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The Baltimore Regional Employer Institute is a series of Employer-to-Employer forums designed to share and promote innovative best practices in the areas of recruitment and retention.

A series of Employer-to-Employer forums designed to share and promote innovative best practices in the areas of recruitment and retention.


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Marlin Steel Wire Products LLC January 31, 2008   Marlin Steel Wire Products
Instructional Manual:
Competitive Advantage Marlin Steel Wire Products: Meeting the Global Challenge
Slide Show:
Competitive Advantage The Regional Employer Institute Presents: Marlin Steel Wire Products: Meeting the Global Challenge
Agenda:
Competitive Advantage Marlin Steel Wire Products: Meeting the Global Challenge

Testimonials
Regional Employer Institute A Big Success The Baltimore Regional Employer Institute kicked off its first forum on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at Marlin Steel Wire Products. Drew Greenblatt, President of Marlin, presented his companys award winning strategy for maintaining competitive advantage in retaining employees. Marlin was awarded the prize for establishing incentive and training programs that lead to a very low turnover rate for Marlin. Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith and Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon presented the award to Marlin at the first awards breakfast in September 2007. Marlin has instituted several programs that have increased not only their retention rate, but their productivity and bottom line as well. The incentives include a generous matching 401 K plan, which is used extensively by the employees. In addition, Marlin has invested a considerable amount of time and money in training employees in the latest technology.

The most significant and innovative aspect of the Marlin model is the reward system that pays employees for meeting concrete production goals using time and resources wisely. The production leader gets a sizable payout for meeting targeted metrics. Marlin is instituting a similar incentive for the production crew as well. The program has increased productivity, reduced time to market and eliminated errors (since the production crew must correct any flaws, which detract from time spent on the next job).

Participants in the forum were enthusiastic about the presentation and gave accolades to Greenblatt. Harry Anapa, Director of Utility Training, of BGE Home said, "The material and philosophy presented by Drew Greenblatt on "Getting Results" was very insightful. Marlin Steel Wire has an excellent process for recruiting, developing, and supporting their employees. I plan to share the information he presented at our March BGE Executive Leadership Summit on increasing employee accountability for safety."

Additional forums will be held every month until May.


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