{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Facility Rockstars","title":"Mentorship, Trust, and Growth - Andrew DelPrete - Facility Rockstars - Episode # 044","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2243,"description":"In this week’s episode of Facility Rockstars, host Jay Culbert interviews Andrew DelPrete, an experienced senior facility manager at Liberty Mutual Insurance and the new president of the Boston chapter of IFMA. \n\nAndrew shares insights from his nearly two-decade career in leadership, facilities engineering, and project management, emphasizing the importance of mentorship, hard work, and learning from failures. He highlights the value of maintaining good professional relationships and trust and delves into his background at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. \n\nAndrew discusses the significance of stay conversations to enhance team retention and development and his recent accomplishments with IFMA Boston, including a partnership with Massachusetts Maritime Academy to offer tuition waivers. The episode wraps up with advice on engaging with IFMA and furthering careers in facility management.\n \nTakeaways:\nSeek Mentorship: Find a mentor you can trust to provide guidance, fresh perspectives, and remove emotion from challenging situations. Regularly check in with them for insights.\nEmbrace Failure: Understand that failure is a part of growth. Learn from your mistakes quickly and use those lessons to improve continuously.\nResourcefulness Counts: Develop the ability to be resourceful, especially in challenging or unexpected situations. Use what you have to create solutions and make things work.\nStay Conversations: Regularly check in with team members to address their concerns and remove obstacles before they reach a point of resignation. Prioritize open communication.\nUnderstand Your Team's Wishes: Not everyone wants to grow into leadership roles; recognize and respect those who excel in their current positions without pushing them towards unwanted paths.\nContinuous Learning: Always seek ways to learn and grow. Encourage your team to keep improving their skills and knowledge, and apply what you learn to benefit the team and organization.\nDon't Burn Bridges: Maintain...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wIL-dAttDK3kGPGCx8T-IEpb3_8niKNWbKmYivkvwao/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NTkz/MjEzMTc5OTY4MmRi/MzYxYmU4NjI4MTE4/ZTQ1ZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}