Interview 26791 – Caption Index: 179
I’m in a different, I have a different hat on. Read More
I’m in a different, I have a different hat on. Read More
And they admit it, you know, they just didn’t want to talk to me about it. They were afraid, you know. So what I had to do, Mark, is I had to, you know, there’s the off-work Larry, and then there’s the on-work Larry, that I had to bridge those… Read More
So I think they would say I was fair, that I was tough. Read More
You know, as I told one staff member one day, I said did you think I wouldn’t have figured this out?… Read More
If you told me one thing and something else happened that I wouldn’t eventually figure it out?… Read More
And I had to work at that a lot because people just, you know, ooh, it’s Dr. Killmar, you know?… Read More
It’s like, no, I’m just a regular guy, you know?… Read More
How do you think the staff would, talking about your management style, how do you think the staff would describe your management style?… Read More
I’ll underline some, some people miss me, but the operation didn’t come to a halt. You know, the gentleman that took my spot, he’s still working into it. He’s doing a great job, he’s achieving great things, but the place just didn’t, you know, crumble. Not that I’m anybody special… Read More
I think some people were in fear of me. Even though I’m not a guy you need to be afraid of. Very approachable. Read More
I always had people that would pause, think about it, and make the decision. And whether that be an animal health issue, whether it be a policy issue, whatever that is. And I’m hoping, I’ve hoped, and I think it’s proved that I’ve given those people that ability to do… Read More
And what was gratifying to me when I retired, yeah, did some people miss me?… Read More
And the testament to that is in traveling and not being around, my phone’s not ringing off the hook when I was there, you know, they’re making decisions. They’re letting me know if there’s something really big. But when I get back, I’m looking at their decisions and they’ve made… Read More
And rarely did I have a case, Mark, where it was like, oh my God, what were you thinking?… Read More
You know?… Read More
I want people to be able to think on their feet so that if I got run over by the bus, the whole place doesn’t go, oh my God, what are we gonna do tomorrow?… Read More
You know, Larry’s not here to make the decision. I want those people to be able to step in and make the decision. Now, that’s taking risk. And, you know, some days, I have to be honest with you, I felt we were vulnerable. Not to the point where we… Read More
Or do you pause and go a different direction?… Read More
And I’ve tried to instill that into the people that when I retired are still there. And I’m still seeing very favorable results. So don’t just be happy with the status quo. That’s not the way I was raised and the way I ran the collection in San Diego. As… Read More
When I was growing up, never really had a boss that was an over-the-shoulder kind of person, you know?… Read More