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WEEKLY

ENGAGE Issue 24: Week of Nov. 7

Meet the South Florida District

Engagement Leader of the Year

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Thanks for letting your voice be

heard

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The Champs are Here! Chicago Cubs Pride

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Central

Pennsylvania

District Loves

the Kids

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Q11: Progress

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In the meantime, don’t just wait for the next survey to express your opinion. You can let your voice be heard every day through our three feedback mechanisms:

engagement@usps.gov

LiteBlue comment box

(844) 303-6424 Engagement phone line

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Quote of the week

“The future belongs to those who

prepare for it today.”

— Malcolm X

The Postal Service is proud to be the employer of more than 113,000 veterans. Thank you to our amazing veterans for your service. If you see a veteran, please stop and express your gratitude.

Veterans Day

A group of headquarters

Postal veterans.

Left to right: Daniel

Beauchemin, Richard

Howard, Executive Director,

Employee Engagement

Kelvin Williams, Eduardo

Estrada, Troy Garcia, Patrick

Kingsberry, Terrence

Warner, Executive Director,

Diversity & Talent

Acquisition Jeryl Wilson,

Anthony Clark, Al Woods

and Reggie Rabon.

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Making sure everyone on a team knows what they are working toward and everyone is pulling in the same direction, is the foundation for engagement. The next step is to regularly review team and individual progress. Talking about progress has a number of benefits. In addition to ensuring that teams and individuals are on track, conversations about progress can identify potential barriers to goal accomplishment, so those barriers that can then be removed. Conversations also can reveal areas in which an employee needs additional support from the team or the manager. They can also reduce the risk that an issue needing attention doesn’t get addressed before an employee starts to disengage. How often should progress be reviewed? Is every six months a magic number? Find out in next week’s issue!

Engagement Challenge:

Your progress is defined by steps. What are your 1-year, 2-year, and 5-year plans? You may find that by defining it this way, your goals seem more attainable. Share your ambitions with us. Email engagement@usps.gov.

A Work in Progress

Q11: Progress

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South Florida District Engagement Leader of the Year

South Florida District Manager Jeffery Taylor presented Marlene Findlay, West Palm Beach

Main Office A/manager, customer services, with a Crystal award for being selected as the

District Employee Engagement Leader of the Year.

“Employee engagement is a huge factor in the future of the U.S. Postal Service,” said West

Palm Beach Officer in Charge Robert Weiser. “I am honored to have Marlene on my team,

and I appreciate everything she is doing to build employee engagement in West Palm

Beach.”

From left: West Palm Beach A/Manager Customer Service Operations Gilberto Vega, West Palm Beach Main Office Window Unit A/Customer Service Manager Marlene Findlay, South Florida District Manager Jeffery Taylor and West Palm Beach Officer in Charge Robert Weiser.

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Chicago Cub Pride Carol Stream, IL, P&DC represents the champions and shows their team spirit on Chicago Cubs Day.

Engagement Spirit

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Stamp Engagement These employees got engaged with Breast Cancer Awareness stamp sales this year.

Engagement & Performance

“South Florida District employees ensure that engagement remains a priority not only for employees but also with customers.

Congratulations to the Port St. Lucie Main Office team which sold $27,905 in Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “

Sharon Johnson, Engagement Ambassador, Southern Area

Front row, left to right: Customer Service Supervisors, Jose Malespin and Dianne Scott, Administrative Assistant Janet Cummings, Retail Associate Helen Corso. Second Row: Retail Associates, Lauren Chase, Robert Marrero, Mike Glendinning, Kirk Waronicki and Floyd Spanier.

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Safe Drivers Postmaster John Whitaker of Atoka, TN, presented four Safe Driving awards to rural carriers, including one Million Mile award. Employees were recognized with certificates, pins and a breakfast.

Engagement & Safety

The recipients were:

Million mile award – Ruthie Hayes

18 years accident free – Detric Jefferson

17 years accident free – Lee Broadnax

8 years accident free – Harold Shelley

Left to right: Detric Jefferson, Lee Broadnax, Postmaster John Whitaker, Harold Shelley, Ruthie Hayes.

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Engagement & Community

Central Pennsylvania District Loves the Kids

Employee Engagement in Central Pennsylvania District took an interesting route recently when

both Valarie Carl, full-time driver safety instructor and former city carrier in Hershey, PA; and

Jeff Cleary, ad-hoc driver safety instructor and currently a full-time city carrier in the Lebanon,

PA, Post Office visited the Goddard School in Hummelstown, PA.

Goddard School Assistant Director Gina Esposito invited Carl and Cleary to visit and speak to

them about the Postal Service and what it is like to be a letter carrier. Approximately 120

preschool and early grade children were on hand for thevisit. Carl and Cleary talked about

getting to work outside in the snow, the travel of a letter, and staying away from vehicles to

ensure safety. Some children were concerned how we help Santa receive all those letters on

time. When Carl and Cleary spoke about the thousands of packages that come in the mail, the

children couldn’t wait to tell how they’ve received packages like Legos from Amazon. The

teachers were amazed how many miles carriers walk in a day and throughout their careers.

