Mustang Cat: COMMITTED TO A WORKPLACE CULTURE OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Mustang Cat employees volunteering at Cypress Assistance Ministries, Cypress.
CREATING A RECOGNIZABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY SERVE — Mustang Cat is a privately held Caterpillar (Cat) Dealer headquartered in Houston, Texas, that has been at the forefront of construction and power systems equipment for over 70 years. However, they go beyond serving Houston and Southeast Texas with equipment and service solutions. Mustang Cat is committed to a workplace culture of servant leadership, enriching Greater Houston and Southeast Texas through continuous company involvement and charitable contributions in the communities where their employees and customers live and work. While community outreach has always been a pillar of the Mustang Cat culture, they established the Mustang Cat Charitable Foundation with Greater Houston Community Foundation ten years ago, allowing them to develop a more focused and strategic approach to their company’s corporate giving program. The Mustang Cat Charitable Foundation has awarded over $3.8 million to various organizations throughout Texas. “Greater Houston Community Foundation took us through a discernment process to help us prioritize what issues are important to our company and align 16
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with our culture,” stated Anna Keyes, Director of Community Outreach at Mustang Cat. “We landed on ‘basic human needs,’ meaning food, shelter, clothing, health, and security. In turn, the Mustang Cat Charitable Foundation ends up supporting a lot of food banks, crisis centers, and neighborhood assistance ministries in over 35 counties throughout the greater Houston area and Southeast Texas.” Mustang Cat is committed to making a difference in the communities in which they serve and operate. To help identify and direct funds to local nonprofits, Mustang Cat works directly with their regional store managers across their various locations to get a realtime pulse on organizations needing funding for basic human needs specific to that region. Like many corporations, Mustang Cat has seen a shift in workforce priorities, including a stronger desire to make positive change. Mustang Cat has a robust corporate citizenship program of servant leadership, providing employees with opportunities to give back, which is a significant part of their recruitment process to attract and retain top talent that aligns with its corporate values.
