by Mitch Anderson | Dec 15, 2023 | Free Edit, Shop Talk
Earlier this month I attended the Ames Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Luncheon, which featured Tommy Spaulding as the keynote speaker. Tommy is an author and a speaker with the gift of storytelling, and it is a real gift. Many of his remarks from this event are...
by Mitch Anderson | Oct 13, 2023 | Free Edit, Shop Talk
“Ask better questions.” I have used this phrase many times with my family members. While they are simply looking to make conversation, I challenge them to ask better questions in order to get better answers. Sometimes this applies to simple salutations,...
by Mitch Anderson | Jul 10, 2023 | Free Edit, Shop Talk
By now if you are a friend of Story, you likely know that we transitioned ownership last fall from 31 employee-owners to a complete Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). We did not make this decision lightly; many factors were considered in deliberating, deciding, and...
by Mitch Anderson | Apr 4, 2023 | Free Edit, Shop Talk
In 2020 we started a podcast at Story Construction called Exit Interview. The primary purpose is to capture some company history from Story retirees and pass down some knowledge to the younger generations, but we’ve also done several with our industry partners...
by Mitch Anderson | Dec 23, 2022 | Free Edit, Shop Talk
I was sharing some Christmas cheer last week with a friend of mine prior to the holiday weekend. At this time of year, he is cleaning out old folders and files, including email folders. He got to his Covid-19 folder and read some of his correspondence from early in...
by Mitch Anderson | Oct 6, 2022 | Free Edit, Shop Talk
We lost a good one on Sept. 14, 2022. Clint Jensen was a great work colleague. He had a big personality, he wore his emotions on his sleeve, and he was always quick with a joke. He was a dad, husband, son, brother, leader, and a friend to so many. Many are grieving...
