Rear view perspective from a retiring VP - a podcast by LCI Academy

from 2021-12-02T01:08

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On this episode of The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast, Edgar Cabello, leadership development director, and Mike Brouillette, a leadership director, speak to Steve Jenkins, who is retiring as Vice President of Operations. Steve reflects on his 23 years at Lippert, sharing some of early memories and what he’s learned through his leadership roles. He shares why it’s important to get to know his teammates and how he developed a working relationship with his fellow leadership directors.

“Where do you go and under what conditions is your first directive to get to know everybody’s name? And yet, we’ve seen that work within our context here at Lippert, and I think it’s informed a great deal of growth and connection and the development of trust between our leaders and our teammates.” -Edgar Cabello [13:51]

“I’ve shifted into four different divisions while I’ve been here in two years and I hear his voice in the back of my head every time I go into a new place, ‘Get to know the people. Take a deep breath. It will be ok.’ To actually feel that teaching and that coaching, it’s been powerful for me, Steve, so I want to thank you for that.” -Mike Brouillette [14:59]

“You know, we do a lot. We built a lot of stuff. At the end of the day sometimes, I just sit there and like ‘Holy cow, we just shipped 18,000 windows today.’ It’s insane. But it’s the team that did that and I’m so proud of all of these teams.” -Steve Jenkins [31:19]

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