Days like these….
help me to remember how fortunate I am not only in my personal life, but in my career with The Home Depot. The year is 1986 and with a young family, I needed to find a job to help out with the household expenses. After a full day of searching and interviewing for jobs that didn’t quite fit the bill, I decided to pull into one more parking lot, The Home Depot. And it was that decision that changed my life forever, and blood that formerly ran red, now flowed with orange.
Over the years, 28 on 10/22 in fact, there have been many changes along the way including CEOs. We were sad to see Bernie retire, but ever so happy when Frank took the reigns over. During his time in position, he won the hearts of so many associates as he built a stellar leadership team and made customer service a priority once again.
Every month, I along with other team members, volunteer to help out with Frank's Forum. Where else does the CEO host a talk show to celebrate associates from around the country and take live questions from callers? Where else will the CEO stop to sign aprons, and pose for photographs with associates? Where else does the CEO tweet photos of himself and associates providing stellar service? Where else does the CEO participate in the internal social network, or take time out every Monday to speak to each group of new store leaders as they arrive for training? It’s right here at The Home Depot my friends.
So another era is coming to an end as Frank has made his plans, deservedly so, to retire and truly enjoy life. Today was the last edition of Franks Forum, and every familiar step somehow felt strangely surreal as we knew it was the last. Bernie was there, and of course Frank. And the future looks bright too, as Frank and Bernie welcomed Craig to the stage and to the ranks of CEO. Let’s do this Craig!
Today I am grateful for the past, the present and all that the future holds. It’s Good to be Orange!
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