Lessons from life: Associate of the Month

I’m always impressed when I’m in a place of business that features an "Associate of the Month" plaque on the wall. I admire the management’s attempt to recognize their employees, hoping of course, others will be inspired to reach for the same recognition. Surely the business has embraced the workplace trend to reward positive employee behavior…or they received a memo from their corporate office directing them to "value their employee’s contributions".