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When Change Becomes Your Brand.
Trust your leadership, they have a plan.
We had just closed the Louisville facility and folded it into the St. Louis Region.
Through the transition, I became the new Region Manager in St. Louis.
I saw a trend in my career path. A lot was changing around me, but I needed to own it.
My new boss, Mark Butler, was the youngest Area VP in the country. He had an MBA from Clemson, was disciplined, and structured, and gave me marching orders during our first meeting.
His favorite saying was:
“If You Don’t Know Where You’re Going, Any Road Will Get You There.”
Mark was a high-potential leader whose career was moving fast.
Having documented goals as a new manager removes ambiguity and points you toward where you should be going from day one.
Most important numbers.
Mark said to me, “Mike, I want you to focus on achieving your sales and operating income growth. It will generate a positive drop-through on your P&L. An easy equation, yet difficult to execute.”
