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A List Worldwide President Avi Karpel presents a certificate of company stock to Senior Chauffeur Marvin Vick, who has worked at the company for over 17 years.Los Angeles, Calif. — A List Worldwide Transportation Services, based near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), recently started offering all of its employees shares in the corporation.
Under the Corporate Shares Program, employees will be given shares in the company at the end of each month based on their performance, continued length of employment, and great customer service. It is open to all employees who fulfill their employment probationary requirements. Additional shares can be distributed by management for what is considered “over the top,” extraordinary service and repeated acknowledgement by a client(s) for a chauffeur’s or staff member’s performance.
“I always treated my employees as my extended family. My door has been always open for them for any issue they may have and I am proud to have one of the best team of chauffeurs and staff in the industry,” says A List President, Avi Karpel. “I felt this program was something extra that I needed to do to show my utmost appreciation to their dedication, something that will go beyond their regular payroll, 'partnership in the corporation.' When the program was introduced to them in a meeting and my commitment to them was outlined in their employee handbook, they were thrilled and astonished. Now, adding our employees to a level of our partners, you can only expect the best out of A List Worldwide Transportation Services.”
Visit alistlimo.com for more information.
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Patty Nelson, executive director of LANJPrinceton, N.J.—At the association’s bi-monthly meeting held on March 19, Limousine Association of New Jersey (LANJ) President Jim Moseley announced that Barry Lefkowitz, long-time LANJ Executive Director, was stepping down and the former Executive Director of the NLA, Patricia “Patty” Nelson, would be taking over as the new leader of the organization.
“I look forward to working with all the LANJ members, and getting back into the swing of things in the industry,” says Nelson.
Lefkowitz, who was the omnipresent head of LANJ since 2009, will remain with the association as a statewide political lobbyist. Best of luck to both of them in their new endeavors!
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"Best Boss" Mike BassoHawthorne, N.Y.—Michael Basso, vice president of Leros Point to Point, was recently named on a list of “Best Bosses” by Westchester Magazine. The new list, which included 17 bosses from all around Westchester County, was completely controlled by nominations from companies’ employees and was from a broad variety of industries. Leros, based in Hawthorne, N.Y., was the only transportation company on the list.
In the article, Basso says that his mantra is “You’re either going or growing.” He explains: “People who don’t grow with the company tend to look elsewhere,” Basso says. “I’ve always looked for ways to promote people or create new sectors of a division to have people manage something—let them have tangible goals. When I see someone excelling here, I look to give them more responsibilities. A lot of employers shy away from that because it comes with more money. They’re penny wise but dollar foolish. You waste more money looking for employees. You’re better off paying more—you’ll save over the long run.”
That’s certainly not lost on employees, either. “Michael makes employees feel like it’s their own company,” says Kelcy Peterson, one of Basso's employees who was quoted in the article. “He empowers their entrepreneurial spirit.”
Visit leroslimo.com for more information.
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