Fabulous! Seriously, the best thing in decades. Thank you Valley Mental Health for valuing us! I have gone from a feeling of despair to enthusiasm and hope.

—Loretta G., Valley Mental Health

Got me excited to tackle this topic. Excited to take action!

—Scott E., IM Flash

Totally incredible that WCF is providing this.

—Lyle , Workers Compensation Fund

Love it! Thank you! I’m excited to get into the 8 Pillars with my wife.

—Jared Hansen, 1-800-Contacts

Excellent presentation that has the potential to truly change lives!

—Cary Elder, Nu Skin

Finally a training that walks you through the steps. I connected with this course and got really excites about moving forward with my debt elimination. Thank you!

—Employee, Valley Mental Health

Couldn’t come at a better time for me and my wife.

—Mark Gilbert, Fresenius

This should be taught in our high schools. This presentation helps to break the concept of personal finance into simple and manageable sections. Helps you feel like you can get control of things.

—Ben Hawkins, Headwaters

Very entertaining! Honest and sincere, what a valuable employee resource.

—Vincent Fowler, Ultradent

Thank you NBS so much for this class. It has changed how I think about money and my financial well-being.

—Tracie Rock, National Benefits Solutions

I understand it because it is so simple to do. I related a lot to the 8 pillars.

—Chad Collier, Vivint

Outstanding – The truth looking you in the face.

—Frances C., Media One

Thank you. I have been waiting for a program like this.

—Junell Hernando, Xango

Excellent! Very valuable information that is directly applicable.

—Douglas Davies, 1-800-Contacts

Great way to ease into starting a financial plan on my way to financial greatness.

—Employee, Workers Compensation Fund

Thanks for making me see reality.

—Don T. – Fresenius

This class has changed my life, both financially and personally. Thank you so much!

—Employee, Valley Mental Health

This is wonderful. I’m appreciative of Headwaters for inviting you here to teach us.

—Josh Crosby, Headwaters

Thank you. I feel like there is hope for me.

—Christina Davidson, MGIS

Putting this all together and writing it down has really helped me and my wife. I’m grateful for the things I’ve learned. I know it’s going to help my family.

—Employee – IM Flash

I appreciate that Nu Skin sees the importance of educating each of us regarding personal financial principles.

—Wood, Nu Skin

So excited to do this – there is hope.

—Craig Andrew, Xango

It gets me motivated to make changes that will decrease my stress and improve my finances.

—Wendy Francis, Valley Mental Health

Excellent – great visual aids – well organized – helpful – humor – down to earth.

—Clay Covey, Xango

Concise; Useful; Enjoyable. Wish I had seen this 40 years ago.

—Reid Hilton, Media One

Learning the true value of an Enrichment Program:  Learning the importance of moving away from outdated recognition programs and to a Total Recognition program. The presentation was very informative and gave excellent ideas.

—HR Manager, Delta Airlines

Thanks for the great information—I have questioned our current non-financial recognition/reward systems. This workshop has confirmed my suspicions that some of our rewards may be hurting morale. We also need to re-prioritize our programs and perhaps do a complete paradigm shift.

—Mgr. Training and People Development, major corporation, New York

Learning about the importance of Employee Enrichment Programs for retaining employees and information on “Best Practices” for implementation.

—HR Operations Director, Marriott International, Inc.

Up-to-date research emphasis on percent of company budget, appreciated the forthright manner in telling the group what was outdated (most of ours is!). Feel more confident going back to management for support armed with the facts learned.

—Employee Relations, Leprino Foods Co.

Excellent workshop!  Wealth of information. A 10+. It doesn’t get any better. Thanks, Ed!!

—Superintendent of Schools, New Jersey

The seminar was very detailed. Looking forward to through all the materials and handouts. Ed Ford is very knowledgeable.

—Major refining company, Southern California

Having a Total Recognition theme on what employees really need and want are what I liked best!   Thank you!  Ed Ford is marvelous!

—Orange County, CA

Engaging speaker, great handouts, moved at a good pace!

—National corporation, New York

Very informative-the statistics were great to hear and realize what we’re doing right or wrong. Thanks for offering this great workshop.

—HR Admin., national corporation New York

The idea of thinking strategically…I liked the idea of evaluating costs based on average cost per employee per year.

