Vong Keovongsa

Vong Keovongsa runs Elevator Services Group, a company that offers safety, recruitment and HR support to VT companies, with Susie Madden.

DEI Programs

What are they, and why are they under attack? What Is DEI? According to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) consulting firm WE360, the origins of DEI programs date to...

Equity Theory

Are your employees safe (from being poached by competitors)? This month’s ELEVATOR WORLD focus topic is safety. Nothing is more important than keeping our employees and the riding public safe....

What Employees Want

A “must read” for every leader In the blockbuster movie, What Women Want, Mel Gibson discovers he can hear women’s thoughts, especially at work. Interestingly enough, the many leaders I...

Women in Motion

Meet several women who are making waves in the VT industry.  This past April, I was attending the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Spring Educational Conference in Miramar Beach,...

Leadership Lessons From the Founding Fathers

Practices that can still be applied today One of my favorite books on leadership was given to me by a colleague more than 20 years ago. The book is titled...

Small Family Businesses Make Big Impacts

This Leadership Insights piece looks at what this segment of the VT industry can offer. For more than 35 years, my mom ran her own produce business. My siblings and...

Metrics Leaders Must Measure

Your author shares formulas to help companies maximize ROI. I was a sophomore in college when I took my first human resources college course, Introduction to Human Resources. Professor Bond...

The Entrepreneurial Operating System

Five must-have leadership disciplines for 2024 and beyond When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, many businesses were partially closed for operations due to mandatory shutdown orders across the country. I...

Are You an Empathetic Leader?

Capacity for sharing the feelings of others makes good business sense.  In 1879, Thomas Edison began perfecting the light bulb. This was a very tedious and difficult task. It is...

Expectancy Theory

What motivates employees to perform over and above expectations?  What makes someone get up in the morning to go to work? And when they arrive at work, what makes them...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers