EPAB President ’ sMessage
Let ’ s expand our reach to each other
Delton Deal
President El Paso Association of Builders
I ’ d like to propose a novel idea , let us use each other as a sounding board to help expand our depth . I know we all have this need to be different and want to set our company apart . I think we have become so competitive that we ’ ve forgotten that we are all in the same business .
The builders association mission statement is to strengthen the building industry through membership and advocacy . Surely by membership it does not just mean numbers . Like referenced in last month ’ s issue , I don ’ t think it ’ s size of the membership that makes us great . I would like to think that it ’ s the team work and the shared commitment to excel , to give back , to push beyond just average and the willingness to help each other when we can . I ’ ve long believed ( before it became a cliché ) that team works make the dream work . By team , I mean all of us pulling and pushing in the same direction to achieve our own success . I don ’ t think that competition is the enemy of teamwork , but that trying to each be exceptional in our own way make us challenge our own thought process . The one missing element is the willingness to share , not every detail but the concept of helping our fellow human so every step is not pain staking for the new guy . This may come in the form of advice , but it can also take the form of partnerships where you both support each other ’ s businesses while also marketing your own . Now please keep in mind that i ’ m not talking about giving your competition the secret sauce of your business . Just trying to create a more open environment that could help foster the business industry as a whole . El Paso has an strong association because of the relationship of all its members builders and associate members . but can we be even better ,? I believe we have yet to reach our full potential . Over the past 4 years we have become strong financially and our membership is stronger than ever . The one element I see that we should now focus on is getting every builder in El Paso back in the room and we continue to face mounting attacks on our industry from every front . Get the full volume of perspectives for every voice and truly be cathartic . Being one of the newest builders in the city , I can tell you first hand that it was a blessing when we started in this industry to have so many veteran builders willing to sit and talk about the do ’ s and don ’ ts . If an effort to give back that ’ s why i think we should embrace the reaching out to others and helping where we can .