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A major contributor to our employees feeling empowered is our ESOP—Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Recology has a long history of employee ownership, dating back to the early employee cooperatives in 1921. As Mark Lomele, our Chief Financial Officer, likes to say, “We were an ESOP before there were ESOPs.” Today we are the largest employee…

When setting team goals we set a minimum, target, and outrageous goal. If the outrageous goal is hit, then all employees that have been working at Mindvalley for more than 3 months will get something awesome bought for them on behalf of the company, like an iPhone or iPad. We also have a bonus sharing…

Rather than reserve our options fund for senior management, we also invite exceptional employees to participate. The reality is, there are highly valuable employees at all levels within the organization. Together they help the organization rise to success and should be rewarded for being the champions they are. Therefore, employees who do an exceptional job,…

Our innovative profit-sharing model turns recruiters into entrepreneurs, focused on excellence; they understand that each client’s success becomes their success, and they relish the chance to exceed their own goals. Recruiters earn up to 60% of the profits for each position they fill, motivating them to provide the best service and quality by rewarding their…

On May 24, 2011 we set a precedent and became the largest organization in Canada to become a Living Wage Employer. A living wage is different from a minimum wage, which was $10.25 an hour in BC at the end of 2012. It reflects the hourly rate of pay that enables a family with two parents…