Tight Spot
A couple of months ago, we were doing an installation at a food production facility. While I was walking my jobs one afternoon, Cody, one of the welders on my crew approached and began to complain about...
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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.
Corners Up
We had a new guy start on our job recently. I could tell by his behavior that he felt awkward and out of place, so I decided to begin applying some of the Turbo Leadership Principles to help him feel more comfortable.
Nursing the Wound
In January 2013 I was asked to be the facilitator of a branch standardization committee. The previous lead had quit and one of our physicians had stepped up. Dr. X had a lot of enthusiasm toward the team and continued to co-lead it with me.
Brainstorm to the Finish Line
We received a contract for a large job with a hard-to-reach deadline and many issues with the plant scheduling outages on multiple systems. Access restrictions made it impossible to use a large crew to accomplish all the work on time.
Customers Win with Process Improvement
When we opened our Branch in Springfield I had to delegate a lot of tasks to get it up and running in time for our grand opening.
Which Came First?
Last summer almost a year ago, my family and I decided to raise meat chickens, broilers, this coming summer. Since the new side business wasn’t starting for a year, I felt like we had plenty of time to get everything ready.
Forging Relationships
For the last 15 years, I have been translating the needs of our customers to the software, service, and production departments. One area that impacts all of these is the sales department since they are the ones out there selling our product.
Cruel or Cool Workplace
Twenty-one years ago, I was going to school at Clackamas Community College and working in a machine shop in Clackamas. I was going back to school to become a tool and die maker.
Spring Cleaning
When I got the Turbo 5X more enthusiasm assignment at session 3, I was planning on focusing on my yard. Then shortly afterwards, I broke my finger and couldn’t hardly push a lawn mower.
What’s Cooking?
I chose my wife as one of my ‘pearl’ persons. We have only been married for five years. We had both been single for over ten years before we remarried.
Larry W. Dennis, Sr. President,
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