On April 22, our Corporate Conference Center transformed into “The Greatest Show on Earth Day” as the Environmental Affairs team hosted the second annual Green Fling. Employees enjoyed a morning of games, fortune telling, popcorn, cotton candy, music, and giveaways. Various community vendors shared ways we can better care for our environment, offered free plants and trees, and even collected employees’ recyclable household materials on-site. Here are some of our favorite photos!
If you want to get to know Leggett & Platt, you should get to know our people first. What better way for you to do that than by seeing a few of their favorite things.
Shela’s role: Copywriter
Job in a nutshell: Lots of writing, usually about wire, wire-forming, wire-related products, and products made out of wire.
Want to see more? Check out the series introduction.
If you want to get to know Leggett & Platt, you should get to know our people first. What better way for you to do that than by seeing a few of their favorite things.
Meaghan’s role: Talent Advisor
Job in a nutshell: Recruiting, interviewing, and evaluating candidates while helping hiring managers fill positions across the company.
Want to see more? Check out the series introduction.
If you want to get to know Leggett & Platt, you should get to know our people first. By now you’ve probably seen our Employee Spotlight series, which highlights how individuals across L&P have contributed in exceptional ways. We’re proud to showcase our talented people.
Today we’re starting a new series that will introduce our people in a unique and different way – through their office must-haves! Stay tuned to meet various accountants, engineers, techies, managers, administrative professionals, creatives, and others as they show off items they use in their day-to-day work lives.
To kick off the series, we’d like to introduce ourselves, the Life@Leggett content team, by way of a few of our favorite things.
Job in a nutshell: Managing the systems and data used to recruit, set goals, review performance, develop employees, and conduct succession planning.
Find out how to get people to say yes (ethically) by flipping through our 6 persuasion truths, below.
This is part of our in-house class, Persuading Others, taught by Learning & Development Manager Alissa Owsley. For more learning content like this, check out our 2-part SlideShare series on The Art of Coaching Employees.
Don’t let the small-town location fool you – Flex-O-Lators in Carthage, Missouri, plays a big role in Leggett & Platt’s operations. That’s because the facility manufactures components used in the company’s own automotive, furniture, and bedding operations, as well as those of outside customers. This vertical integration also takes place on the front end, with Flex-O-Lators purchasing wire and materials from other L&P branches to make those components.
For proof that we hire some of the most talented and unique interns around, meet Charlie Kovacs.
By day, Charlie attends Missouri State University, where he’s wrapping up his senior year in a Computer Information Systems and Management program. By night, Charlie plays guitar in a garage punk band called The Scamps, and the ‘60s throwback group recently produced their first record.
On top of a busy college and music schedule, Charlie commutes an hour from Springfield, Missouri several days per week to work as an Information Technology (IT) Intern at Leggett & Platt’s Corporate Office in Carthage. Continue reading
