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on Wednesday, October 30, 2024
In recent years, a significant shift has been emerging in education and career paths as more young people reconsider the traditional four-year college route. Many are turning toward skilled trades, a choice that offers strong career opportunities and impressive financial incentives. Among these trades, electrical work stands out as a promising field with ample job security and competitive ...
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Gillespie Electric, Inc.
on Monday, November 15, 2021
This is a follow-on newsletter from the last two month’s topic of accountability. It might be a plus to review the September and October newsletters as we wrap the subject of accountability up in this one.
Are you able to establish crystal clear lines of accountability? Can you stick with them – every day, for everyone? Consistency of application is a key to holding everyone accountable. That ...
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Gillespie Electric, Inc.
on Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Accountability Continued
This is a follow-on newsletter from last month’s topic of accountability. If we are going to hold folks responsible, we need to know responsible for what – exactly. The key is that the person being held responsible must know in crystal clear terms what they are being accountable for.
You might want to refresh your memory by reading the September Quick Notes once more. ...
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Gillespie Electric, Inc.
on Thursday, September 30, 2021
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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Gillespie Electric, Inc.
on Thursday, August 5, 2021
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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Gillespie Electric, Inc.
on Sunday, July 4, 2021
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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Gillespie Electric, Inc.
on Wednesday, June 9, 2021
“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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Gillespie Electric, Inc.
on Monday, October 5, 2020
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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Gillespie Electric, Inc.
on Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Clarity dooms drama
Now that is a simple statement, and I’m sure many folks are saying: “We have clarity where
I work. We have all kinds of processes and checklists. Yes, we have clarity.” That is certainly the answer I would expect from management; and often is the one I get. When I talk to the team
members, however, I get a different story.
By the time you finish this newsletter, you ...
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Gillespie Electric, Inc.
on Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Friday, July 20, 2018 10:55 AM - stover@abc.org - ABC News, Workforce Development, Events/Products/Programs -
ABC signed on to President Trump’s “Pledge to America’s Workers” at an event at the White House last week, committing to educating and developing at least 500,000 construction workers over the next five years. The pledge, which was signed by more than a dozen leading companies and ...
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