For
Immediate Release
July
26, 2010 - Auburn Hills, MI – Union Pacific’s LEAD organization, which is short
for Lead, Educate, Achieve,
Develop: A Women's Initiative, is
expanding their reach from their headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, to the Motor
City. Union Pacific has two branches
working side by side in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Insight Network Logistics (INL) manages Chrysler’s network of finished
vehicles and ShipCarsNow provides auto transport for used car dealers, auto
auctions, finance companies, and fleet operators. They are teaming together to give LEAD a one
two punch in the automaker’s hometown.
The majority of INL and
SHIPCARSNOW employees have expressed an interest in the organization, including
men. “29 of our 48 employees and
contractors have signed up” stated Linda Sudduth, INL’s General Director of
Finance and Business Planning “we are pleased that we had such a high level of
interest and are hoping to capitalize on this momentum.” With a large number of men wanting to
participate, LEAD updated their mission statement to include all
employees. The mission statement now
reads:
“Foster an environment that increases opportunities for employees to
be recruited, retained and advanced as leaders in their professional and
personal lives. Make a difference
through professional programming, personal development, mentoring
and community involvement.”
What’s next? LEAD’s focus will be on community outreach
and professional development, including such activities as a charity golf
outing, Habitat for Humanity Business Builds Hope event, Work/Life Balance
Roundtable and a guest speaker series. The
strategic goal for INL & ShipCarsNow is to channel this energy to support
the local community and build team morale.
For everyone that has survived the latest economic downturn, there were
many others that were not so fortunate.
The resource and willingness to help is there, now LEAD has provided the
means to take that next step. That is a
real world win/win.
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For
more information contact Anne Dwyer of INL
248-340-8548
or atdwyer@insightnl.com
http://www.shipcarsnow.com, http://www.insightnl.com, http://www.up.com