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WHAT MAKES WORK MEANINGFUL?

What makes work meaningful?  Annie McKee wrote about this in the Harvard Business Review. She lists three factors:  Purpose You know what’s expected of you.  You know how and why your job makes a difference.  You like what you do and what your company does. 2.  Hope You believe that your job offers a future.  […]

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ARE YOU IN THE MIDST OF PURSUING A GOAL?

I never heard of Sgt. Jake Wood until I watched the ESPYs last night. Wood received the Pat Tillman Award for Service. Tillman was a successful pro athlete who retired to join the military in the wake of 911 and was killed in action.  In honor of his heroism ESPN honors an outstanding athlete who […]

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GROWING A BIT AT A TIME IS THE WAY TO WIN

“Don’t Look for the big quick improvement, seek the small improvement one day at a time.”  Daniel Coyle Some people don’t start an improvement plan because it feels like too much.  Feels too big. If you’re one of those people, I ask you to reconsider the quote above. Bit by bit.  Day by day.  It […]

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POSITIVE PLANT TOUR FEEDBACK ALWAYS WELCOME

One of the ways we get feedback is by opening our plants to visitors. I’ve heard about two this week: One was in Selma. A pallet company owner came to visit.  He has 120 employees and ships 60 loads of pallets a week.  A formidable pallet operation.  It was his first visit to a PalletOne […]

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