Keller Laboratories: Team Spirit, Empowerment

By Becky Tyre

Posted Apr 03, 2014 in Labs & Profiles

The Keller Laboratories Activity Committee organizes events for the entire staff. Matt Degonia rides in a float for the Mardi Gras Parade.

St. Louis, MO


Owner: National Dentex Corp.; President: Larry Weiss


235 Employees


Open communication is a core value at Keller Laboratories. Every other month, President Larry Weiss holds “A Forum with Larry” where team members are chosen to join him for lunch and encouraged to ask questions or discuss any lab-related concerns. The unfiltered interaction and feedback keep Weiss in touch with the team’s needs and concerns and lets them know their voices are being heard. “Team members like having access to the decision maker and to know I’m listening,” explains Weiss. “I answer all the questions I can and for those I can’t, I promise to do my homework and get back to them as soon as possible.”


The lab also holds an annual State of the Lab Meeting—complete with dinner and drinks—where management goes over sales and unit growth, profitability and...

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  • Becky Tyre

    Production Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · Newtown, CT

    An organizational dynamo with a creative flair, Becky coordinates our promotional materials—in print and online—for all three LAB DAY trade shows.

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