“Our safety is the shared responsibility of everyone on board.” – Preflight safety briefing on Delta Airlines This week, I was in a meeting listening to a report on our safety performance. We’ve had fewer injuries this year: 20% fewer Less than 100 About 1.5 accidents a week The effort we have made to improve our guarding of machinery has borne fruit. Only one “severe” accident resulted from an interaction with a machine. Just one.

A colleague sent me this meme yesterday. It was titled – “Three Simple Rules in Life.” If you don’t ever GO after what you want in life, you will never have it. If you don’t ever ASK, the answer will always be NO. If you do not step forward, you will always be in the same place. One of the goals I have for all teammates in our enterprise is that we make a difference.

I reacquainted myself this week with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s thoughts on Flow. He describes flow as the mental state of intense focus you experience when you are completely absorbed in a challenging but doable task. Flow happens when you are totally engaged in an activity you excel at, have unlimited energy for, and makes time pass quickly. Ideally, you should find a work environment that allows you to experience flow. You should also keep flow in mind

Some believe Paul “Bear” Bryant to have been the greatest college football coach of all time. He used to say that members of a winning team needed five things: Tell every member what you expect. Give every member an opportunity to contribute. Let them know how they are doing. Give them guidance when they need it. Express appreciation for performance. This is a good checklist for leaders and followers alike. If your team isn’t winning,