INDUSTRY EVENTS Open Forum
We've had a pretty good season so far. While we have been affected by the economy with store openings and things like that, we're very excited.
— Dina DiNunzio, Identicom Sign Solutions
working to solve the problem together.
My boss always says that I will do whatever it is you ask me to do. That's the way I was raised. But I love my job. I love solving problems. I always say that if I don't have the answer for you, I will find it.
Stuart-Lilley: You need to know your audience, too. Whenever I get to a job site, I assess whom I'm working with and how I need to communicate with them. You have to stand your ground and keep your composure.
Barrett: One time, a male manager came up to me and said, "I just made somebody cry." "Okay," I responded. "Well, what do you mean?" I said. "Everybody cries in front of me."
Education is abso - lutely a critical component of suc- cess. As a woman, I always felt that I needed to know a little bit more than the other guy. — Vickie Berry, AT&T;
At the time, I had all women reporting to me. I think they felt they could. Yet he was shocked. He told me she was the first woman he had ever managed. "I just didn't understand; I don't understand why people get emotional," he said. I tell the people I mentor today to keep their emotions in check, espe- cially with contractors. Try to deal with the facts and the basics. Letting your emotions go on the worksite paints an unusual and uncomfortable
image.
King: You still have to maintain. It's not okay for us to break down and start spitting out cuss words. That shouldn't happen.
Manning: It's about composure.
King: Exactly. It's also about being able to stand side-by-side with that
We're finally getting out of the recession and people are getting busy. They're start- ing to spend money. Projects are coming in left and right.
— Milissa Garrity, Chain Store Maintenance 62 Commercial Construction & Renovation September/October 2012