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"I learned from Jerry that a leader must know
how to ask the right questions to identify
problems," Burroughs said. "And developing
relationships with your people is one of the most
important requirements of a leader."
Burroughs returned to Plant Barry as
maintenance manager, but soon got his first plant
manager's job at Plant Yates in Georgia. He then
took the big plunge as vice president of Power
Generation and senior production officer at Gulf
Power before geing "the call" to lead Barry.
"I was focused on several large projects (at Gulf )
at the time. It was quite the surprise when I
was asked to take over for Jay Burdee aer his
retirement."
Burroughs said his role is to put safety first,
above all else, then make sure the plant is
running well. "I'm also focusing on longer-term
strategic planning for the future," he said.
What does Burroughs aribute for his track
record of success?
"I owe everything to my parents, who taught
me how to live, how to conduct myself, how to
be successful in life and, finally, helped me to
understand my destiny."
At bottom left, Burroughs meets with Plant
Control Operator Joe Ranzy. At bottom right,
Burroughs shakes hands with Assistant Plant
Control Operator Marlon Vann.
