INTERVIEW
26
ACT
APRIL 2014
we canuse tomeet challenges and serve
customers.We are thankful.Ourmission
statement and core values helpunify the
team and guide our decisions.
DESCRIBE SOME CHALLENGES THAT
BARNHART, AND SIMILAR COMPANIES,
FACE IN THEMODERN CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY –ANDHOWDO YOU SEE YOUR
ROLE AS SC&RA PRESIDENT BECOMING VITAL
TOADDRESSINGANDMITIGATING SOME OF
THESE CHALLENGES?
Well-meaningpeople often create laws,
rules, processes and systems that domore
harm than good. They create inefficiency,
butmore importantly, they frustrate good
peoplewho are striving todo the right
thing.Ourwork shouldbemeaningful
and fulfilling.Weneed to continue to
engage theprocess and to encourage
change that improves the industry.My
rolewill be small, but the role of SC&RA
has been, and should continue tobe, vital.
BARNHART CRANE &RIGGING CONTINUES
TOREPRESENT ONE OF THEMOST RELIABLE
NAMES IN THE INDUSTRY. AT THIS POINT,
YOURREPUTATION PRECEDES YOU. IS THERE
A SECRET TO YOUR SUCCESS –ANDHOW
DO YOU CONTINUE TO THRIVEWITHIN THE
MARKETPLACE?
Barnhart is successful becausewehave
a great team.Wehave a bunchof people
who arewilling to answer the call when
theweather is bad, to thinkwhenplans
change, to look for a betterway, to
prevent problems and to train thenext
guy.Mybrother is a genius; our branches
have good leadership teams; our Service
Center serves andwe strive towork
asOneTeam.Wehavehad abunch
of success, and some failure.Wewill
flourish ifwe keep improving.
THE BARNHART LEGACY ISALREADY
ADORNEDWITHNUMEROUSAWARDSAND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. DO YOUHAVE ANY
FAVORITE JOBS THAT RISE TO THE SURFACE
WHEN YOU THINKABOUT HOW FAR YOUR
COMPANYHAS COME?
My favorite jobwas the bridgemadewith
K’Nex thatmy youngest two sons and I
built recently. It had a 12-foot span,DVD
cases as decking andwithstood several
trips of a remote control car. I donot
think itwill winRigging Jobof theYear.
AS INCOMING PRESIDENT, YOU’VE TRAVELED
THE SC&RA INNER CIRCLE FOR SOME TIME
NOW.WHATWORDSOFWISDOM, IF ANY,
HAVE YOURECEIVED THATMIGHT HAVE HAD
AN IMPACT ON YOUR VIEWOF THIS POSITION,
AND THE INDUSTRY ITSELF?
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.Manage
equipment, but leadpeople.Measure
whatmatters. And say thank you.
THE LIFE OF AN SC&RA PRESIDENT ISA
BUSY ONE.WILL YOUBE ABLE TO FINDANY
DOWNTIME, AND IF SO, HOWDO YOUUNWIND
FROM THE DEMANDSOF YOURDAY-TO-DAY?
I have an amazingwife and six children
that keepme busy. I like backpacking
with theBoy Scouts, playingFrisbee golf,
flippingpancakes and sorting socks.
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Customers have come to expect nothing but
the best from Barnhart –which typically
includes an aggressive pursuit of innovation,
cost savings and safety.
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