By Melanie Bazile (Anderson), Director of Innovation & Expansion Several years ago, Compass made a strong commitment to learning about and investing in employee engagement. Our leadership is dedicated to closing the gap where employees may feel unappreciated, even though supervisors are making efforts to show they value their teams. We understand the vital connection…
By Sadie Hess, Founder & CEO What’s Next? We recently embarked on the big question of “what is next”. This year, we revisit our goals and plans for the next 7 years. With such a big question, I needed to get a group of people to talk about our present and the future. We did…
By Mariza Flores Rodriguez, Case Facilitator I would like to introduce you all to Francisco, or as he likes to be called, “Frank”! He’s been a member of our Compass family for about 6 years and enjoys his independence living in his studio apartment. Just in his apartment complex alone, Frank has developed a strong…
Several years ago, Compass made a commitment to learning about and investing in employee engagement. It seemed that at times there was a concerning gap wherein employees did not consistently feel appreciated, but supervisors thought they were participating in great effort to help employees feel valued and seen. We wanted to learn more about engagement…
By Sadie Hess, Founder and CEO Strategic Planning Compass operates on seven-year cycles to chart our strategic focus and goals. We are wrapping up our last process and preparing for the exciting new journey with our strategic planning teams. We couldn’t be more elated about the individuals we have chosen to be part of this…
By Felicia Sims, ILS Supervisor When we think of Compass’ core values, we usually gravitate toward one or two that stand out to us most. Zach is unique in the sense that he embodies all of Compass’ core values in everything he does. Honor: When it comes to routine, Zach is the man with a…
By Melanie Anderson, Director of Innovation and Expansion Several years ago, Compass made a commitment to learning about and investing in employee engagement. It seemed that at times there was a concerning gap wherein employees did not consistently feel appreciated, but supervisors thought they were participating in great effort to help employees feel valued and…
By Cassandra Sales When we make a commitment to someone who really matters to us, we always show up. We are the first to stay late if needed, show up even when we are tired or stressed, or go above and beyond for the ones we love most. But, we are the first to not…
By Sadie Hess Kid’s Choice If you keep yourself well versed in the Hess Family adventures, you may be aware we are about to have our second, our son Ryan, graduate from high school! We will have only one left at home (she is a freshman, so not many years left there either). They say…