Carl and Cleary brought a new ProMaster vehicle to show the children along with postal coloring

books, which the school’s assistant director said the kids LOVED. Some of the classrooms even

wrote their own letters so they could “play mail delivery” later that day.

This was a great opportunity to educate youngsters in the community and bring out the best in

the Postal Service.

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Happy Birthday

Oct. 31 Benita Jones Rural carrier Kingston, OHNov. 2 Lavetta Roberson City carrier assistant Chicago Heights, ILNov. 4 Don Jackson Lead Sales & service associate West Melbourne, FLNov. 5 Doug Macklin Automotive technician Spokane, WA Nov. 7 Steve Nelson Equipment operator Bell, CANov. 7 Christine McDonald Postal support employee Francisco, INNov. 9 Nardie Weller-Smith Letter carrier Lithonia, GANov. 9 BettyJo Minardi Jr Postmaster relief Prairie Hill, TXNov. 9 George Turner Supervisor, maintenance operations Los AngelesNov. 9 George Turner Supervisor, maintenance operations Los AngelesNov. 10 Danielle Ryerson A/Administrative assistant Hartford, CTNov. 10 Dan McCormack Field financial specialist BaltimoreNov. 10 Keri Delano Rural carrier Chandler, INNov. 11 Becky Peters Accountaning technician Eagan, MNNov. 11 Shelba Burwell Vehicle maintenance facility manager Macon, GANov. 12 Sandra Brown Safety specialist Las VegasNov. 13 Marion Shosted Manager consumer and industry contact Salt Lake CityNov. 14 Sharon Witman Bulk mail technician Reading, PANov. 15 Mitch Burson Supervisor, customer services Sacramento, CANov. 15 Gail Veeder Sales & service associate Highland, MINov. 16 Francisco Martinez Maintenance mechanic Los AngelesNov. 17 Jerri Hansel Custodian Highland, MINov. 19 Tracie Sims-Hayes Clerk AtlantaNov. 19 Cindy Balch Address management system technician Nashville, TNNov. 22 Candi Cheathon Customer relations coordinator Sacramento, CANov. 22 Dominique James Dock clerk Memphis, TNNov. 30 Victor Garcia Manager, customer services Sacramento, CA

Something new on LiteBlue: a brand new way to submit your celebration announcements for our

weekly newsletter! Simply go to the Employee Engagement page on LiteBlue to submit your

announcement for next week’s newsletter. Deadline to submit is Sunday, Nov. 13.

Celebrations

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Postal Anniversaries

50 years Betty Nord Distribution window clerk Chandler, IN41 years Vanessa Tedesco A/Human resources specialist Pittsburgh38 years Randall Johnson Information technology specialist Coppell, TX35 years Lawrence Beasley Lead automotive technician (AG) Lynchburg, VA33 years Kay Mueller Bulk mail technician Spokane, WA32 years Bob Marinucci Bulk mail technician Reading, PA31 years Doreen Cebula Vehicle maintenance facility general clerk Milwaukee31 years Michael Thomas Automotive technician Lynchburg, VA30 years Delinda Anderson Administrative clerk, vehicle maintenance facility Winston-Salem, NC30 years Michael Shannon Automotive technician Alexandria, VA30 years Denise Vargas Parcel post distribution-machine Kansas City, MO 29 years Debra Pugh Sales, services/distribution associate New Smyrna Beach, FL21 years Jolanda Cook Postmaster Granby, MO20 years Beverly Jones Personnel security technician Memphis, TN20 years Donna Stokes Bulk mail technician Columbus, OH20 years Clement Taylor Custodian Columbus, OH20 years Bao Nguyen Mail processing clerk Columbus, OH20 years Debbie Boyd Mail processing clerk Columbus, OH

9 years Dennis Aniagu Lead automotive technician Merrifield, VA9 years David Dao Lead automotive technician Merrifield, VA6 years StanfordJones Automotive technician Norfolk, VA4 years James Bryant Automotive technician Richmond, VA4 years Horst Reinshagen Automotive technician Hampton, VA3 years Jimmy Thaxton Lead automotive technician Sterling, VA

Retirements 49.5 Billy Burke Letter carrier Anniston, AL

Wedding Anniversaries 31 years Leta and John Wright Leta is a clerk in Greensboro, NC.

22 years Desiree and Darryl Anderson Desiree is a personnel security specialist in Memphis, TN.

12 years BettyJo and Angelo Minardi, Jr. BettyJo is a relief Postmaster in Prairie Hill, TX.

Baby Birth Vadim and Elina Drozd, welcomed their first child, Joseph, into the world. Vadim is an accounting techni-cian at Eagan, MN.

Something new on LiteBlue: a brand new way to submit your celebration announcements for our weekly

newsletter! Simply go to the Employee Engagement page on LiteBlue to submit your announcement for next

week’s newsletter. Deadline to submit is Sunday, Nov. 13.

Celebrations

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