Personal Narrative: My Father, Karl Kurrle

I had the opportunity to have an extensive conversation with my father, Karl Kurrle, about his managerial experience conducted throughout his life. I have looked up to him my entire life, learning and applying business skills that he has taught to me, but I have not delved into his managerial experience previously. His management duties has surpassed 30 years of collective expertise, and we talked about it in great detail. Mr. Kurrle started his managerial duties in the military after his secondary education. As a Sergeant in the United States Air Force, he was promptly promoted to Shop Foreman, a young manager of the outdoor electricrician duties. From there, he became the Director of Web Services at The Employment Paper in Seattle, now known …show more content…
Kurrle started his managerial responsibilities years before his colleagues. Prior to serving, he received his Eagle Scout award that paved the way to understanding leadership that he would use. I was able to relate a lot of what I learned in my Boy Scout years to leadership talked about with him, as I am an Eagle Scout too. This early experience had him promoted to a military position at three stripes that usually was awarded at seven. This presented a challenge to him: leading people who were significantly older than himself. He attributes his success to his determination and early leadership education. There are continuing challenges that he said are constant, but the one he finds the most difficult is layoffs. He stated that this is something he faces now but also a challenge that will always present itself in intervals and cannot be entirely avoided. Having worked with fantastic people. He often would find it difficult to let people go who he felt were undeserving. At the end of the day, he had to pick those that would contribute the least, though in work intensive environments, the competition yields an extensive amount of work from all employees making the decision …show more content…
When someone is hired, the initial pay may go up tremendously over the next several years, yet their yearly increase may not meet the market price for a new hire. He went into talking about how white males dominate the IT market, and geographically speaking, on the west coast Asian and Indian demographics as well. As a manager, one has to be aware of these issues because it may indirectly or directly affect the industry or the company. This can have the effect of employees leaving for a higher pay that matches the market price, or somebody leaves due to the feeling of a lack of inclusion. Since managers have a large need for human social skills, it comes down on them creating an environment workers want to thrive