Fusion is the name given to our employee development program. It is a demonstration of who we are as a company and the Core Values that guide us. Much like our manufactured foam products are stronger when the individual beads of material are fused together, so is our company. Through building relationships and exposure to different viewpoints, our employees participate in active listening and practice understanding. These team building activities help develop and exercise trust between individuals, making our company stronger. Our Fusion program is broken down into 3 branches, each with a different focus: Inspire, Connect, Engage.
Our Inspire event is a one-day offsite meeting for all employees. It takes place in February and serves as an opportunity to look back at the previous year as well as kickoff the year to come. We invite guest speakers who present on a variety of topics. Other events typically include a discussion panel, annual awards, lunch, and various prizes given away. The whole event is centered on a theme which will be carried throughout the rest of the year.
Past Speakers
2020
ORVIS CAMPBELL
Tuscarawas County Sheriff
Orvis Campbell is proudly serving his 2nd term as Sheriff of Tuscarawas County. Sheriff Campbell began his service to the County in 1990 as a probation officer for Tuscarawas County Juvenile Court Judge George J. Demis. In 1994, Campbell was hired as a Deputy Sheriff and was promoted to Detective in 1997 and then worked his way up through several ranks as an investigator before being elected Sheriff in November of 2016..
Sheriff Campbell was proudly voted Ohio’s outstanding Law Enforcement Officer for 2018 by the Ohio Prosecuting Attorney’s Association and recipient of the Voice of all children award for 2023 as awarded by Noah’s Hope. Campbell was appointed to Ohio’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on the future of law enforcement training by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Campbell is a lifelong resident of Tuscarawas County, he and his wife Michelle have four children.
The heart of Fusion is our Connect semester. Typically in the fall, this 5-week session breaks our company down into cross-departmental small groups of about a dozen employees that participate in a round-table discussion for 1 hour each week. Each group is led by a facilitator who helps spur the conversation around the topic for that week. The topics are chosen and researched by our Fusion Planning Team, and they develop the content for each session. It gives employees a chance to get to know each other better and have meaningful discussions in areas that pertain to work as well as home and family.
Throughout the year, there are a variety of activities that give our employees the opportunity to put their character into practice. These fall under the Engage umbrella. They are interactive ways to remind employees of our Core Values and theme for the year, and give them a chance to live them out. Some activities include food drives, highway cleanup, and our annual Habitat for Humanity house build comprised of mainly PFT volunteers. Whether it is through peer recognitions, text polls, prize drawings, celebration lunches, or other volunteering opportunities, the goal is to prove what we say – to ourselves and to our community.
