We love our coffee here at L&P. Apparently, Cornelius Platt did too.
Here’s an ad from his venture into wholesale groceries with George Porter (this was in addition to his partnership with J.P. Leggett). Legend has it that in 1926, Platt and Porter roasted and ground 200,000 pounds of green coffee beans that yielded 165,000 pounds of coffee.
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If you want to get to know Leggett & Platt, you should get to know our people first. What better way than by seeing a few of their favorite things?
Mary’s role: Business Profitability Analyst in LBSO (which stands for Leggett Business Systems Office)
Job in a nutshell: Building and maintaining financial models to help our business units allocate general ledger costs to customers and products.
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This throwback for your Thursday proves it: Even in 1948 we had a lot of winners on our team!
(Corsicana Daily Sun, Jan 23, 1948)
If you want to get to know Leggett & Platt, you should get to know our people first. What better way than by seeing a few of their favorite things?
Claudia’s role: Credit Manager I – Remote Specialist
Job in a nutshell: Finding ways to control, reduce, or eliminate higher-risk transactions with international customers by doing evaluations of creditworthiness.
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In celebration of National Inventors’ Day, we’re sharing the work of our original inventor, J.P. Leggett. Here’s our very first official patent!
In 1883, J.P. Leggett invented the first spiral-steel, coiled bedspring. It was revolutionary in design and offered the best night’s sleep available. Leggett was granted an official patent in 1885, as indicated by this drawing from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
You may not find yourself behind a microphone on a regular basis. However, it’s just as important to have great presentation skills when you’re presenting to your own circles of influence.
Hi, we’re the Communications Team. We’ve witnessed a wide variety of presentation styles over the years. Here are our Top 5 tips on how to be a more effective presenter.
1. Be Prepared. Practice, but don’t cram. Nerves can kick in whether you’re speaking to a large audience or a small, informal committee. Go over your notes until you’re comfortable with the material and can speak to it with confidence. An overly polished presentation can lose authenticity though — be sure to find a good balance.
2. Bring your personality out to play. Your audience will be more engaged if you’re enthusiastic and passionate about the project or topic. Personal anecdotes or humor can be great tools for maintaining attention too. Lose the note cards and just be yourself.
3. Stay positive. The audience is your friend.
4. Look at people, not your slides. Make eye contact with as many people as you can. A good rule of thumb is a gaze of 3-5 seconds before shifting to the next friendly face. This makes them feel both important and included.
5. Breathe. Relax and pause when you need to collect your thoughts. Oxygen is essential.
