In this week’s episode of Facility Rockstars, host Jay Culbert interviews Andrew DelPrete, an experienced senior facility manager at Liberty Mutual Insurance and the new president of the Boston chapter of IFMA.
Andrew shares insights from his nearly two-decade career in leadership, facilities engineering, and project management, emphasizing the importance of mentorship, hard work, and learning from failures. He highlights the value of maintaining good professional relationships and trust and delves into his background at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
Andrew discusses the significance of stay conversations to enhance team retention and development and his recent accomplishments with IFMA Boston, including a partnership with Massachusetts Maritime Academy to offer tuition waivers. The episode wraps up with advice on engaging with IFMA and furthering careers in facility management. Takeaways:
- Seek Mentorship: Find a mentor you can trust to provide guidance, fresh perspectives, and remove emotion from challenging situations. Regularly check in with them for insights.
- Embrace Failure: Understand that failure is a part of growth. Learn from your mistakes quickly and use those lessons to improve continuously.
- Resourcefulness Counts: Develop the ability to be resourceful, especially in challenging or unexpected situations. Use what you have to create solutions and make things work.
- Stay Conversations: Regularly check in with team members to address their concerns and remove obstacles before they reach a point of resignation. Prioritize open communication.
- Understand Your Team's Wishes: Not everyone wants to grow into leadership roles; recognize and respect those who excel in their current positions without pushing them towards unwanted paths.
- Continuous Learning: Always seek ways to learn and grow. Encourage your team to keep improving their skills and knowledge, and apply what you learn to benefit the team and organization.
- Don't Burn Bridges: Maintain professionalism and avoid burning bridges. You never know when you might need to work with someone again, and trust is difficult to rebuild once broken.
Quote of the Show
If you shatter that mirror of trust, you can put all the pieces back together, but you’ll still see the cracks.
Links
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-delprete-a2b5807a/
- Company Website: https://jobs.libertymutualgroup.com/
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