“That Takes the Cake”
I was hired to setup and coordinate a wedding for an amazing couple. It took about two hours for my staff and I to get everything ready for the wedding.
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For over 20 years, Larry W. Dennis, Sr. has written a weekly leadership insights post. Please enjoy and forward to others to read and enjoy.Each Tuesday, we post a 500-word true story from leaders just like you. Benefit from what they’ve learned.
Taking Time Makes Time
In week two of the Leadership Development Lab we were asked to set a goal and share it with our work team. I set a goal to quadruple the average daily output of our inventory team.
Up and Down
Like a jerky old elevator ride
Chase, project manager for an electrical contractor in Vancouver, Washington, told session seven of the Leadership Development Lab…
“As we began planning our part of […]
“Avoid Feeling Foolish”
Early in my career I had a supervisor who was rather crusty, just a bit difficult to be around. He could be a real pain in the butt.
Fired It Up
We had just installed six roof top units (RTU's) in a new commercial building. Our installation was completed but the other crafts were still working on the site trying to get the new building ready for handoff to the owners.
DIY Valentine
I spend a lot of time picking out the perfect cards for birthdays, anniversaries, and of course Valentine's Day. I realized that the message I typically have written in every card, no matter the occasion, is always about the same:
“Beat the Boss…”
In 1982 I had just moved to Juneau, Alaska to work for BCD Construction. My entire framing crew was new. We had been working together for just a few weeks and were starting to get the feel for each other.
“Fill ‘er Up”
When I was 14-years-old I began working my first job. My buddy and I both got jobs at a neighborhood gas station and we both thought that was the coolest thing. After a few months I thought I was starting to get the hang of it.
Permit to Success
About six years ago, I got my first learner's permit. I was eager to learn to drive so I could buy my own car and quit bumming rides. Unfortunately, life became so busy that I never got a chance to practice driving.
Flying Through the Air
I was working at a brand new, enormous, state-of-the-art shop with two huge overhead cranes that ran the length of the shop. They ran on high voltage tracks mounted on top of huge I-beams.
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