After 40 years of workg the operative enomy, Ron Gaydos says he has learned one thg wh absolute certaty:
Contents:
- WHY RON GAYDOS IS A CHAMPN FOR -OPS PTSBURGH
- WHY RON GAYDOS IS AN ADVOTE FOR OPERATIV PTSBURGH
- RON GAYDOS’ POST
- RYAN GAYDOS
WHY RON GAYDOS IS A CHAMPN FOR -OPS PTSBURGH
For Ron Gaydos, the attractn of the -op prciple reflects his re belief that there is always a “Better Way to Do Thgs.” * ron gaydos *
Ron Gaydos. Ron Gaydos has extensive experience enomic velopment, anizatnal strategy, and special projects management as well as operativ. After 40 years of workg the operative enomics realm, Ron Gaydos says he’s learned one thg wh absolute certaty:.
A South Hills native and Squirrel Hill rint, Gaydos is the operative velopment director of Keystone Development Center, an Ephrata-based nonprof providg technil and rearch assistance to groups lookg to anize as operativ. For Gaydos, the attractn of the -op prciple reflects his re belief that there is always a “better way to do thgs. Ron Gaydos shops for produce at the East End Food Co-op on Febary 3.
WHY RON GAYDOS IS AN ADVOTE FOR OPERATIV PTSBURGH
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Gaydos: My bachelor’s gree om Universy of Ptsburgh was Polil Science and Internatnal Relatns, and I saw that those subjects were fluenced by enomics. Gaydos: When I got back to Ptsburgh, I started holdg meetups on “appropriate technology, ” which was what “staable velopment” was lled the 1980s.
RON GAYDOS’ POST
A Squirrel Hill man created a Facebook page centered on Monday’s armed gun rally outsi Ptsburgh Cy Hall and raised nearly $3,000 donatns for anti-gun groups. Ron Gaydos, who liv three blocks om the Tree of Life synagogue Squirrel Hill, where a mass shootg occurred October, said * ron gaydos *
Gaydos: Employee-ntrolled pani stay bs longer, grow faster revenue and longevy and the workers get paid more. Gaydos: The very first step would be to have a viable bs ia. Gaydos: The owner should unrstand the -op ncept and terme whether the existg bs uld succeed as a -op.
Gaydos: We have a Co-op Amy that offers stctn and hands-on achg, om asssg your ia and s feasibily, helpg you plan and rporate the bs, buildg the -op’s operatns and cisn-makg culture.
Gaydos: One challenge wh a -op is that not everyone wants shared rponsibily. Gaydos: Baby boomer-owned bs make up almost half of U. Gaydos: Acrdg to the Natnal Center for Employee Ownership, employee-owned bs are risg.
RYAN GAYDOS
Gaydos: If you build a culture of llaboratn the begng, you have a better chance of succeedg.