CAN ‘DEFINING MOMENTS’ BE CREATED?
ACCORDING TO ‘THE POWER OF MOMENTS’ BY THE HEATH BROTHERS, YES!
these questions and ultimately discern why specific moments can define us. They also explore whether those moments can be purposely created. According to the Heath brothers’ research, positive moments share four characteristics: elevation, insight, pride, and connection. When you look for situations in which you can foster those characteristics, you can create moments that you and the people around you will remember for years to come. “The Power of Moments” is great for anyone looking to leave a lasting impact on their employees or work team. Rather than have your next meeting be about unity — and leave your team grumbling about how that information could have been sent in an email — create a meeting that has, in the words of the Heath brothers, “drama, meaning, and connection.” You can’t bring your team together for a defining moment by just talking about unity; they have to experience it. While the characteristics the Heath brothers describe may seem a little vague at times, rest assured that “The Power of Moments” will give you a fantastic playbook for creating moments that define your team and stick with them. Check it out today!
Why do we remember our best and worst experiences and forget pretty much everything else in between? Why are we most comfortable when things are certain, but we feel so incredibly alive when we plunge into the unknown? These are the moments that stick with us — the moments that define us. They’re an organic part of the human experience, and they can’t be purposely created. Or can they?
In “The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact,” brothers Chip and Dan Heath seek to answer
TEAM MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Talking Time Schedules and Dedication with VP of Operations Roberto Valdez
To say that our vice president of operations has to do a lot of things at once is an understatement. But with VP Roberto Valdez, you’d never know it talking to him. Calm and controlled, he knows exactly what’s going on — and where — at pretty much any time. “I can have more than 70 guys running, depending on how many jobs we have,” Roberto says. “We have to make sure all operations in the field go smooth and work is on schedule. All of my crews get whatever they need to run it smooth.” But that’s only the half of it. “I visit different jobs and attend meetings,” he explains. Roberto is in constant communication with our people and also with multiple contractors at any given time.
“To complete the job on time, make the GC [general contractor] happy, and be on schedule for the next job, that’s what I like about my work.” Part of Roberto’s recipe for success is that he knows Dri Tech as well as anyone probably can. “I began here 30 years ago as a laborer and stayed with the company,” he says. “I plan to retire right here — when they wheel me out the door!” All of that said, when Roberto is home, he is home . “I learned early to separate my work from my family,” he explains. “I’m on call 24/7, but unless someone calls, I’m trying not to think about anything but spending time with my sons, my people, and my daughter. That’s it.”
Having such a dedicated, controlled, and capable person in a VP position doesn’t just make our work easier, it makes it possible . We couldn’t be more grateful to VP of Operations Roberto Valdez — a close, close member of the Dri Tech family.
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