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• Honesty
• reliability
• integrity
• adaptability
• self-motivation

There's no secret here. We thrive as an organization when we hire and develop self-starters who care about and take pride in their work. Fastenal is a unique opportunity for all levels of development. The best of our best don't wait to be told what to do - they work to drive the business forward in unique ways.

• Open
• overcommunicative
• assertive
• direct
• transparent

• Pessimism
• dishonesty
• micromanagement
• gossip
• secrecy

We are here for one common goal. The success of the organization should trump all local politics and unwillingness to try new things. We move together or we don't move at all.

I love running up hill.

• What do people misunderstand about you?

  I rarely care how the problem originated. Once identified, my only focus is to work through it, fix the issue and implement a permanent solution. If mistakes were made, they need to be addressed. Our underlying objective must be continuous improvmenet.