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Hypower-Employee Appreciation Night
the overall result ,” says Paul-Hus . “ We don ’ t want to put too much emphasis on profitability as the rest of our core values could get ignored ; people might make decisions to boost profitability that hurts our professionalism , which then prevents us from continuously improving and ends up hurting our relationships .”
Inspiring others Not one to rest on its laurels , Hypower expects the best of its staff , and makes a significant effort to give back , not just to its employees but to the local community . Its efforts to drive positive engagement and quality results have seen the company become recognised as
Business of the Year by the South Florida Business Journal in 2017 .
To reward employees , Hypower seeks to gather all required data and runs a number of events , inviting employees to attend . Presentations are undertaken and the company aims to recognise all staff which are leading the it to success .
Additionally , Hypower ’ s growth has seen it give back to local communities , both through its charity events , raising over $ 1mn thus far , as well as recruitment of locals .
Paul-Hus explains : “ A young manager we recently recruited was through a charitable organisation , Helping Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth ( HANDY ).
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