The success of my business and many others is made possible by immigrant labor. even when faced with double-digit unemployment at the time.
He asked the manager about their labor force and he replied that none of the “locals” wanted to do this type of work for $18/hr. This was surprising to him because the surrounding towns were 99% White. At the height of the Great Recession, he recalled going to a meat processing plant in rural Illinois and found almost everyone working at the plant did not speak English. My Uncle was a livestock/grain farmer for 40 years and he told me a story about jobs that require physical labor. Our entire economy would literally shut down tomorrow without immigrants. Let’s use an office building as an example: immigrants helped build it, they maintain today (cleaning, landscaping, repairs, etc) and the fruits/vegetables/meat you eat at for lunch were probably touched by them. It works!Įvery part of your day is made possible by immigrants willing to do physical labor that most of us will not. Kobe put it best when he was asked why he was not happy about being up 2-0 in a playoff series: “Job’s not finished.” Start the domino effect by inspiring others to step up their game. I remind the team constantly that our company’s 16 yrs of success/growth did not come out of a 9-5 mentality but from a relentless pursuit to be the greatest in our profession. will rise/fall based on a leader’s ability to inspire others to execute and hold themselves accountable. Over the course of my career as an entrepreneur, I have learned that businesses, sports teams, etc. I let them know that tardiness did not align with our company’s ethos. This mentality can then start spreading to other aspects of the business which affects our overall work product. When I finished the above story, I told these employees that showing up late it tells the others that you don’t care about being on time which in turn means that what we are doing is not important.
By the end of the week, the entire team was working out in the morning with Kobe. They realized that if they wanted to become great, they needed to push themselves to another level. They were surprised to see that Kobe Bryant was on his way to the gym. Early in their training for the Olympics, several players were walking through the lobby of the team’s hotel around 5 am after a night of clubbing. On Friday, two of our employees came to work 20-30 minutes late (no notice) and I told them about an important lesson that Kobe Bryant taught the rest of the members of 2008 U.S.
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