CEO-Ready: Being the CEO of your crew

Posted by Andrew Musto on 2/22/18 3:06 PM

In this week's CEO-Ready culture video series, we are chatting with leader of our Paving division and Crew 1 foreman, Joe Pires.  Joe has been with the company for 22 years and is speaking to us today about what it takes to be the leader and the CEO on-site every day.

How does the CEO-Ready concept really play out and how does consistently doing the right thing eventually develop into being the leader for your crew?  How does the right behaviors and the right attitudes help influence others in a positive way, so that the entire team advances and develops to be able to be more efficient and more productive?

Check out this second installment in our video series!  And next week, join us as we continue to explore the CEO-Ready concept from multiple perspectives!

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Topics: Paving, Retail, Customer Service, Culture, Video, CEO Ready, Retail Paving, Crew Performance

CEO-Ready: Balancing work boots and dress shoes

Posted by Andrew Musto on 2/13/18 5:14 PM

In our first installment of the CEO-Ready culture video series, we are chatting with Blake Kelly (USP Director of National Accounts) about what it means to service our customers by "balancing work boots and dress shoes." 

How does a mobilized, well-trained, and professional member of our National Accounts team find this balance to properly partner with our crews and foreman on-site and professionally communicate with our customer's staff to execute the flawless job.

Check out this first installment in our video series!  And next week, join us as we discuss what it means to be CEO-Ready from the perspective of a long-term Crew Leader here at U.S. Pavement!

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Topics: Retail, Customer Service, Culture, Video, CEO Ready, Retail Paving

CEO-Ready: Transforming company culture by owning every element of our jobs each day

Posted by Andrew Musto on 2/2/18 2:47 PM

In late 2017, we rolled out the concept of a CEO-Ready culture: What does it mean to build a culture of capable, confident, CEO-Ready people? Check out this video introducing our upcoming series and to learn more about this transformational concept.

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Topics: Customer Service, Culture, Video, CEO Ready

Getting What You Paid For

Posted by Blake Kelly on 1/17/18 4:24 PM

Ensuring successful projects by incorporating a "trust but verify" process into your procurement practices

We all have budgets and goals for each project that we manage which requires us to look intimately at the partners we work with. The criteria needed to properly vet a proposal or compare apples to apples requires the customer to really dial into what’s in it for them. Contractor selection can be a touchy subject, but a key to success is to trust but verify.

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Topics: Articles, Pavement, Budgets, Retail, National, Customer Service, Project Management

Is there a road hazard in your near future?

Posted by Kenneth Sprague on 1/12/18 2:43 PM

Are snow covered and slippery roads our biggest concern this time of year? For some, it may be. For most of us in New England, and other cold weather locations, the vote may go to potholes and the potential damage caused from pavement issues.

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Topics: Pavement Repairs, Winter Liabilities, Infrared Paving, Drainage, Asphalt, Winter Paving