Teaching Learning Leading K-12

Lessons I Learned from Jobs Before My Education Career - What's My Point? - 815

Lessons Learned from Jobs Before My Education Career - What's My Point? This is episode 815 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Over the last three episodes I shared with you stories from my earliest jobs and the lessons learned. I discovered that as I reflected on these lessons that there was some common ground. There were lessons that overlapped. 

From the grocery store, McDonald's, and the plumbing supply warehouse the following lessons that were part of the job then still impact me in my career in education:

1. Own Your Job.

2. Be a Teammate.

3. Be Positive.

4. You Always Have Something to Do.

In this episode I reflect on those 4 lessons and how they still are part of my work world today.

At the conclusion I ask you if you have any lessons that you learned from previous jobs that still influence you today. It would be awesome if you shared with me those lessons you had and how they still are there in your current world. You can shoot me an email by going to the front page of my web page https://stevenmiletto.com or look at the bottom of that same page and you will see a link to leave me a voice mail. Can't wait to hear from you.

Thanks for listening.

Please share. 

It would be awesome to hear from you.

All the best!

Length - 32:38

Lessons I Learned from Jobs Before My Education Career - Plumbing Supply Warehouse - 814

Lessons I Learned from Jobs Before My Education Career: Plumbing Supply Warehouse. This is episode 814 of Teaching Learning Leading K12.

Did you have a job or two before you entered your career field? Maybe you started in high school and then college before finally entering the path that you were ultimately focused on achieving. Just to be clear, when I say a job, I do mean working for someone other than your father or parent or guardian. Actually, having a boss and getting an official paycheck - you know one where taxes are removed from your gross pay?

My third job that fits this description was at a plumbing supply warehouse. In this job my main purpose was to load and deliver plumbing supplies for a plumbing company at a job site. I had two immediate supervisors and interacted with the owner of the shop. I learned to make sure that I helped to load my delivery orders and to become a safer driver. Interactions with others taught me to bite my lip and treat people as I wanted to be treated. Team membership was important. And once again, the adage "you never have nothing to do" was pervasive in this job, as well as at McDonalds, and the grocery store. 

Join me as I reflect on being a team member, owning the job, treating others as I wanted to be treated, and living with the understanding that "you always had something to do."

So, did you have a first job that created lessons that impact you and your job today? What were those lifelong lessons? It would be great if you shared those lessons with me. If you go to my website there is a box that lets you contact me. There also is a place that you could leave me a voice message.

Thanks for listening.

Please share. 

It would be awesome to hear from you.

Next episode: I connect these lessons learned with my career. 

All the best!

Images: Plumbing Repair Service and PVC Pipes both downloaded from Freepik.com.

Length - 29:44

Lessons I Learned from Jobs Before My Education Career - Working at McDonalds

 

Lessons I Learned from Jobs Before My Education Career - Working at McDonalds. This is episode 813 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Did you have a job or two before you entered your career field? Maybe you started in high school and then college before finally entering the path that you were ultimately focused on achieving. Just to be clear, when I say a job, I do mean working for someone other than your father or parent or guardian. Actually, having a boss and getting an official paycheck - you know one where taxes are removed from your gross pay?

My second job that fits this description was at a McDonald's. I started out on the front counter, and I was not fast enough for the cash register, so I was moved to the grills. I was very thankful for that move. I cooked hamburgers, fries, chicken McNuggets, breakfast sandwiches and prepared other stuff. What I discovered that I was very good at was being focused on closing the lines down, cleaning the cooking surfaces, and the equipment. I was put on a team of others who were very good at closing. This one assistant manager loved having us as his closing team because we saved him from having to use too many overtime hours.

Working at McDonalds I had many lessons that have stayed with me forever. On this episode I share some of what I learned. A recurring theme from the grocery store that appears at McDonalds is that "you always have something to do." 

Join me as I reflect on being a team member, owning the job, being flexible, and what you could do when you had down time.

So, did you have a first job that created lessons that impact you and your job today? What were those lifelong lessons? It would be great if you shared those lessons with me. If you go to my website there is a box that lets you contact me. There also is a place that you could leave me a voice message.

Thanks for listening.

Please share. 

It would be awesome to hear from you.

Next episode: Working at a plumbing supply warehouse. I get to drive trucks! - Cool! 

All the best!

Steve

Images - McDonald's Sign and McDonald's Hamburger and Fries

Length - 24:26

Lessons Learned from My First Jobs - Grocery Store Bagger

Lessons Learning from My First Jobs - Grocery Store Bagger. This is episode 812 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Did you have a job or two before you entered your career field? Maybe you started in high school and then college before finally entering the path that you were ultimately focused on achieving. Just to be clear, when I say a job, I do mean working for someone other than your father or parent or guardian. Actually, having a boss and getting an official paycheck - you know one where taxes are removed from your gross pay?

My first job that fits this description was grocery store bagger for a local branch of Pantry Pride. A fairly large store that was just about everywhere in Florida during the 70s and 80s.  In this role I bagged groceries and offered to help you take them to your car. That was my main purpose, but the role had many other requirements. Some of them included - spot mopping, straightening aisles and restocking shelves, retrieving shopping carts from the park lot, and assisting customers. It was a great learning experience. I had a great boss and several co-workers that made time spent fun.

While I was a grocery bagger, I learned several skills and lessons that have been impactful to this day. During this reflection I will share those skills that have remained with me all these years. This episode is the first in a multiple part series that looks at these early jobs and what stayed with me as I moved forward in my adult life.

Did you have a first job that created lessons that impact you and your job today? What were those lifelong lessons? It would be great if you shared those lessons with me. If you go to my website there is a box that lets you contact me. There also is a place that you could leave me a voice message.

Thanks for listening. Please share. 

All the best!

Steve

Images downloaded from: 1. Shopping cart and 2. Grocery Aisle

Length - 24:11

Naphtali Hoff, PsyD - President of Impactful Coaching & Consulting: Becoming the Delegating School Boss - 811

Naphtali Hoff, PsyD - President of Impactful Coaching & Consulting: Becoming the Delegating School Boss: A Principal's Guide to Reducing Stress and Multiplying Leadership. This is episode 811 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.

Dr. Naphtali Hoff is an executive and performance coach and trainer. He is the author of Becoming the New Boss, a leadership book that helps new leaders hit the ground running and enjoy sustained success, Becoming the Productive Boss, which helps leaders and their teams get more of the right work done, and Becoming the Delegating School Boss, which helps school leaders clear their plates and empower their teams. More about his work can be found on his website, ImpactfulCoaching.com. 

Our focus is Naphtali’s latest book - Becoming the Delegating School Boss: A Principal's Guide to Reducing Stress and Multiplying Leadership.

Awesome conversation!

So much to learn and put to use!

Practical!

Thanks for listening!

Thanks for sharing!

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Length - 55:51