Bridgeport’s Safety Marking CEO Receives Prestigious Dale Carnegie Leadership Award

Bridgeport, January 8, 2008 – “One line at a time” is the motto of Safety Marking Inc., of Bridgeport, a supplier of highway markings throughout the Northeast, and now its founder and president Mark Kelly can add another line to his prestigious resume as

(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 14, 2008 ) Bridgeport, January 8, 2008 – “One line at a time” is the motto of Safety Marking Inc., of Bridgeport, a supplier of highway markings throughout the Northeast, and now its founder and president Mark Kelly can add another line to his prestigious resume as winner of the Dale Carnegie Leadership Award for 2007.

The award was established in 1985 to recognize leaders of companies that place special emphasis on the development of its people to achieve business objectives.

Safety Marking is a successful New England contracting firm with facilities in Rhode Island, New York and headquarters in Connecticut. Employing 130, it provides safety line markings for interstates, highways, bridges tunnels and airports throughout the Northeast “one line at a time.”

Bob Dickson, President of Dale Carnegie of Western Connecticut, said, “I am delighted to recognize Mark for his leadership in providing excellent service and quality products for customers.” He added that maximizing human potential is the key to business performance and that what Mark has done at Safety Marking through Dale Carnegie training has been exemplary.

Kelly said he was a true believer that Dale Carnegie will take anyone to the next level and that he supports all employees who wish to participate in the training. Besides employees, he has put his own daughters’ through the training and has served himself as a graduate assistant. Since Safety Marking’s beginnings in 1973, 10 per cent of the organization’s employees have gone through the Dale Carnegie Leadership program in the Western Connecticut Region with another six scheduled for the upcoming year.

“There is no doubt that Dale Carnegie training has contributed to the success of our people and our business. As we better understand the value of improved interpersonal relations and communications, Dale Carnegie has been integral to our emphasis on human resources training,” Kelly added.

Kelly was nominated by Safety Marking managers, all former Dale Carnegie graduates, Lucas Papageorge, general manager, David Steffens, operations manager and Patrick Clyne, safety director. Besides being at the helm of Safety Marking, Kelly is active in the community serving on the Board of Directors of the Merton House, the Wakeman Boys Club and the Connecticut Road Builders Association.

In 2005 the Leadership Award was presented to Greenwich Hospital. A nationally known recipient is Lee Iaccoca, formerly of Chrysler.

Dale Carnegie training has over 2,700 professional instructors in more than 70 countries. It now boasts 6 million graduates in businesses across most industries. Companies partner with Dale Carnegie to develop the professional skills of their most valuable assets, their employees. Subjects include Leadership, Communication, Sales and Presentations. Customized employee engagement, training targeted at specific business goals is also available.
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