Penguins

Team =
Sierra Megonnell, Abigail Corle, Dominic Frisina, Cameron Beer,
Megan Aukerman, & Stephanie Scott
Who are the Pittsburgh Penguins?
Vision: “To be the best organization in sports, respected for our culture of excellence on
and off the ice.”

Mission: “To win the Stanley Cup, energize and inspire our fans, positively impact our
community, and advance the game of hockey.”

Values:
● Driven to be successful on and off the ice
● Have a positive, winning attitude
● Give back to our community
● Work as a team and value individual contributions
● Do everything with integrity
● Always looking to improve
Who are the Pittsburgh Penguins?

Goals:

● Create the most energized and dedicated fans in the NHL

● Provide fans and partners with the best value and service in professional sports
● Be recognized as the most community-oriented organization
● Develop dynamic environment where players want to play and employees want to
work
● Ensure long-term financial stability of the organization
● Become a standard of success in professional sports
Who We Talked To…
Tracey McCants Lewis

● Deputy General Counsel

● Director of Human Resources
 Would the Employee Recommend Any Immediate
Changes to the Company? How About Long Term?
● More Opportunity for Work-Life Balance
● Have More Offsite Team Bonding
● Incorporate Wellness Program
○ Discount to Gyms

○ Mental Health Treatment Discounts

○ More Healthy Food Options to Improve Wellness

Males vs. Females in the Company
● Information could not be disclosed, so numbers are based on front office executive
positions and Hockey Operations
○ 32 males
○ 9 females (8 executive, 1 in hockey operations)

Does the Employee Prefer Male or Female Managers?

● No preference
● Just Prefers Nice People Who Listen
○ Make Good Managers
How does the Company Ensure Men and Women are Paid
Equally for the Same Job?
● Standards are in place
○ Through ranges in which pay is determined

Does the Company have Any Plans to Ensure Gender Pay and Promotion
Equality?
● Nothing planned
● “CEO has asked that we initiate a rule that when interviewing, there be someone represented from
every category.”
How Diverse is the Organization?
● Not very diverse
○ Front office has 3 Employees of color
○ 1 or 2 LGBTQ Employees
Does the Company Frequently Work to Promote
Diverse Teams on Various Products?
● Only time this really happens is when all teams have to come together. We hire
based on the best candidate not the color of their skin or gender.
● With the intern groups, we make sure that they have both males and females
○ This goes along with the intern group projects that they present at the end of their
intern semester
How does the Company Encourage a Work-Life
Balance?
● No Particular Focus on Millenials Balance
● Difficult to Maintain a work life balance while in season.
○ Most employees work a normal 9am-5pm,

○ Game days, they need to stay or even to travel to all away games

● The Penguins Offer Summer Hours

○ June-August & Sometimes September

○ Staff can take off every other Friday or leave an hour early
Does the Company Provide Parental Benefits?
● No Maternal Leave
● No Paternal Leave
● Do Provide Family Insurance & Benefits Packages for Full Time Employees

Has the Company Ever Discussed the Idea of Paternity

Leave?
● Never
○ It is something she would like to see, takes away stereotypes
Does the Company have a Code of Ethics?
● These values should be reflected in the behavior of employees in all their
dealings with Company co-workers, customers and fans. In carrying out this
mission, employees will:
○ Deal respectfully and honestly with co-workers, customers and fans;
○ Be accessible and respond clearly, promptly and fairly to requests for information;
○ Adhere to the highest standards of ethical behavior, personal integrity, truthfulness, and honesty;
○ Demonstrate professional competence, fairness, impartiality, and efficiency;
○ Promptly report all suspected violations of this policy, violations of law or improper activity by
employees, customers, vendors or agents of the Company to their supervisor, the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, Chief Operating Officer or Human Resources.
 Does the Company have a Policy on Sexual
● Harassment?
Handbook- reviewed in onboarding process
○ Their handbook has not been updated/revised since 2016.

● Using an Organization Information Asset to actively engage in procuring or transmitting

material or communications for the purposes of engaging in sexual harassment, bullying,
threatening, discrimination (whether based on gender, race, national origin, sexual
orientation, or religion), acts of violence or any other act which may contribute to a hostile
workplace environment.
● Within a few months they are hoping to have sexual harassment training
○ Due to the handbook not being updated in many years, that makes many of their policies
outdated and makes them not have as many policies as needed.
What Training is Provided to Ensure that Employees
Feel Safe and are Treated with Dignity & Respect?
● Training needs updated
○ Is only, as of now, an onboarding process for new hires

What Type of Sexual Harassment Training is

Provided?
● Does not provide
○ Hoping too soon
 Athletic Training Speaker Situation:
● This particular Human Resources
Personnel did not hire for this position
in the company
● Still no female athletic trainers have
been hired
● Tried to get information from the
Human Resource Personnel who does
the hiring of athletic trainers but was
unsuccessful
“Hockey is for Everyone” Night:
● February 21, 2019
● Celebrating inclusion and diversity within the sport.
● A number of players use rainbow colored pride tape on their sticks during the pregame warm-up.
○ Auctioned off by the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation.
○ Proceeds benefited “You Can Play” which is an advocacy organization that promotes safety and inclusion for all who
participate in sports including LGBTQ athletes, coaches and fans.
● Other initiatives within this event included:
○ The Penguins, The Delta Foundation and local businesses partnered to provide roughly 150 free tickets to local LGBTQ
youth for the game from 13 area High Schools.
○ Members of Pittsburgh Blind Hockey will play during the second intermission.
○ The PPG Paints Arena exterior sign above the Highmark Gate will be lit in rainbow colors.
○ There will be photo opportunities with a large puck wrapped in Pride tape next to the oversized stick on the mezzanine of
the FedEx Level, above the Highmark Gate entrance.
○ Themed Pride merchandise, including t-shirts, hats and pucks, will be for sale at the PensGear store inside PPG Paints
Arena.
Questions??