We continue the “Frankly speaking” section. Its heroes are employees of the Mosmetrostroy group of companies, who share the rules of life with readers and speak honestly about themselves. We talked with the general director of SMU-12 Sevastyan Kim. He told how to create a team and explained why he considers the Moscow metro to be the most beautiful, but not the best in the world.
In January 1993, I moved from BAMtonnelstroy to Tunnel Detachment No. 2 of Tashmetrostroy, which was building the Volzhskaya station in Moscow with two running tunnels. Then the team became part of Mosmetrostroy. That’s how I became an employee of this organization.
For a manager, the main thing is to create a team. To do this, you need to gather the necessary specialists. There is a phrase - personnel decides everything. I would correct it a little: the right personnel decides everything.
In the morning, the main specialists gather in my office to solve problems. There is no specific day for the planning meeting. I call my employees when I feel that it is necessary to convey information, to make a collegial decision.
We have a lot of officials in our country. Some already have such a job - sitting at meetings. The population in the USSR was almost twice as large as in Russia, and at the same time there were fewer officials than now.
A manager should not try to do everything himself, especially in large companies. You must be able to delegate authority. I like Henry Ford in this regard.
I can fire a subordinate immediately for gross safety violations. There must be fear. Only a fool is not afraid. You have to walk through faults and quicksands like a sapper - very carefully. By the way, this is my military specialty.
The most striking stage of work in my life is the Severomuysky tunnel at BAM. The hardest tunnel. The best road.
Who graduated from a technical institute and studied the strength of materials. There is a catchphrase: if you pass the proof of proof, you can get married. Those who graduated from a construction university, in addition to strength of materials, also studied construction mechanics. Those who received the specialty of a builder of underground structures studied strength of materials, structural mechanics and geomechanics. This is the hardest science in the industry. I know about ten people who understand what geomechanics is.
The most serious test for me is the loss of loved ones. But we must live on.
The city of Nizhneangarsk made the strongest impression on me - this is the northernmost point of Lake Baikal. When you see the lake, seals, beautiful taiga, cape railway tunnels - it takes your breath away.
I am ready to listen to any question from my subordinates. I'm an emotional person, but I don't hold grudges. There is a phrase: don’t be afraid of the noisy ones - be afraid of the quiet ones. The bear growls and warns, but the insidious lynx is silent. I respect open people.
In my free time I like to read. Chekhov for me is a writer for life. I like all of Remarque’s books, especially “Three Comrades.”
I collect bells. One day our colleagues visited Valaam and brought me a bell, then everyone on vacation began to bring it back.
One of the most vivid childhood memories is the appearance of a TV at home. It was happiness! It was called "Start-3". Not every family had a TV, so the kids gathered at one house or another.
I have two sons, both work in consulting companies. I always thought that when they grow up, I’ll show them where dad works. Suddenly they grew up and entered and graduated from universities themselves. I've been busy all my life. I didn’t have time to look back when the children became adults.
My birthday is May 9, Great Victory Day, my wife’s is January 1. These days it is impossible to gather guests, so we celebrate in a narrow family circle.
I do not agree that the Moscow metro is the best in the world. The most beautiful thing - yes. The metro should be convenient for people.
I would move the capital of Russia towards Krasnoyarsk so that the country develops evenly. Russia is not only the European part. Lomonosov also said that Russian power would grow through Siberia.