Working Through People Because I Am Lazy

<p>Kevin Lang is the Director of Operations and a partner at URGEO. Kevin is a 25+ year entrepreneurial veteran. Kevin has developed and sold multiple businesses holding deep experience in industrial manufacturing and processing and strong team development. As a 14-year member of EO, including sitting on the Regional Canadian Board, he is a seasoned and sought-after expert in EOS implementation with a wide scope of entrepreneurial businesses. Kevin also continues to develop a real estate investment portfolio of single-family homes, condos, and industrial buildings.</p><p><strong>Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:</strong></p><ul><li>Kevin’s 20-year career in the manufacturing business and why he left</li><li>How remote work enabled Kevin to become a better leader</li><li>Why Kevin considers himself less of a doer and more inclined to work through people</li><li>What Kevin and Martin identify as each other’s strengths</li><li>What prompted Kevin’s move to Vancouver</li><li>Kevin’s advice regarding perfectionism</li><li>What Martin identifies as the four cardinal rules of leadership</li><li>Why a high EQ, emotional intelligence, aids Kevin in listening and management success</li><li>The book that Kevin finds so useful, he has taught pieces of it to his children</li><li>Kevin’s views on positive capitalism and how profit can be maintained with dignity and grace</li></ul><p><strong>In this episode…</strong></p><p>Kevin Lang grew up in Edmonton, Alberta and moved to Vancouver in 2010. After 20 years managing the business he took over from his parents, 3 years running an entirely different business on his own, and traveling the world after that, he met Martin in 2021 and through that meeting and interview became part of URGEO.</p><p>Kevin and Martin realized they had similar mindsets and complementary skills that would work well together in a business environment. Kevin has an innate ability to keep to scheduling timetables, to stay on track, and resilience in how he works. Kevin shares what he has learned about ma