RCS Influencers
A Culture of Technology is Important
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. RCS Influencer Heidi J. Ellsworth says that safely incorporating mobile devices on the roof can differentiate your business. In today’s world, we have almost everything on our phone. The weather, email, text, airplane tickets or sports results, every day we are more reliant on our smartphone. ...
RoofersCoffeeShop® RCS Influencer Charles Antis says to work with employees on compensation for personal phone use.
RCS Influencer Charles Antis recommends that you allow the flexibility of your employees to choose whether or not they want to use your phone or have their own. Charles states, "If the phone is needed to perform at the work and you're going to need to call somebody offsite and ...
The Hidden Risk: Cell Phone Use on Jobsites
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney says that for worker safety it’s important for contractors to have a cell phone policy. We live in a mobile world. With so many useful and entertaining features, we’ve quickly become dependent on our phones. This can be problematic when it comes to cell phone use and ...
With Safety in Mind, Cell Phones are Not Allowed on the Roof
RCS Influencer Rudy Gutierrez, Shell Roofing, says that cell phones have created many safety hazards on the roof. While cell phones have clearly changed our business culture and improved our communications capabilities, it can be a double-edged sword on the roof. Cells phones have created safety hazards and loss of production ...
Valuing 20-Somethings in Your Company
It’s more important now than ever to embrace and explore the benefits that young people bring to business. Many companies welcome young employees with open arms, while others tend to shy away from them, opting instead for more mature and experienced individuals. Today’s generation is far different from older generations in numerous ...
It Can be a Challenge Finding Younger Workers to Fill the Boots of Retiring Employees
RCS Influencer Jon Stantz says that his younger employees have a hard time envisioning a career in roofing. Our median age here at Pell Roofing and Siding is 33.15 years with the ages ranging from 72 to 19. The older group has been here for most of their working career, the ...
Older and Younger Generations Must Feel Comfortable Sharing with Each Other
RCS influencer Maria Alcala says that sharing knowledge both ways is the key to generations working together successfully. Working with younger generations results in the more seasoned staff sharing their expertise and wisdom and it also benefits the younger team members by allowing them to obtain the education and information they ...
Focus on Fostering an Environment That is Beneficial to Attract the Next Generation of Millennial
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney says that millennials are usually more open minded and think outside the box. I don’t like the term millennial, because I think it’s a stereotype. I am a Generation X-er and when I was starting out in the workforce, I can remember being labeled as slackers who ...
Work Together to Bring Out the Best in Every Generation
RCS Influencer Heidi Ellsworth says that there are opportunities for younger and older generations to learn from each other. I have worked with many young people over the years and I love it. I love the enthusiasm, the ideas, the passion of young men and women as they first come into ...
Industry Associations and Manufacturers Provide Helpful Resources to Educate a Young Workforce in the Roofing Industry
RCS Influencer Rudy Gutierrez says that while training and developing young talent can have high upfront costs, it’s worth it to ensure a successful future. Young talent is important not only to our company but the entire roofing industry. We have recruited young talent for roofing installations and for our internal ...
