Testing equipment at First Line Technology a manufacturer of first responder products in Chantilly. It was March 25 2020 and the spread of coronavirus in america was only getting worse. Bob was speaking during a webinar for business owners in an effort to lead in a time of significant upheaval
He stressed that we as business owners had to be clear about our company’s mission constantly but which you mostly have to put the health and safety of your team s family earlier than the mission
Bob knows what he’s talking about. He graduated from america Military Academy at West Point then went into america Army before starting Knight Point Systems which he sold 15 years later for $250 million
His point was simple: unless what you do is deemed essential send your folks home. If they’re outside or inside the office they and their families are at risk
What does it mean to be Mission First Family Always inside the time of CoVid-19? Two threats dangle over our heads right now
The first is we get sick the second one is we go broke. An employer has a huge gamble to help with one perhaps any other rarely both
Continuing to bring your employees to work during a contagion staves off their financial insecurity but increases physical danger. Being sent home probably decreases the threat to their health but unless they may work remotely it likely means no paycheck
What s a business owner to do? In 30 years of entrepreneuring I will hardly reflect onconsideration on a moment when the typical business owner was thrust right into a position of leadership where the results were so high; literally life and death
Testing equipment at First Line Technology a manufacturer of first responder products in Chantilly
Mission First Family Always said Bob Eisiminger. It was March 25 2020 and the spread of coronavirus in america was only getting worse. Bob was speaking during a webinar for business owners on a way to lead in a time of significant upheaval
He stressed that we as business owners had to be clear about our company’s mission continually but that you always have to put the health and safety of your team s family earlier than the mission
Bob knows what he s talking about. He graduated from america Military Academy at West Point then went into america Army before starting Knight Point Systems which he sold 15 years later for $250 million
His point was simple: unless what you do is deemed essential send your folks home
If they’re outside or inside the office they and their families are at risk. What does it mean to be Mission First Family Always inside the time of CoVid-19? Two threats dangle over our heads right now
The 1st is we get sick the second one is we go broke
An employer has of venture to help with one perhaps any other rarely both. Continuing to bring your employees to work during a contagion staves off their financial insecurity but increases physical danger. Being sent home probably decreases the threat to their health but unless they are able to work remotely it likely means no paycheck
