One of the greatest lessons you learn when being in business
a long time is that you are only as good as the individuals who make up your
team. A company is the sum of its parts, its people.
Every single individual in a company, no matter their role,
adds tremendous value, and collectively, they add up to who you are as a
company. It’s been widely documented that teamwork is one of the best ways to
bring all members of an organization together and make them truly care about
each other and the work they are doing.
This article states it well: “Teams often arise when employees come together to
accomplish a common goal.
Teamwork within the workplace not only benefits your workers but also significantly affects your business.”
At Stamar Packaging, we
believe wholeheartedly in the idea of teamwork, of bringing employees together
to accomplish goals, both within the realm of work they’re doing during business
hours, and outside of that. And we believe that the result is a group of
invaluable team members who are great at their jobs and care about what they
do.
To this end, we recently
participated in the ROC Race 5K,
a game show-inspired obstacle race whose participants are referred to as ROC
Stars (a fitting name for our employees). Taking place on July 12, 2014, this
was our first ROC Race, and the company paid for and encouraged everyone who
wanted to participate. One of the best parts: the ROC Race benefits The
Challenged Athletes Foundation, a very worthwhile cause.
While the day of the event
proved to be one of the rainiest of the summer—with the entire team getting
rained on—it was still a fun and successful event. Some employees came to
participate, others came to cheer them on. Despite the weather, some
participants even went back and finished the race. In the end, it was still a
great success; we had fun and bonded as a team. It was a great example of how
teamwork can make a company even stronger.
We will continue to look
out for and participate in more events of this nature (while keeping our
fingers crossed for dry weather!), and most importantly, will continue to
encourage solidarity as a group, ensuring our products and service are as great
as the people who provide them.
