Professional Relationships (PDF)
YOUR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Professional Relationships Vince Radke, MPH, RS, CP-FS, DLAAS, CPH s mentioned in my fi rst column, I is most important, they would constantly study was born and grew up in Detroit, their opponents’ strengths, weaknesses, and A Michigan, in the late 1940s to 1960s. In our professional tendencies. In their time, Abel, Lindsay, and As a kid there were three things that occu- Howe understood that the goalie would not pied my time: automobiles, Motown music, relationships, are come out from the goal crease and they would and sports (e.g., the Detroit Tigers, Lions, take advantage of that fact. Pistons, and Red Wings). With my father, we setting up others In our environmental health profession, grandfather, and uncle, I would head down to succeed? what do professional relationships mean? to Olympia Arena on Grand River Avenue to Well, I see two words. watch the Red Wings play. Besides the hock- When I see “professional,” I think knowl- ey games, what I remember most about the edge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to solve a Olympia Arena was the smell of stale beer. and then angle the puck so only Lindsay or problem. Just like the Production Line of the At the time, Detroit was synonymous with Howe could reach it before the defensemen Red Wings, I bring my KSAs to the team to cars (Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors). could react. Abel knew that with their speed, help defeat an environmental health oppo- My grandfather, who worked at the Ford Lindsay and Howe would get to the puck and nent.
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