The notifications popped up on my LinkedIn profile this month: “Congratulations on 16 years at UCEC!” To be honest, I was a little surprised. Career-related anniversaries aren’t usually on my radar.
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I just returned from a golf trip to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon. This is one of my favorite places on earth to enjoy the game of golf. Not only can you play world class golf courses, but you are treated to world class customer service.
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Over and above everything we make in the UCEC shop looms one of the most important foundations of our business: ethics. Without solid ethics in place, we’re just one more business that makes a widget or two.
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Sometimes you find a “rare nugget” and have to pass it on. This week I came across a post in the “Pulse” section of LinkedIn. Like many busy people using LinkedIn, I often just look at messages, invites, notifications and some of the postings of the people I follow.
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The shop is busy these days, which is pretty normal. We’re working with long-time customers, first-time customers and everything inbetween. The word is out: UCEC makes great panels at a fair price.
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This past week on LinkedIn, I came across a post that got my attention. There was a CEO quoted as saying, "I think that the minute that you have a backup plan, you've admitted that you're not going to succeed.” My first thought was, “Has this person ever worked in the "real” world?"
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The truth is: we would love to find seasoned craftsmen (and women) and put them to work immediately. But this is such a unique field and industry, so it’s pretty rare to find a specialized craftsperson who can hop in and go.
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Strategic Planning is my main focus at UCEC. As I rely on my management staff to take care of the day-to-day business, I find more of my time planning where UCEC will be in one, three, five and 10 years.
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