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ARE YOU LEARNING AND GROWING AT WORK?

In the last year, have you had opportunities at work to learn and grow? According to research about successful companies, the more of you who can say β€œyes” to that question, the stronger we will be. So when it comes to you, what would you say? What lessons have you learned? What skills have you […]

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CONSIDERING β€˜NEW AND DIFFERENT’ WITH AN OPEN MIND

β€œA winner says, β€˜There ought to be a better way.’ A loser says, β€˜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 […]

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GEORGE WASHINGTON’S APPROACH TO LEADERSHIP

I saw a tweet on George Washington’s approach to leadership, which was: Listen, learn, and help; then lead. Listen.Β 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 […]

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GROWING LEADERS BUILD GROWING ORGANIZATIONS

β€œBet 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 […]

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