11.10.2020 - By IDI Distributors
For a while now, the R-Value team has wanted to bring in guests that were not just vendors or product specialists. Focusing more on individuals who have great experience and life stories to share that can inspire listeners in their professional and personal lives.
Today's amazing guest is Geoff Costa, Atlantic District Manager at IDI, West Point grad, and veteran of the Iraq War. Travis and Don talk with him about his time at West Point, in active duty and how it lead him on the path to where he is now. They also get down to business, discussing lack of quality labor, recruitment, how to retain good people, the importance of training, and career over. job. They finish with Geoff expressing what he believes are the most important qualities of a good leader.
11:20 - Deciding on West Point
18:30 - Forced to Fail
22:18 - How to proceed
25:45 - Stuff got real
30:44 - The mind quits before the body
36:44 - The lack of labor problem
39:11 - 4 key tasks to success
56:26 - Leadership = Selfless Service