As management personnel, I have had a lot of recent
conversation about employees and finding and retaining employees. It’s
hard to explain to hires what they are getting into. Being part of a precast plant and small
business is a different entity. You aren't
putting part A into part B, you aren't on an assembly line, your job is
different everyday and the work is tough.
I push my employees hard and I expect perfection. But my definition of perfection is different
than most. I don’t expect everything to
go flawless, every product to come out perfect.
How do you define “perfect”?
Perfect is about your relationship with your family, your God and your
co-workers. Being able to be true to
your family, true to your religion, and true to your co-workers is perfect. I always tell my guys family comes first,
than Dalmaray. But when you come to work
I expect them to leave nothing unturned to end the day saying there was not one
more thing I could have done to be better.
Now it’s easy to relate this motivational speech to sports, but how does
it apply to business. To me business is
about succeeding not only for me, for my company, but for my employees as well.
It’s about being the best and employing the best. When I wake up every morning,
it’s a new game, a new Championship, a new Super Bowl and I’m going to win. Why do I feel this way? Simple I have a legacy to carry on, this is
my company. I have more on my shoulders
than employees, but I wish everyone would see what I see and feel how I feel. It’s hard to change mindset, but I wish every
day would start with this speech, start with this motivation. I want people to stay motivated; I want
everyone to know that I do everything I do, not for me, not for the company,
but for everyone at Dalmaray, for the guy next to you and I want employees to
feel that way to. That’s what the
perfect employee is. I realize it is
hard for the guy making the low wage to feel that way, but I think that if
everyone looked at a job with honesty in their eyes and say I will do the best
job possible and make this happen then we as a company would be perfect. Eventually good things will happen and times
will be better, but for now if we do everything we can to make the day easier
on each other with truth and love we will move forward in unison and be
perfect.
-- I will not stop fighting and turning over the stones
