“A winner says, ‘There ought to be a better way.’ A loser says, ‘That’s the way we’ve always done it here.’” – Steve Spurrier, Hall of Fame coach Things change fast these days. We are confronted with daily challenges. Trucks are in short supply. People are in short supply. Technology allows us to analyze things […]

I saw a tweet on George Washington’s approach to leadership, which was: Listen, learn, and help; then lead. Listen. When entering a situation, many of us will try to share our competencies and strengths immediately. We want the new people to know our capabilities. But Washington says to hold your tongue. Open your ears. Spend some […]

“Bet on leadership. Growing leaders build growing organizations.” If you haven’t noticed, PalletOne and Sunbelt have been growing since joining UFP. While I have the honor of having the big title in our organization, it’s pretty clear that we can only meet the challenges and opportunities presented to us by having good leaders throughout our […]

I read this on writer Seth Godin’s blog: “Passion comes from feeling needed, from approaching mastery, from doing work that matters.” The standard advice is to find work you are passionate about and pursue it. Godin says that kind of work doesn’t start that way. The three conditions laid out here have merit: Feeling needed. […]