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Learning the business. It is very time consuming and detail oriented - I had to learn all of the requirements for operating this company - both for inter and intra state transporting. Maintaining all licenses, permits, completing Quarterly IFTA reports and maintaining carrier agreements - updating as necessary....

Working with the state during budget negotiations while finding alternatives that required the addition of resources to improve the process or solve. There was a severe lack of resources more so than normal, I had to use unconventional methods to implement opportunites for improvement. Some examples of unconventional methods were challenging previous decisions on IT resources used, suggesting process automation where the person's skill was inadequate to support the automation routine and working on a non-billable basis to complete the assignment due to client's constrained resources.......

Dealing with the number of people in your line.

There are a number of challenges but to mention the main one,due to the fact that we work with different people or characters it is always hard to meet each persons expectation so you only give it your best short and try meet your target.

Many of my clients are not motivated and some are mentaly challenged to the point that communication is nearly imposssible. Nevertheless, I have the responsibility to remain patient, stay focused, and continue to not give up on them so they can not give up on themselves.

The ability to handle slow periods as well as busy periods of the day. I enjoy a fast paced environment.

Keeping associates aligned with constant change. We averaged 500 plus engineering changes over the first 3 years. New materials, components and assembly processes kept managers and associates focused. Union facilities can at times push back as a single entity when constant changes in requirements upset the balance of the workforce....

Building credible plans for cultural evolution. The direct mail business has no established world class assessment tools that specifically identify "best in class" as a whole. Our go-forward plan had to consider current to future evolution and how we positively create the right environment so that people embraced the future....

Scheduleing, Management, Working with my crew. Most of all building a school for the ability to teach our children and help them for the future.

What I find to be challenging at my job is that I'm still learning, don't get me wrong I love to learn but it's not easy to work in a kitchen and have chefs expecting you to know exactly what to do. I haven't been to school yet for Culinary Arts, I plan to in the near future, it's no excuse I should be asking for more challenges and responibilities, that is something I am working at....