Rob Semmel - On Location!

Republic Conduit is located in Louisville, Kentucky. The Tenaris owned organization produces small diameter steel tubing that is primarily used for conduit.  Conduit is used in commercial construction for containing and protecting electrical, communication, and data cables  This organization has been operating for approximately 10 years. 



Rob Semmel, Metallurgical Engineer (INSTRUCTOR) traveled to Louisville, KY at the end of January to deliver soft skill training for the Tenaris employees. What makes this training so unique is that Rob was an employee of TenarisHickman for a few years as a Laboratory Coordinator. With that experience, Rob has used his knowledge of the company culture and manufacturing environment to deliver excellent soft skill courses to employees at TenarisHickman, Republic Conduit in Louisville, Kentucky and Cedar Springs, Georgia.


 

 Training topics included (but not limited to): 

  • Developing My People
    • This course allows the participants to understand the concept of development and it's implications, in particular what role Tenaris expects from its leaders as team developers and the importance of this function for the company. 
  • Communication and Leadership
    • This course covers:
      • What does being a good manager mean? 
      • Organizational Context and management
      • Communication skills for exercising informal authority 
      • Team management and strengthening 
      • Network management and influence 
  • Motivation
    • This course covers: 
      • The importance of self-knowledge
      • Motivation levels
      • Individual Motivators
      • Time analysis of motivation
      • Definition of Motivation
Mr. Semmel has made an impact on the participants. After every training session we issue surveys to assess to gain feedback from the participants. 

Comments from the participants included: 


"Excellent interaction, instructor made it very interesting. Added tools to my tool box. Any who missed this class missed a useful tool."

"Exercise was fun. Shows us how we are different but can pull from strengths."

"Good Course! Useful Information, Well Presented!"

"Last minute invite to course, small class due to lack of participation, could have been more organized" 

"Logistics: Half of the target audience was not here on the day of training."

"Exceptionally good instructor. Rob Semmel keeps it interesting!" 

"Best class taken at Republic Conduit!"

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