. This award recognizes one Fidelis Companies employee who has the top revenue at the end of each calendar year.

Honored Employees included:

Fidelis Superstars
2010: James Roberts*, May Li, Ph.D. Johnny Letourneau
2011: James Roberts*, May Li, Ph.D., Michelle Cessnun*,
2012: James Roberts*, May Li, Ph.D.*, Tommy McMullen*, John Branson
2013 (current through August): Johnny Letourneau*, Michelle Cessnun*, Tommy McMullen, Mike Simonson
*met production numbers in multiple months during coinciding year.

President’s Club
2010: John Branson, Michelle Cessnun, Tommy McMullen, Johnny Letourneau
2011: Michelle Cessnun, Tommy McMullen, John Branson, James Roberts, Johnny Letourneau, Mike Simonson
2012: Tommy McMullen, John Branson, Michelle Cessnun, Richard Steinfeld

Biggest Biller
2010: John Branson
2011: Michelle Cessnun
2012: Tommy McMullen

To view the original release, visit www.prweb.com.

Motivation from NAPS 2013 Annual Conference

In case you missed it, the NAPS 2013 Annual Conference was held two weeks ago in Las Vegas and 5 of our team members were in attendance. For those who aren’t familiar with the NAPS acronym, NAPS stands for National Association of Personnel Services.

For our team members, the conference consisted of two jam-packed days of seminars and training sessions, networking events and a little Vegas sight seeing. Running on enthusiasm and little sleep, our team members soaked up valuable information and came back with renewed enthusiasm to implement these learned tasks in their day-to-day work routines.

Here are some things our team members had to say about the NAPS 2013 Annual Conference once they returned:

“This year’s conference was a highly informative event for our employees, both the veterans and the first timers. It’s even better to see them come back to the office and take the motivation and tools they learned at NAPS and begin implementing them in their day-to-day practice.”
Karen Richards, President & CEO

Karen at the Black & White party with Frank Sinatra's look alike.

“It was one of the best NAPS conferences I have attended. Jon Bartos and Greg Doersching’s energy levels were through the roof. Rob Moseley’s workshop advice was outstanding. All in all, extremely motivating and gave me the “right mindset” to achieve a new level of success.”

Dr. May Li, Scientific R&D Practice Lead

May and Charlotte preparing for a day full of seminars

“This was my first NAPS meeting and I think it was absolutely amazing. Every single talk I went to was valuable and I was able to take something from each one that I can implement in my daily work. Most of the speakers were inspiring, motivating and extremely knowledgeable! We just had a 2 hour meeting about how to start implementing some of the changes to make us more successful in the future.”
Dr. Charlotte Mitchell, Scientific Recruiter

Johnny holding up a NAPS conference sign.

“When you attend these conferences, there are always one or two new ideas, or improvements to your current process that you have the opportunity to hear.

The speakers are not just trainers, but those that have worked a desk, been in the trenches and have amassed their insights through hands on experience….being taught by those that have been successful running a desk just like me; creates a very personal message”
Johnny Letourneau, Medical Affairs Practice Lead

Jacob posing with Mario and Luigi

“This was my first opportunity to be apart of a NAPS conference and I was blown away with the quality of the presentations and how well everything was planned.

The speakers provided amazing insight into various recruiting tools and methods that we have already began to implement within our company.”
Jacob Barnes, Scientific Recruiter

For more information on the NAPS, please visit www.recruitinglife.com.

Stop! HANA time…

Join us for a webinar Wednesday, July 31st at 2:00 pm CDT where you will hear Tommy McMullen, SAP Practice Lead of Fidelis Companies and Sam Schoelen, CIO of Continental Resources, talk about Sam’s experience with implementing SAP HANA and some of the commonly asked questions about the new technology.

As a CIO for a company who has recently implemented HANA, Sam will share some valuable insights for other managers looking to implement the new technology. Not sure if HANA is right for your organization or how you’re going to justify the cost to your boss? Sam will talk about these topics and much more so register now!

And come prepared with some of your own HANA questions for the live Q&A after Tommy and Sam wrap up!

