Figuring out how to add value to our offerings should lead us in considering how to proceed with “lean.” One premise is that we make our products more valuable by eliminating waste: time, motion and material. The other is creating value by enhancing customer perceptions. How? Demonstrate you care. Listen, pay attention and communicate concern […]
What’s all-star performance to you? Would the folks you encounter – both inside and outside the organization – refer to you as an all star? I had an appointment at the eye doctor yesterday. In the examination room was a 3 x 5β card where the leaders of the practice invited anyone to write down […]
As pallet manufacturers, it is important to consider the role we have in the safety of the public. Once the pallets leave our plants, our customers load them up with a great deal of weight. They ship them on trucks. They are handled with forklifts. If you visit stores like Home Depot or a Samβs […]
One of the guys I follow on Twitter is Andy Andrews, an author of inspirational books. He tweeted this last week: “Quality Work, Healthy Relationships, Good Manners, Lasting Legacy. These virtues: NEVER accidents & ALWAYS the result of deliberate effort.” Deliberate effort is the same as being “intentional.” To do quality work means you are […]
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If you ever watched the classic movie The Godfather, you might remember this quote: βIf your car could take me to the airport, Mr. Corleone is a man who ins...
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βDefine yourself by what you love.β β Tim Minchin
I recently watched a commencement address by Australian comedian Tim Minchin at the University of Western Australia, where he shared nine unc...
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Franklin Roosevelt was stricken with polio when he was in his late 30s. He lost the use of his legs overnight, never to regain it.
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I listened to a discussion on the importance of high-character leadership to a companyβs success and learned some interesting insights. Read more below.
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