In today's episode Paul and Leah have a chat with Chad Gono, the CEO of Regal Plastics and he explains to us how "Work Doesn't Have to Suck." This is not only his LinkedIn tagline, but it is what he genuinely believes and uses as his leadership compass.
Growing up Chad was not looking to work at his family's business because he wasn't interested in plastics and he had an entrepreneurial spirit and wanted to foster it. But after some time he decided to join the business from the bottom up. He found that it was just a job for most employees and he felt people should really enjoy what they are spending most of their days doing. So Gono was on a mission to create a work environment that employees loved, and a place where people wanted to go. Fast forward to today's culture at Regal Plastics and you will find a place where employees are friends and are choosing to hang out with each other outside of the workplace.
Gono talks about how their mission went from a price tag and the bottom line to creating 500 stories in 10 years of how their company is helping to create a better world. In this conversation I truly grasped the fact that changing the world to be a better place can be done anywhere and with any company/business. Regal Plastics is using the sale of plastics as their vehicle to bring more good to this world.
We discuss the idea of using work culture to win the war on talent in a time where it is hard to find good employees. They use the idea of not focusing on the work stuff and profits and spending more time focusing on the life stuff to get people to want to work at their company.
Chad Gono is continuing to spread his word of how work doesn't have to suck on his social media platforms. His posts are inspirational and are spreading words of kindness. Be sure to follow him on LinkedIn at Chad Gono
and on TikTok at Chadgono
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