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tially limited their growth, but has simulta-
neously given them a stronger foundation to
build upon.
"We're very selective with who we hire," he
states."We look for individuals who are self-
motivated, self-disciplined and take pride in
a job well done. We make sure expectations
are set high and understood, then we chal-
lenge and empower our employees. We give
them the tools and the systems they need to
be successful, and then let them succeed. In
turn, this makes us successful as an organiza-
tion."
"The type of people we seek to employ don't
need to be micromanaged, nor do they want
to be," he adds. "This gives Tom and I more
time to focus on higher level business man-
agement. We compensate our people well
with good pay and benefits. We support
'flextime' and we encourage our employees
to attend their kids' events, even if it's in the
middle of the workday. We do understand
the importance of retaining employees. Ulti-
mately, we want our employees to retire from
River Cities Engineering, and we want their
lives to be enriched because of their time
with us."