& CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS
February 2018
BUILDINGTOGETHER
WORK HARD, TRAIN HARDER What are your goals for 2018, and beyond? How do you attain those goals and reach the top of whatever it is you do? If you are in the early stages of your career, those goals are maybe still being defined as you navigate through the challenges of becoming a master at your skills. Gaining knowledge, along with hard work will shorten your journey. Even for us veterans, hard work, training and educating ourselves is essential to achieving our goals and reaching the top or staying on top of our profession. In the construction industry, we see many workers, including field trades, foremen, supervisors, office personnel and corporate leaders, that give it their all each and every day. I have always believed that those individuals were blessed with a great work ethic by how the good Lord created them. It is in their DNA. There are all kinds of books and articles written, imploring people to work harder to achieve their goals in life. Those who are already hard wired to work hard, will certainly benefit from those lessons and have a leg up on those not naturally wired with an over the top work ethic.
opportunities to educate and train oneself to gain knowledge. The most successful people have a great understanding about whatever it is he or she does. Whether you are a carpenter, project manager or the president of the company, mastering what you do, and achieving your goals, takes both hard work and a heavy amount of training and education. Here at E&V, we take pride in the fact that we value education and training, as much as any contractor in West Michigan, probably more. We provide E&V Youniversity trainings for all employees. We have supported eight individuals who either have obtained their MBA, or are working toward it currently. I doubt many other construction companies can tout that many people with that accomplishment. We annually send trades people and supervisors to ABC/GRCC craft and leadership training. Our in house library, free to anyone wishing to check out a book, provides valuable material on leadership, management and other valuable topics to educate oneself. Each employee is given a Quality Standards Manual, which is a must read and if you want to reach your goals in the construction industry. So, take advantage of all the opportunities available to you here at E&V. Work hard, train harder and I’ll see you at the top!
A strong work ethic is the essential foundation for any person desiring to build their career. What is too often missing though, are Tony Roussey VP of Operations
2018 E&V BOWLING PARTY Thanks to everyone who made it out to our annual E&V Bowling Party! It was a fantastic time connecting with coworkers over a few games.