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When a product leaves our facility, I feel better knowing it will protect men and women around the globe.” “I chose to be in quality to ensure we support the lives we save in the field. It is the thread of success for business, life and a reflection of the individual,” she says. “I am a firm believer in the value of quality. She is also an important member of the Northrop Grumman Women’s International Network (NGWIN) employee resource group. Rateau, who’s worked at Northrop Grumman for eight years, serves as a Mission Assurance Quality and Receiving Inspection Manager. More than 350 “high-fives” were awarded last year. Recipients’ good deeds are posted for other employees to see, and they receive a $5 credit in the cafeteria. What started as a card and a candy bar is now an employee morale booster used by senior leadership throughout the site. “I wanted to recognize people for doing things right,” she says. Rateau began “high-fives” four years ago with her team of quality engineers. That’s Tina Rateau’s philosophy, and why she started an employee recognition program that’s become ingrained in the culture at Northrop Grumman’s Salt Lake City site. According to one of Northrop Grumman’s women in engineering, a high-five can go a long way.
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