To register for the webinar, click the link below and follow the prompts; if prompted, enter the webinar ID below.

SAP HANA blog

 

“Most Chaotic Desk” Facebook Photo Contest

Do remember what color your desk is? Been a while since you were able to find the last pen you lost? We want to see pictures!

Fidelis Companies is having a Facebook “Most Chaotic Desk” photo contest and want you to enter! Work from home? Don’t feel left out! Send in a photo of your home office desk or kitchen counter, or whatever you call your desk!

Rules:
1. People submitting photo entries must “Like” our Facebook page to be considered for the contest. One entry per person.
2. Take a picture of your desk and email it to clemons@fideliscompanies.com
3. Include the follow information for the photo caption: Your Name, either what you do OR your job title.
4. Once your photo is added to the “Most Chaotic Desk” photo album, share the album with your friends and beg them to vote for your chaotic desk!
5. Please feel free to tag your photo submittal once the photo is added to the album to easily share with your friends and family.
6. The photo with the most “Likes” at the end of the day July 31st will win a $50 gas card. Winner will be announced August 1st!

Important dates:
1. Photo submittals will be accepted from June 25 – July 15. Any photos submitted after EOD July 15th will not be included in the contest.
2. Album will be posted July 1 with photo’s added as they are submitted.
3. Voting ends at the end of the day July 31st.

Vote for Fidelis Companies!

Social Media is a popular topic in the business world right now, and we decided to join the conversation by participating in the Dallas Business Journal’s (DBJ) Social Madness competition! Part of the competition is daily, open voting for our company, Fidelis Companies, and the other part is posting relevant and engaging content that our followers and fans want to interact with.

We are currently in Round 1 and are sitting in the top 8. After this week, the final top 8 companies will move onto the next phase, one step closer to the finals.

What do we win, you ask? The winner of the Social Madness competition will have $10,000 donated in their name to the charity of their choice; our charity of choice is the Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County.

 

How to participate:

1. Click on the following link to vote: http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/socialmadness
2. If you do not already have a DBJ account, you will be prompted to create a login for the contest. As long as you access the voting link from the same browser and computer, your login information will be saved and you will be taken directly to the voting page.
3. Once username and password are created, the voting page will open.
4. Scroll through to find “Fidelis Companies” and click the green circular VOTE button to the left of our company name.
5. Once you vote, please share your vote with your social networks and encourage your friends and connections to vote for us and move Fidelis Companies into the Top 8!
6. You can vote once a day until voting closes for round 1 on June 17th.

 

Thanks in advance for voting for us and we look forward to sharing more with you!

1st Annual Fidelis Salsa Challenge

With our 1st Annual Fidelis Salsa Challenge, we celebrated Cinco de Mayo “work week style!” With an overwhelming 10 entries, our team members voted in a blind salsa challenge and we crowned our 1st Annual Salsa Challenge winner!

Rules were:

*Entry fee: $1.00 per entry (only applies to those entering salsa, anyone can sample)

*Entries are due by 10:30 am

*Bring your best salsa… homemade, unique brand you have found, etc…..

*Bring the salsa in a Tupperware container or hidden from public view

*Each entry will be provided a numerical number that will be marked on the salsa dipping bowl provided

*At 11:30 – every person that wants to join will “sample” each salsa, confidentially vote for their favorite and put the ballot in the ballot box

*The winning salsa will receive all the $$ from entry fees

*Chips will be provided

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Entries were submitted. Numbers were drawn. Sample cups were numbered and divided out. And at 11:30, the conference room officially turned into a salsa tasting room. Comments quickly started flying about which numbers were the hot one’s and which were the early favorites, but only 1 could win and it was going to be a tough choice.

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Voting soon ensued as everyone tried to narrow their favorites down to their top choice; there could only be one winner so who was it going to be?

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After a quick tally of the tickets, the 1st Annual Fidelis Salsa Challenge Winner is……..

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Alan Butz!
Congrats on your salsa supremacy Alan!

To view the full photo album, please visit our Facebook page!