Ryan Alford

So it sounds obvious, but I'm going to let you guys, I mean, it's core, right? If you're going to get the team, they got to see you shovel. Not only do you need to do it first. It reminded me of kind of the analogy of like CEO and official mop, mopper of the office, you know, kind of like, is that, am I making the right connection? I mean, that's what I took away from it.

So it sounds obvious, but I'm going to let you guys, I mean, it's core, right? If you're going to get the team, they got to see you shovel. Not only do you need to do it first. It reminded me of kind of the analogy of like CEO and official mop, mopper of the office, you know, kind of like, is that, am I making the right connection? I mean, that's what I took away from it.

So it sounds obvious, but I'm going to let you guys, I mean, it's core, right? If you're going to get the team, they got to see you shovel. Not only do you need to do it first. It reminded me of kind of the analogy of like CEO and official mop, mopper of the office, you know, kind of like, is that, am I making the right connection? I mean, that's what I took away from it.

I want to spend a moment here because I'll say this. I have failed more than I can count. I am not the best leader on the planet at all times. But I'll tell you the one mistake I haven't made in my 10-year journey. I'm not everybody's buddy. Like I'm, I'm not best friends with any, like I like my employees and I want good people and I don't, I want there to be camaraderie and all that.

I want to spend a moment here because I'll say this. I have failed more than I can count. I am not the best leader on the planet at all times. But I'll tell you the one mistake I haven't made in my 10-year journey. I'm not everybody's buddy. Like I'm, I'm not best friends with any, like I like my employees and I want good people and I don't, I want there to be camaraderie and all that.

I want to spend a moment here because I'll say this. I have failed more than I can count. I am not the best leader on the planet at all times. But I'll tell you the one mistake I haven't made in my 10-year journey. I'm not everybody's buddy. Like I'm, I'm not best friends with any, like I like my employees and I want good people and I don't, I want there to be camaraderie and all that.

That's the one thing I think I've figured out early on is just, this is just not going to be my best friend. You know, like it just does not work that way. And that's number one. So I, I, I related heavily to that, Mike.

That's the one thing I think I've figured out early on is just, this is just not going to be my best friend. You know, like it just does not work that way. And that's number one. So I, I, I related heavily to that, Mike.

That's the one thing I think I've figured out early on is just, this is just not going to be my best friend. You know, like it just does not work that way. And that's number one. So I, I, I related heavily to that, Mike.

And number two, we do live in this world where this generation in pre-COVID and post-COVID, I've struggled a bit with the employees that worked well under me pre-COVID and the ones post-COVID. My wife's like, you used to be so good with employees. Now everybody doesn't like you. And I'm like, no, I haven't changed. But there's this sort of

And number two, we do live in this world where this generation in pre-COVID and post-COVID, I've struggled a bit with the employees that worked well under me pre-COVID and the ones post-COVID. My wife's like, you used to be so good with employees. Now everybody doesn't like you. And I'm like, no, I haven't changed. But there's this sort of

And number two, we do live in this world where this generation in pre-COVID and post-COVID, I've struggled a bit with the employees that worked well under me pre-COVID and the ones post-COVID. My wife's like, you used to be so good with employees. Now everybody doesn't like you. And I'm like, no, I haven't changed. But there's this sort of

Coddling and, you know, again, there's some fine lines here providing the benefits of work and making it feel comfortable and all that. And some of the amount of coddling, it's a fucking job. You know, like, I don't know when that switch got.

Coddling and, you know, again, there's some fine lines here providing the benefits of work and making it feel comfortable and all that. And some of the amount of coddling, it's a fucking job. You know, like, I don't know when that switch got.

Coddling and, you know, again, there's some fine lines here providing the benefits of work and making it feel comfortable and all that. And some of the amount of coddling, it's a fucking job. You know, like, I don't know when that switch got.

Y'all know what I'm trying to say.

Y'all know what I'm trying to say.

Y'all know what I'm trying to say.

I, it's a struggle. I mean, it's real and I have some good people now and I love them and they do a good job and, and not even my current, I've, I've downscaled. I'm lean right now, baby. I'm lean and mean and fucking dangerous. But, you know, I've watched it, man. And that's why I was, you know, relating to these parts of the book where I'm just like, Yeah, and I got to read this title.

I, it's a struggle. I mean, it's real and I have some good people now and I love them and they do a good job and, and not even my current, I've, I've downscaled. I'm lean right now, baby. I'm lean and mean and fucking dangerous. But, you know, I've watched it, man. And that's why I was, you know, relating to these parts of the book where I'm just like, Yeah, and I got to read this title.