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Guest Post: William “Spanky” Gibson, USMC, Retired on Leadership
- June 2, 2021
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Leadership
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William “Spanky” Gibson is a retired U.S. Marine and the board president of the Oklahoma Veterans Project. Robroy hired Spanky Gibson to speak at, and emcee, several of our events over the years. I asked him to share a blog article about his experiences working with Robroy and his thoughts on leadership. As Marines and
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Billie Traywick: Lessons Learned From a Career in a Male-Dominated Industry
- May 13, 2020
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Business, Leadership
I recently had a chance to ask some of my old colleagues to contribute a guest article to my blog. “What do you want us to write about?” they asked. “How about something you’ve learned in our years working together?” I said. Billie Traywick was the Controller at Duoline Technologies and VP of Operations at
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Donna Waterstraat: The Increase of Women in Management Over the Years
- May 6, 2020
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Management
When I started working at Robroy, I stepped into a culture that was rooted firmly in the 1950s: predominantly white, predominantly male. It was people like Donna Waterstraat who were instrumental in not only changing the culture, she helped improve our productivity, pushed for more women in management, and make the organization very profitable. Here’s
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Bob Blair: Understanding the Difference Between Leadership & Management
- December 12, 2018
- Posted by: David Marshall
- Category: Leadership, Management
I recently had a chance to ask some of my old friends and reps to contribute a guest article to my blog. “What do you want us to write about?” they asked. “How about something you’ve learned in our years working together?” I said. This one was written by Bob Blair, an industrial engineer I