Bob De Lange's guest appearances

Bob De Lange

The Caterpillar Podcast

Brian Edwards

Jeff Wilson

Dave Walton

Stacey DelVecchio

Luis Hernandez

Dan Henderson

Michele Sullivan

Raymond Chan

Pablo Koziner

Tom Bucklar

Joe Creed

Tom Pellette

Valerie Wiest

Doug Oberhelman

Greg Folley

OwlTail

The Dirt Podcast gives you an inside look at Caterpillar, the people, the technology and the yellow iron.  Caterpillar Construction Industries Group President Bob De Lange discusses competing in life and in business, the story of how he met his wife at a Caterpillar customer event and the importance of making decisions, not just talking.Program Guide1:10 – How Bob met his wife: “I talk about what length I’ll go to please our customers…”3:00 – On being a triathlete: “I’m not good at swimming, I’m not a very good biker and I don’t like running so if I do all three together maybe it won’t be apparent that I’m not that good at any of them.”4:00 – Making time to train: “I cannot imagine with the travel schedule we have how I could successfully do my job if I was not perfectly fit.”5:30 – On being a competitor in life and in business: “The goal is always to catch the one in front of you, and once you do that you look on to the next one in front of you and try to catch him or her.”6:50 – Bob’s early days at Caterpillar: “I think your initial experiences are so important because it grounds you in some of the confidence or knowledge you need later on.”8:45 – On his different Caterpillar roles: “When I became a product manager or the role I have now, I don’t it see as different or more important than when I was a sales rep in the field – the responsibility is just wider, but I don’t see it as more important.”9:40 – How diversity of thought helps decision making11:35 – Leadership lessons: “I always wanted to make sure I took at least one leadership lesson from each supervisor I worked with.” 13:10 – “We are paid to make decisions, not just talk.”14:15 – Bob’s leadership style: be humble, empower your team, have a competitive spirit. 17:00 – Why Bob has stayed at Caterpillar for his entire career18:10 – How Bob found out he was being named a group president: “I was driving, and (Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby) asked me to stop the car.”19:45 – On making a fast rise through the organization: “I’m not Superman, and I don’t claim to be smarter than anyone else.” 21:45 – His top priorities as Construction Industries Group President24:10 – Building a strategy to get to the point of having one definition of winning27:10 – Takeaways from CONEXPO 201731:15 – On the opportunities and China, and the recent China Development Forum

The Dirt Podcast gives you an inside look at Caterpillar, the people, the technology and the yellow iron. Caterpillar Construction Industries Group President Bob De Lange discusses competing in life and in business, the story of how he met his wife at a Caterpillar customer event and the importance of making decisions, not just talking. Program Guide 1:10 – How Bob met his wife: “I talk about what length I’ll go to please our customers…” 3:00 – On being a triathlete: “I’m not good at swimming, I’m not a very good biker and I don’t like running so if I do all three together maybe it won’t be apparent that I’m not that good at any of them.” 4:00 – Making time to train: “I cannot imagine with the travel schedule we have how I could successfully do my job if I was not perfectly fit.” 5:30 – On being a competitor in life and in business: “The goal is always to catch the one in front of you, and once you do that you look on to the next one in front of you and try to catch him or her.” 6:50 – Bob’s early days at Caterpillar: “I think your initial experiences are so important because it grounds you in some of the confidence or knowledge you need later on.” 8:45 – On his different Caterpillar roles: “When I became a product manager or the role I have now, I don’t it see as different or more important than when I was a sales rep in the field – the responsibility is just wider, but I don’t see it as more important.” 9:40 – How diversity of thought helps decision making 11:35 – Leadership lessons: “I always wanted to make sure I took at least one leadership lesson from each supervisor I worked with.” 13:10 – “We are paid to make decisions, not just talk.” 14:15 – Bob’s leadership style: be humble, empower your team, have a competitive spirit. 17:00 – Why Bob has stayed at Caterpillar for his entire career 18:10 – How Bob found out he was being named a group president: “I was driving, and (Caterpillar CEO Jim Umpleby) asked me to stop the car.” 19:45 – On making a fast rise through the organization: “I’m not Superman, and I don’t claim to be smarter than anyone else.” 21:45 – His top priorities as Construction Industries Group President 24:10 – Building a strategy to get to the point of having one definition of winning 27:10 – Takeaways from CONEXPO 2017 31:15 – On the opportunities and China, and the recent China Development Forum

Caterpillar Group President Bob De Lange