LÛCRUM Birthday & Anniversaries
October 6, 2009
I can’t believe it is October already! It is time to let everyone know birthdays and anniversaries for the month.
Below are some of our fellow employees celebrating a birthday in October:
Oct. 8th – Linda Uzzel
Oct. 11th – Josh Wolf
Oct. 12th – Gary Brock
Oct. 16th – David Andersen
Oct. 20th – David Bowman
Oct. 24th – Michael Shoemaker
Oct. 28th – Steve Harvey
Oct. 31st – Christie Bautch
Here are our LÛCRUM Anniversaries:
On Oct. 6th Mark Kramer is celebrating one year
On Oct. 22nd Kevin Burkart is celebrating one year
On Oct. 30th David Cordas is celebrating nine years
We would like to say, “Happy Birthday”, to all of our employees celebrating in October & “Congratulations”, to all celebrating their LÛCRUM anniversary and here’s to many, many more!
LUCRUM Birthdays & Anniversaries
August 31, 2009
We will be announcing birthdays and anniversaries on our blog monthly. Since September is quickly approaching (where has the year gone), I wanted to let everyone know the birthdays and anniversaries of the month.
Below are some of our fellow employees celebrating a birthday in September.
John Bostick – Sept. 3rd
Jody Detzel – Sept. 8th
Kay Parnell – Sept. 17th
Jefff Morris – Sept. 28th
Now on to LÛCRUM Anniversaries:
On Sept. 10th Eric Rauckhorst is celebrating two years
On Sept. 17th Patrick Ryan is celebrating one year
On Sept. 18th Karthik Krishnan is celebrating three years
On Sept. 27th John Gump is celebrating five years
On Sept. 29th Ted Wimmel is celebrating his first year return to LÛCRUM
We would like to say, “Happy Birthday”, to all of our employees celebrating in September & “Congratulations”, to all celebrating their LÛCRUM anniversary and here’s to many, many more!
Doing What Matters
August 28, 2009
I was helping my mom clean out her office over the weekend and I found some books that she had stashed in a box labeled “Work”. While I was pulling out the books from the box to place on her bookshelf a book fell to the floor. The book was titled, “Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference” by James M. Kilts. Of course this sparked my interest and I asked my mom if I could borrow it. What I found out is that James Kilts is the former chairman & CEO of Gillette Company, and prior to that, CEO of Nabisco and Kraft. In the book, James Kilts talks about developing people. The story that stood out for me was:
“One of the most important responsibilities of a leader is to create the right environment and then give the employees development opportunities that enable them to realize their full potential. I like to use an analogy that I heard some years ago of the Japanese carp, known as the koi, to make the point.
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The fascinating thing about the koi is that if you keep it in a small fish bowl, it will grow to be only about two to three inches long. Place the koi in a larger tank or small pond and it will reach six to ten inches. Put it in a large pond, and it may get as long as a foot and a half. However, if you put it in a huge lake where it can really stretch out, it has the potential to reach sizes up to three feet.
People, like the koi, will grow to the dimensions of their boundaries. Fortunately, unlike koi, we have the advantage of helping our people select their boundaries. And it is the leader’s job to set the kind of boundaries that allow people to reach their full potential.”
After reading, I thought that is what we do at LÛCRUM! We give our employees ample development opportunities to realize their full potential. Some of the opportunities are: project management, Lunch and Learn workshops, Resource Lead opportunities, Initiative Team Leads, Newsletter contributions, continuous training, etc. I could go on and on.
I think our employees are fortunate to be koi in the LÛCRUM Lake.
Welcome Christy
March 31, 2008
Giving Back – Part 3
March 28, 2008
After reading David Bowman’s blog about Giving Back and John Bostick’s, Giving Back continued, I felt the need to put in my two cents. LUCRUM is definitely committed to the community. I have seen this first hand in my three years here at LUCRUM. One fond memory of mine was in October 2006 when we combined our efforts and did a United Way Community Care Week project for the Boy Scouts. LUCRUM volunteers painted the Cub World structure at the Dan Beard Council Boy Scout Camp in Loveland, Ohio. We had LUCRUM employees and their family members volunteer to paint from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Everyone came to the camp with the assumption that the structure was just that a structure of some sort but we weren’t quite sure what it was. Imagine our surprise when we found out it was a very large cabin! Our job was to primer the cabin for the real painters to finish the job the following week. That didn’t discourage us. We were there to help and we certainly did. I have attached pictures for you to see the huge accomplishment. To this day, my daughter still talks about how she helped paint the largest cabin she has ever seen.
Welcome Aboard Julie
March 5, 2008
LÛCRUM would like to announce the newest addition to the business development team, Julie Grant
Julie Grant graduated from University of Kentucky with a degree in Business Communications/Public Relations. Julie grew up in Edgewood, Kentucky and then moved to Richwood, Kentucky. Currently, she now resides this side of the river in Mariemont, Ohio. Julie brings 15 years in IT sales to the table. Mostly storage management software and tape/disk libraries. She also has experience in consulting sales. Julie has three children – 2 daughters (ages 14 & 12) and one 5 year old son. She loves to cook, try new things and go to new places.
Welcome to LÛCRUM, Julie!