Maxey-Germain was a redhead, shy young man, who was intrigued by the science and grew up to be a devout Baptist. He enjoyed working with radios and cars while attending a public high school in Nashville, Tennessee, which has had a program in engineering and technology. Maxey also helped start the first radio station in Nashville, Samoa. After high school became a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in electrical engineering. As he was finishing his junior year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the father asked Maxey, James Franklin Germain, for him to come home to Tennessee and to help start a shoe store, and the elimination of the former partner of his who did things that were not ethical.
father had Maxey work for a year as a factor in Nashville factory to learn the shoe business from the ground up. Later Maxey worked in a shoe new boot-Germain to the company store. After nine years learning the field of footwear, Maxey Jarman became president and became a father, the company's chairman.
sawMaxey opportunity to expand the shoe business, and decided on a logical step-by-step plan for how to do so. Germain has changed the company name to the shoe shoe company during a period of economic recession, and go to retail. In Michigan, Maxey, "bought a tanning factory," produced shoeboxes, and to provide him with factories chemicals, cement, and finishes. He said he bought other companies to increase his shoe line to include children, women, clothes shoes. It increased profits through the sale of products through retail stores general shoe company purchased.
In 1959, the public company changed its name to boot Genesco, and the company by the year 1968, in Maxey Jarman in Genesco, and the company has reached a billion dollars in sales with 83,000 employees worldwide.
was Maxey-Germain, and CEO of the company Genesco devout Baptist who follow many of the Christian charitable causes president. For many years, Mr. Germain taught Sunday school classes in the Baptist church.
Fred Smith, the father came to work for Maxey-Germain in his office in the company's shoe when he was 20 years old. Maxey became a mentor and friend for more than 43 years. Fred Smith, the father and became the mentor Zig Ziglar and Dr. John Maxwell.
What are the five lessons of leadership Maxey Jarman that you want to remember?
1) Maxey Germain "listened respect" and "stressed" clarify ideas by placing them on paper. When a problem comes up, write the problem down, and write a solution to resolve it! When Fred Smith was working for Mr. Germain for 3 months, and he came in a list of the problems that he saw in the company. Mr. Germain said after listening to Fred List, "and Fred, I want you to take the next three weeks and writing solutions for everything you found a mistake." When Fred came back to see Mr. Germain, after three weeks, he did not have problems. Said Fred Smith, "Mr. Jarmen stuck a long finger in my face and said:" We want you here, we want your suggestions, even criticism, but you can never criticize anything until you have a better way worked on the paper to prove what you say and improve the situation. "Bacon said," Writing makes a man to be exact. "Mr. Germain work on personal growth by making a list of things he wants to work every year. He put it in writing so it was a clear and specific. In his company, said:" It was an emergency evidence of poor planning. "He had a few emergencies, and it was read to gain new knowledge every day and develop his mind.
(2)) was led by Mr. Germain of responsibility and discipline and to get results. You could always count on. Mr. Germain in "was a favorite story is how the pocket Stewart will sign reports to Gen. Robert E. Lee, "Yours sincerely rely on" (YTCO). When pocket Stewart wrote that he meant it as well Maxey Germain reaction.
3) Mr. Germain was always seen opportunities for the future. He said: "Be grateful for all things." Fred Smith, the father and said, "It's not the plants that we have built, but people helped us to develop that makes me the proudest." Mr. Germain was always helping others. He said: "Do not try to promote people in their weaknesses, but less productive to take advantage of their strengths."
when someone said something about another executive, saying: "act if he owned the place." Maxey responded, "I'm glad he thinks so, and I hope everyone here believes it acted in this way." Said Fred Smith, "and said he wants everyone to have a real sense of ownership because he knew the motivation that situation."
4) before deciding it was open-minded. Once you've taken the decision was crucial. Said Fred Smith, "Mr. Germain review quickly a decision when he was believed to be involved on an ethical mistake. Once he has books opened only to give the employee a reply $ 2.85 due to" the question is not how a lot of trouble, but do we owe? "Mr. Germain was honest, and personal integrity is full.
5) Mr. Germain did not believe in wasting time, and always stayed on the topic at hand and likes people to get to the point and be clear and decisive, and the conversations are always business like and remained on this subject.
what was important Maxey Germain for his statement? "important Genesco is becoming more companies that focus on customers in the manufacturing of shoes, with a steady performance in the upper quarter, as measured by market share and sales growth, return on assets used and operating income. "
following the 5 lessons Maxey-Germain to lead you will have a strong company with employees happier
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