Creating a Powerful Culture for Recognition & Rewards at Columbia Sportswear
Cindy Imber, HRIP, Beth Wachtman
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In this session, you will learn how Columbia Sportswear transformed their domestic manual rewards program into a global online recognition and rewards program that integrates with their global Columbia culture. This transformation has taken the program to a new level of excellence. Employees now have a global method for recognizing someone for something they have done in a way that is fast and easy. In this session, the presenters will share how they went through this transformation, gained executive buy-in, created a system that integrates directly with their organizational culture and developed communication and training strategies for global dissemination.

Beth Wachtman, Benefits Manager, Columbia Sportswear Company, has worked in Benefits for over 15 years. She has implemented and administered numerous benefit online enrollment systems throughout her career and has worked with different HRIS and portal systems.

Cindy Imber, HRIP, SPHR, Senior Manager Global HR Applications, Columbia Sportswear Company, has worked with HR systems for over 15 years. She has implemented or upgraded numerous global HR systems of varying focus. She has experience in HR, benefits, rewards, survey, performance, compensation, and training.