Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”— Vince Lombardi, football coach I had a discussion recently with a seasoned business leader. He was describing his internal gauge for whether his activity is rigorous enough. “I think that there needs to be the tension of striving involved” he explained. “If […]

Great teams communicate constantly. I’ve learned through the years that efforts toward communication can always be enhanced. Your desire for information and insights is unquenchable. People are conditioned to believe that some information is “not their business”. So, people fill in the gaps in information with hunches, guesses and assumptions. Thus, the communication gap is […]

“The real winners in life are the people who look at every situation and think they can make it better.” Does that describe you? There are many ways you can make the situations you encounter better. I look for leadership. Once I find it, I look to see how I contribute by helping the cause. […]

“A study of airline flight crews showed that 73% of in-flight incidents occur on the first day the crew works together.” There is an “I” in Teams That nugget of information has great implication for us and plant safety. We deal with a lot of “firsts” in our operation. We have a good bit of […]