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HARDY – (CAPABLE OF ENDURING DIFFICULT CONDITIONS)

Are you hardy? Being hardy is associated with being tough. Hardy people show up. They make it through the hard times. They can make bad situations better. You want hardy people in your β€œfoxhole.” Hardy people are made, not born. Somewhere along the way, you have learned to be hardy. Someone inspired you. They guided […]

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RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

An Operations Manager recently sent this note to me: “A customer emailed us over the weekend asking to double up shipping this week. They needed two loads per day for the entire week. The other supervisor saw the email and asked the assembly guys if they could help. We shifted manpower running all four Viking […]

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HOW RESILIENT ARE YOU?

How resilient are you? How well do you respond to the setbacks in life? I was listening to Sheryl Sandberg on Facebook talk about returning from a tragic loss she experienced. Her husband died of a heart attack while working out on a vacation. She has young children and it has been a challenge to […]

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PHYSICALLY LOOSE, MENTALLY TIGHT – A POWERFUL COMBINATION

β€œPhysically loose. Mentally tight.” – Arthur Ashe Ashe was a Hall of Fame tennis player.Β  He was an African American playing in a traditionally β€œwhite” game in the 1960s and 1970s.Β  Because he was a pioneer in the sport, he knew that he must always remain on his best behavior.Β  His decorum had to be […]

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