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Posted: Thursday, September 30, 2021
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Construction News
Leaders Believe In Accountability
Because this is a very important topic, I will be covering it for the next one or two months. We should go as in-depth as possible on this subject because it is one that is very critical to the true leader. This is the keystone to leadership and one of the leader’s greatest challenges.
Do they still have teeter-totters at school yards anymore? If you don’t ...
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Tagged:Teamwork, Workforce Development
Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2021
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Commerical Electric
Wet Location? Damp Location?
It’s important to know the difference because installing the wrong electrical equipment is going to be discovered during the final inspection and just when the electrician was packed up and ready to move on to his next project.
It’s easy to recognize when a dry location luminaire is installed under a porch roof because it has a load of bugs already piling up inside ...
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Tagged:Commercial Electric
Posted: Thursday, August 5, 2021
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Construction News
Leaders being some kind of superhero is a myth. There are basically three theories of leadership:
Trait theory – there are born leadersCrisis theory – some folks just step upThe Transformational theory – people can learn leadership skills
The Transformational theory is the most popular now, but I believe in a combination of that and the Crisis theory.
Let’s look at an example: Mothers ...
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Tagged:Teamwork, Workforce Development
Posted: Sunday, July 4, 2021
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Construction News
Before we dive in, I want to make one term clear. Being given the title of leader does not make one a good leader. As we deal with leadership in this series of newsletters, I am talking about the attributes of good leadership. So, let us move on.
Having observed and worked with a significant number of good leaders over the decades, one observation is clear - real leaders do not complain or ...
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Tagged:Teamwork, Workforce Development
Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Construction News
“People don’t like change” – Common Knowledge
Just consider the following:
“The Edsel is here to stay.” Henry Ford to dealers in 1957. Ask some senior folks what an Edsel was.
“There is no reason why anyone would want a computer in their home.” Kenneth Olsen, Digital Equipment Founder 1977
” Everything that can be invented has already been invented.” Charles Duel, Patent Office ...
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Tagged:Teamwork, Workforce Development
Posted: Monday, May 10, 2021
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Construction News
“No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.”
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
What a wise man. He died in 1832 yet his words are still relevant today. What per cent of the time do communication issues come up in my coaching work? If you guessed 100% of the time you would be correct. It always surfaces in one way or another. Most ...
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Tagged:Teamwork
Posted: Friday, October 30, 2020
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Commerical Electric
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Posted: Monday, October 5, 2020
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Construction News
What is the question?
The quality of your life depends greatly on the questions you ask yourself. The same applies to the questions you ask as a
manager. I know, this may sound a bit strange but bear with me. The questions we ask focus our minds in certain ways.
“Who is to blame?” Now, what do you think happens with your team members when this is your focus based on the question you ...
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Tagged:Teamwork, Workforce Development
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Commerical Electric
A Message from Bill Harrison – The Coach
Meetings
Are you still having too many meetings, virtual or in person? Do many of them seem unproductive? Most would say yes. Managers just have meetings; some on a regular schedule and others unplanned. Too many folks do not know how to have a productive meeting, sometimes the manager and sometimes the participants and sometimes both. Read on.
I ...
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Tagged:Teamwork
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2020
By:
Gillespie Electric, Inc.
Categories:
Construction News
Motivation
A good manager must be able to motivate others. That is what separates the top tier managers from the wannabes. There is one key point – you can not motivate others if you are not motivated yourself – period.
Wanting others to be pumped when you are not is living in a fantasy world. So how can you be pumped when there is so much “stuff” going on? Simply – it takes hard work – ...
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Tagged:Teamwork
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