𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒚: 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆

Last week, our 1978/79 Buchanan High School Basketball Team was inducted into the Buchanan High School Hall of Fame. It was a special honor—and one that made me pause and reflect. Interestingly, that same milestone year also marked just two years after RPS Imaging first opened its doors.

As I thought about that team, I realized how deeply the values we lived on the basketball court continue to shape the way we operate at RPS Imaging today.

• 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Just as success required players and coaches working in sync, our success today depends on close partnerships with our vendor partners.
• 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 – We learned to push through tough opponents with different game plans, much like we push through challenges in a highly competitive market.
• 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 – Never underestimating an opponent is no different than never resting until a project is truly won and delivered.
• 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 – Studying opponents’ strengths and weaknesses mirrors how we strive to understand what keeps our customers up at night.
• 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 – Everyone on the team had a role to play, just as our sales, service, and operations teams must execute at the highest level every day.
• 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 – Perhaps the most important of all. Wins came from everyone doing whatever it took, whether they got credit or not. The same is true in business: many of our most impactful contributors work behind the scenes, rarely in the spotlight, yet their excellence is what fuels our success.

At RPS Imaging, we make it a priority to celebrate not just the victories, but the people who make them possible. Our success, much like that Hall of Fame season, is the result of talented, dedicated individuals working together for something greater than themselves.

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