From the Blog: Leadership Wisdom

Welcome to the UCEC blog! We've been publishing posts on UCEC.com for several years. Our topics range from fabrication to wiring to international travel and customer service—and everything else you've ever wanted to know about control panels! One subject has been constant: our executive team's perspective on leading a business that is thriving and growing, while at the same time, serving our customers well.

Here are some recent posts from CEO and President Mark Inboden and Vice President of Business Operations Evan Coulter. We hope you enjoy their take on leadership. 

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UCEC Celebrates 60 Years. A letter from our president as we look to the future.
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UCEC Celebrates 60 Years. A letter from our president as we look to the future.
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In October, UCEC will celebrate its 60th anniversary.
From the beginning, the founder of UCEC, Howard Lacy, felt that he could make a better control panel at a better value than the control panels he was purchasing from others. My father-in-law, Chris Kitsos, took this concept beyond the municipal markets, and provided even better control panels and customer service to the private industry.  It is amazing to think about how far UCEC and industrial control panels have come since 1958. We can all be proud of the role UCEC has played as a leader in our industry.

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Happy New Year from UCEC
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Happy New Year from UCEC
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Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoy this special time of year with your loved ones and friends. I am very excited about what’s in store for 2018, and for the opportunity to work with all of you to make it happen. Thank you to our customers, vendors and employees!

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Best of the Blog 2017
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Best of the Blog 2017
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Whew! It's been quite the ride in 2017 with a very busy shop, working with talented co-workers and of course, the reason for what we do: creating our valued customers' electrical control panels. Here's a look back and a few stories that made our year. 

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 A Game-Changing Project
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 A Game-Changing Project
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Our customers often bring us cutting-edge challenges—and we love it! Recently, one of our vendor partners CPI came to us with a project we couldn’t resist. CPI’s customer wanted to revamp the HMI (Human-Machine Interface) screens that are installed in each of their electrical control panels at a large beverage canning facility. (Side note: UCEC is fortunate to work with many partners. Meet more of our vendor partners here, here and here.)

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Looking Ahead to 2018: Goals for Next Year
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Looking Ahead to 2018: Goals for Next Year
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What's ahead in the New Year for UCEC? We're glad you asked!

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The Best Result: It Starts with You
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The Best Result: It Starts with You
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Ever wonder why some people are always happy? Do you wonder why some athletes always seem to win? As someone who is always looking to improve, I believe that one of the biggest factors is the ability to Think Well.

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Is Your Panel Shop Future Ready?
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Is Your Panel Shop Future Ready?
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Editor's Note: This fall, we published a series of posts about how UCEC is preparing for the future. We heard from our Executive and Management teams, and after reading their vision for UCEC's next chapter, we're pretty jazzed for what's ahead. Below, please find the entire series. 

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Use It Up!
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Use It Up!
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Growing up, my family was a model “use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without” type of clan. Throwing things away was not an option. It’s a character trait I’ve passed on to my kids, and also one I’m proud to say that UCEC observes whenever possible.

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[UCEC: Future Ready] Looking Ahead to the Customer of Tomorrow
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[UCEC: Future Ready] Looking Ahead to the Customer of Tomorrow
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What does the UCEC customer of the future look like? One things is sure: they are getting younger! From newly minted engineers to mid-career engineers to factory management teams, our median customer age is skewing downward.

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Do You Stay Inside the Lines?
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Do You Stay Inside the Lines?
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Last Saturday morning as I waited in the lobby of my hotel in California, something very small moving on the floor caught my eye. It was an ant, and the ant seemed to be “trapped” on a 12-inch-square light-colored tile.

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Employee SpotlightGuest UserMark Inboden, Evan CoulterComment