In case you didn’t notice, it’s cold. The last couple of days, every employee in our company has gone to work in freezing weather. Snow has been deep. Roads are icy. Lumber sticks together. Hydraulics freeze. Plain and simple, it’s an icy mess out there. It’s a measure of your dedication that you show up. […]

Dr. Henry Cloud describes the triangle of well being. There three elements that form the triangle and they combine of to build, drive, create and regulate our functioning and performance. What are the three? They are our brain/ body (the physical), our relationships, and our minds, which regulate the energy and information needed to live […]

I wrote about the idea that practicing 10,000 hours on purpose and with instruction is a path to mastery. The idea is that hard work can beat out talent. The founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos offers a variation on the theme. He differs with the idea that 10,000 hours of practice is the key. He […]

I’ve been attending a national pallet meeting and plant tour this week. Several hundred have gathered in Houston, TX. We were able to see three pallet plants and a logistics operation. Tours are a great unifier. When they are well done, the whole plant gets a lift. The tours remind everyone that their jobs are […]