—Major electronics company, Los Angeles

A different perspective. Very educational. Lots of information.

—Major chemical company, New Jersey

Handouts were excellent. All information was great. Loved combining programs with a Total Recognition Point System.

—Major hospital, New York

Ideas, straight-forward approach and knowledge. Thank you!  Very informative.

—HR Manager, Centennial Health Care

Ed Ford speaker – Would like to hear a whole day seminar.

—The New York Times

The whole seminar was very interesting. Ed was outstanding.

—HR, The McGraw-Hill Companies

I enjoyed Ed’s presentation because it seemed to be really on target with how today’s employees feel and think about the work environment.

—Dept. Admin., US Airways

That some important basic Work Balance Concepts were highlighted and documented by valuable statistics.

—Recruiter, Thomas Publishing Co.

I like best how you showed us step-by-step how to design Employee Enrichment Programs.

—HR, BMG Entertainment

How the information was presented in such a short period of time. Each participant was given a wealth of information on Employee Enrichment Programs.

—HR Director, North Carolina Mutual Life

The relevancy of information provided in regard to my day-to-day work. The humor incorporated in the presentation. Thanks!

—Training Coordinator, Bureau of National Affairs

I especially liked the overall approach that creates a new way of thinking about Total Recognition Programs and being exposed to so much reference material. I intend to discuss this information with my Sr. Vice President of Worldwide HR.

—World-wide Insurance Corporation, Los Angeles

I liked best the concept of an integrated Total Recognition Program and point System approach to our employee program…very informative and stimulating.

—Bestfoods, New Jersey

Lots of good thought-provoking information. My company is moving to a pay for performance system, yet still only recognize the employees based on years of service.

—Rutgers University, New Jersey

Excellent presenter, great handouts…the Total Recognition Concepts apply, now my challenge will be putting them into practice.

—Orange County California

The presentation on how to get approval from upper management and how to budget on percent of budget for a better Total Reward System was excellent.

—Major retailer, Los Angeles

Material presented on a Total Recognition System and well-program moved quickly to the point. All day would be good.

—National Corporation, New York

I enjoyed everything. Very informative. Presenter was excellent.

—New Jersey

I appreciated the volume of information and its feasibility. I look forward to receiving the information checked below and in moving to a Total Recognition Program.

—Benefits Admin., Waste Management

Enjoyed learning what works in Total Recognition Programs and hope to help implement in the future.

—Service Awards Coordinator, Los Alamos National Lab.

Fresh ideas and a new way to look at the recognition of employees. Always great to have a fresh approach.

—Development Supervisor, Home Depot

Ed Ford’s presentation and ideas on how to move current recognition programs to a Total Recognition Program within my company.

—HR, Enterprise Rent-a-Car

When talking about improving manager benefits, the same should apply for employees—Recognition, not Competition. Thanks for our excellent information on that.

—HR, Federated Dept. Stores

Like best the presentation by Ed Ford. Would have liked Ed to have gone more in depth with his presentation to include more specific examples and details in the design of Employee Enrichment Programs.

—HR Manager, Hyatt Arlington

Very good. Design strategy, value proposition, insights from other HR leaders.

—HR Director, Marriott International, Inc.

Knowledge and energy of presenters. Challenges you to think of what’s wrong with your recognition and motivates you to change/improve.

—Sr. HR Coordinator , Vertis

I found some important ‘argument point’ to make when I return to the office. The information on design of Employee Engagement Programs was especially helpful.

—HR Manager, Starpoint Solutions

Paced at a good speed and very informative. Time well spent.

—Sr. Recruiter, World Congress Center

Understanding what’s important to employees and what employees want.

—HR, CTSI Corporation

The new ideas on Employee Engagement that were presented. Great information. Great job.

—NCI Information Systems

Material was great. Enjoyed the speaker as well.

—HR, Reston Hospital

Information on what’s in and what’s out. Hearing about different ideas for recognizing employees as a Total Recognition Program.

—HR, HQ Global Workplaces

Discussion relative to linking the company’s core values with the way we recognize employees based on work/life issues.

—HR, The Profit Recovery Group

Definition of Total Recognition Programs. Design of Total Recognition Programs.

—Performance Management Analyst, Intelsat

Great ideas-researched and statistically (or numbers-based); with great references and employee designed programs.

—VP of HR, CACS