Nov 6, 2015
Anonymous employee
England Logistics Response
10yIt is humanly impossible for me to speak to an individual persons experience in a given organization or situation. I wouldn't even pretend to; not even for my children or grandchildren in my own family and home. All I can do is speak to my own experience.
I guess I'm one of those individuals who is an unexpected member of the "little country club" who "just nod[s] with a dumb grin on their [my] faces." Because in the year I have spent at England Logistics I have been privileged to work directly with and report to Jason Beardall. So if you believe my comments will be biased I can accept that. But I offer it as the truth as I have experienced it and I know there are many people who know me and would attest to my integrity and forthrightness regardless of what or who I am speaking about.
My experience with Jason Beardall, whether in a group meeting or in a one-on-one has been incredibly rich. He is honest and real. What you see is what you get. But unlike many people, especially leaders, Jason is very self-aware. He knows where he is strong and where he is weak. When one of his weaknesses shows he acknowledges it, apologizes, and works to correct any problems created or offense given. I have been greatly stretched and challenged this past year and I have grown because of it. I wish that your experience could have much more rich and rewarding like mine. I wish you could have worked closely with Jason Beardall as I have. I believe your perspective and experience at EL would have been much different and you would still be here.
We definitely agree on one thing...WE COULD BE EXPONENTIALLY BETTER. But I don't agree that "do[ing] away with Beardall" is the answer. It is under his leadership that we have been making the improvements we have over this past year. Do we have more to do? Yes! But having come from one of the best places to work in America, I can tell you that we have the recipe before us and the correct basic ingredients to make it happen. We just need to keep committed to listening to and learning from our people; and continuously improving. The first and repeating step is to always be looking in the mirror as the place to start. Thank you for holding the mirror up from your perspective. Greatest success to you!