You may
have heard Simon Sinek's recent "A Bit of Optimism" podcast that
featured Barry-Wehmiller Chairman Bob Chapman and a number of BW team
member from our BW Papersystems company in Phillips, WI.
One
particular team member that was interviewed was Randall Fleming, who was
a welder when we acquired (or adopted) Marquip, the company that would
become BW Papersystems.
While presenting our message of Truly
Human Leadership, our CEO Bob Chapman is often asked: What about the
people who don't get it? What about the people who actively work against
positive change?
Barry-Wehmiller has adopted more than 150 companies and as Bob once wrote:
We
realize that when we acquire a company, the people within that company
are a product of their experiences. They may have experienced great
leaders in their past or, more likely, they have had some negative
experiences. Consequently, some have difficulty trusting our leadership
message. That’s okay. We’re all at a different point on this journey,
and we have to be patient and trust that the skeptics will eventually
see the transformative power it can have—on both their work lives and
their personal lives.
On this podcast, you'll hear the story of
Randall Fleming, who was one of those people who resisted change at
first, but then experienced a radical transformation. He told Simon a
part of his story, but we wanted to give you a deeper dive. This episode
is Randall's story, told by Randall. It also features BW team members
Ken Coppens and Maureen Schloskey.
Randall's story is testament
to the life-changing power of meaningful work and the power of what
happens when people care in business. It's what happens when you
establish a workplace culture of empathy and shared purpose as opposed
to the "command and control" atmosphere of most traditional management
environments.
Randall's story is an illustration of when we say
that the way we lead impacts the way people live. He not only found more
fulfillment in his work, his whole life completely changed. And Randall
then became a leader, mentor and inspiration to others.
You can listen to this podcast through the links above or through your favorite podcast provider.