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LISTENERS, OPTIMISTIC AND HARDINESS…THREE GOOD LEADERSHIP TRAITS!

Editor’s Note: Originally published May 6, 2019 I subscribe to the business magazine Fortune. One of their annual issues features a list of the top 50 Leaders in the World. As they identify these leaders, they offer characteristics that they share to help them achieve this status. Here are three: Listeners – Good listeners lean […]

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Embracing Bad News: The Path to Courage and Teamwork

If you ever watched the classic movieΒ The Godfather, you might remember this quote: β€œIf your car could take me to the airport, Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news immediately.” The speaker, Tom Hagenβ€”the Godfather’s lawyer and confidantβ€”learned that holding back rough information wasn’t the best idea. β€œBad news” is bad […]

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Three Pillars of a Thriving Workplace

Three Things That Matter: Do you feel your thoughts and ideas matter at work? Are you committed to quality work? Are you growing because of your involvement with our company? Our annual leadership training focuses on creating an environment where these three pillars can flourish. All of us are smarter than each of us.Β Every team […]

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The Best Ideas Aren’t Always in the Office

Once upon a time, I was part of a team that faced an extraordinary opportunity. A customer reached out with an urgent requestβ€”they had just received a massive order and needed as many pallets as we could build, as fast as we could make them. This was a first for us. Nothing like it had […]

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