Rental's August/September's cover story features the experiences of three rental houses. My intention here was to share the story of these businesses, how they're doing through the challenges (and what those challenges are). I asked them to share a win and I'm posing the same question to you. What's your win?
I dug deep into the doom piles of my mind's library for this question. One conference a year or two ago had a workshop at 5 a.m. where contractors spoke about the hurdles that gnawed at their sleep. The conversation turned into culture and the various efforts made to keep morale high. Part of that was sharing how they gave recognition of how the team overcame a recent hurdle in the way. If memory serves, one was how someone called out a safety hazard. Another was a suggestion to improve efficiency at the jobsite.
You don't even have to tell me (though it would be great if you did). Find that something. It could be small. It could be gargantuan. Find it, recognize it, and celebrate it. One of my interviews spoke at length about the building of their company culture. If fact, Rental has included a series from Toyota Material Handling talking about the building of their culture through "the Toyota Way." Dick Detmer's columns regularly provide advice on business improvement and ways to strengthen your company.
So, what's your win?
Reminder
Just putting this out there again, nominations for the ForConstructionPros.com's PACER award will remain open until October 11. Think about who are making the biggest changes in your company. Think about those making an impact in the industry. Think about the person who deserves some recognition.
More details and nominate those persons at https://RNT.news/PACERaward.
That's enough out of me. Thank you.
Oh, forgive the picture choice. It is a little on the nose. The Olympics just started when I wrote this.
