I enjoy being part of the team

All my life I have been on teams. From an early age I learned the advantages and pitfalls of having to depend on others for success, while being there for them.

A successful team is a delicate balance of talents and attitude that are blended together to create something far more effective than any one single member of that team. It even means that team members sacrifice their own agendas for the good of the team.

Many very talented sports teams have failed to be successful at winning. Often less talented teams that understand the true meaning of team win out over raw talent. My favorite teams in sports are ones that have unknown rosters that jell together and win against teams built on money and past individual accomplishments.

Businesses also run best when they have a team culture. I’ve been on many business “teams” over the years and the ones that were most successful were the ones where team members all worked for the common good of the company- everyone understood what we were trying to do and how we were going to get it done.

I’m particularly enjoying our Framing Concepts team right now. It has a ton of variety in age, past experience and talents. Because I’ve participated on so many teams, I realize it is unique to have a small group of individuals who work well together to make a successful
team.

That’s not an easy task in our company structure. That’s because those who make the products never get to meet you. Everything that a designer creates in the showroom must be communicated to another group who constructs the projects in the manner they were sold. This takes a unique commitment to working together and communicating effectively. Our team works very hard to make sure that what you expect to get back is exactly what we produce.

It’s really satisfying when it works well in all three locations and the result is your happiness- that’s our success. Thank you for continuing to support our team during these uncertain times. We truly enjoy working together to create something that makes you happy.
-Ken-