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 […]

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

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. Every team […]

Once upon a time, I was part of a team that faced an extraordinary opportunity. A customer reached out with an urgent request—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 […]