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Do You Know What’s Expected Of You?

One question on our annual engagement survey is “Do you know what’s expected of you?” At the top of everyone’s job expectations is the task of being safe and promoting safety every day, every moment you are working. One key to “being” safe is intentional about safe behavior. You wear the safety equipment. You snap […]

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Our Products Are Cool Part 1

Our products are cool: Take pressure treated wood. Before the year is out, we will sell more than 250 million feet of treated wood and related products. The process of treating wood makes lumber more durable and cost effective. By paying a bit extra at the time of purchase, the customer purchases a product that […]

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Pallets Move The World

Why are pallets important? You work to make them and refurbish them. You work to bill for them and sell them. You support the people who do all of those things. Why are pallets important? They save labor. Before pallets were a thing, every product had to be hand loaded and hand unloaded. It added […]

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Benefits of Working Together

I was interested in a Harvard Business Review article by Heidi Grant Halvorson which describes the most motivating word. It turns out the word is “together”. Β The article says if you only have one thing to focus on, make it the benefit of working together. The article notes an interesting fact. While “together” motivates, much […]

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