Bill Parker (Nutrition)

Some great examples of people development at Wilbur-Ellis, in my opinion, would be the training that we are offered, the ability to seek training and have the support of the organization behind you to succeed. I have found that my current manager is as much a coach and teacher as a manager. He allows me to make decisions and work through problems, always being there to support me. He does not expect me to know everything and is willing to teach and talk me through issues I do not understand.
I work on developing my own skills by taking as much training that Wilbur-Ellis offers me. I also listen to leadership and management audiobooks to learn from different aspects of life, such as military, successful business people, and influential people from the past. I also spend time in the evenings watching youtube channels such as TED, SMARTER EVERYDAY, HISTORY UNDERGROUND.
When I think of being developed myself, the first and most influential person was my father. We spent our lives working together and we would talk about past experiences and how it can be applied in the future. He was a very successful person by managing risk while looking forward to be prepared for opportunity. As far as being developed in Wilbur-Ellis, the first person that was instrumental in my development was Brent Quinton. Brent saw me as a potential leader and moved me into a position to make a case to take over a leadership position. As we made this transition we had the support of Ron Salter. The next person that has been the most influential is Pedro Curry. Pedro has an excellent ability to let you reach deep within yourself and bring forward skills you didn’t know you had. He explains how you could have done a task differently if you struggled. And acknowledges a job well done. He encourages you to learn and take any training that will help you with your future. He will give you the opportunity to be involved in projects to sharpen your skills.