Russell doesn t believe in policies that seem archaic to him. For instance, he no longer has a vacation or sick day policy. I said, let s stop keeping score. If you need a vacation, take one. And when you have a kid sick, stay home with them.
Nobody abuses it.
The challenge I have is that some of the my executives work so hard, that I have to make them take a vacation, he said. The company also chooses people who believe in giving back to the community. The employees and Russell give time volunteering in the classroom, job shadowing and adopting underprivileged families from the community during the holidays and other times. They lend a leadership role in community projects and put on the annual Russell Construction Charity Golf Outing. We don t lose people, he said.