Tarkett: Making Moves
Normally it’s a pretty routine deal when one arrives at a company headquarters – signing in at the reception desk, chatting with the receptionist while awaiting one’s host. But my recent arrival at the Tarkett North America HQ in Solon, OH, was anything but routine. As I walked through the entrance doors, what appeared to be a path of flowers led up to a giant 10-foot high screen with “Welcome Robert Beck” on it, and I was greeted by what must have been every person in the building, cheering and clapping. It was fantastic, discombobulating, embarrassing yet extraordinarily fun. In a few seconds it was over and the crowd was gone – back to work, but I was left there feeling most welcome and musing on how the tradition of such a welcome could have arisen in a busy company headquarters, wondering if it made the employees who greeted me …
Log in to Continue Reading
