“Tour ready” all the time. If I popped in your work area tomorrow with a visitor, would you be proud to show us around? Is housekeeping the way you like it? Safety rules in order? Equipment in working order? A healthy level of productivity? The whole team engaged? I learned a long time ago that […]

Struck today by this quote that showed up in my email today: For me, I’m driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you. Neil deGrasse Tyson Two things: Learn more. Serve more. I’m flabbergasted […]

At a recent industry meeting, there was great concern about the difficulty of finding suitable teammates. Positions are unfilled around the country. It occurs to me as I listen to these concerns that I’m glad that we have a jump on this challenge. A couple of years ago, we began to survey everyone who works […]

I heard Erwin McManus give an inspiring speech on being or becoming a leader. As I describe his take on the topic, perhaps you will recognize some of traits. First, show up. The opportunity to lead doesn’t come to you. You go to it. You have to be in the arena where leadership is needed […]