by scdev | Apr 23, 2020 | Shop Talk
Kris Pruismann, Employee Development Manager at Story Construction, is a native of Kamrar, IA, where she grew up on a farm north of town. She graduated from Northeast Hamilton High School and what was then known as Hawkeye Institute of Technology. “What I like...
by Mitch Anderson | Dec 17, 2019 | Shop Talk
If you’re a subscriber to this newsletter, you may remember last issue I teed up an important topic. I asked you, like we at Story ask ourselves, what is your purpose? Why are we here? At Story we utilize what’s called the EOS – the Entrepreneurial Operating System....
by Mitch Anderson | Oct 8, 2019 | Shop Talk
Anyone who knows me well knows I’m a Simon Sinek fan. I believe he’s one of the foremost thought leaders of our time, and he has a way of articulating ideas and perspectives on many topics – including leadership – that provoke a lot of thought. Here is one of his...
by Mitch Anderson | Jul 8, 2019 | Shop Talk
In our office we have a wall with photos of each of our team members. We recently organized them by tenure with the company, and I overheard some of our younger guys comment on how many new people we have, and how long many have been part of the team. Though 30 or 40+...
by Mitch Anderson | Apr 1, 2019 | Shop Talk
In February my wife and I took a trip to Nashville. It was a quick trip that included as many of the must stop places we could fit into our schedule: lunch at Biscuit Love, a concert at the Ryman Auditorium, a visit to a recording studio, and many other cool...
by Mitch Anderson | Mar 8, 2019 | Shop Talk
Job Title: Project Engineer College: Colorado State University Years With Story: 6.5 WHAT DID YOUR PATH INTO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LOOK LIKE? I grew up in Memphis, TN around a few family members that renovated houses. I also worked for Habitat For Humanity with my...
