2007 Printing Industry Hall of Fame — Appreciation for People - David Torok

“Employees are like a family. And, with any family, a member occasionally does something that’s not right,” Torok says. “We stressed that it didn’t affect the total family—the Padgett employees. Our company was still strong.”

Torok would rather spend his time on the production floor or in front of customers rather than sitting in his office. Nothing is more exciting to him than taking a customer’s idea at the concept stage and seeing his people “produce a printed piece that sizzles.” That entails listening and learning, and doing better than the previous day, he points out.