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Good Housekeeping Key To Success

I roamed through three plants in North Carolina yesterday with guests. One of them commented: “We’re in plants all the time. Most are messy. These were not. You can tell these guys pay attention. Impressed with clean floors and the level of action.” I thanked him on your behalf. I mean all of you. While the North Carolina teams in Siler City, Butner and Mocksville represented you well, I let them know that I had

Howe Q. Wallace October 22, 2015

Spring is ‘Lean and Clean’-up Time

Yesterday, I suggested we consider cleaning up your work space. Today, I want look at the benefits of running an operation that’s ‘Lean and Clean’. To run lean, we must have good housekeeping. Keep your area clean. This is a simple truth. The best plants have good housekeeping. It takes an “every person effort” to keep a plant orderly and clean. Here are some of the things that I see that happen in clean plants: Management has a

Howe Q. Wallace April 10, 2015

Did You Know?

This list of facts came from the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association. From time to time, I run into folks who are interested in the pallet industry. These factoids are good to know. Read: Did You Know?

Howe Q. Wallace January 27, 2014

Some Facts About Wood Pallets

What’s your experience when you tell others you work for a company involved in wood pallets? I get three responses: I know there are pallets, but I never thought about where they come from. One of the hardest jobs I ever had… And they proceed to tell how they had to load them or dispose of them or stack them. They tell me about the pallets they used in a campfire. Finally, they want to

Howe Q. Wallace April 12, 2013

What’s Right with America

President Obama was inaugurated yesterday. I caught the highlights and sound bytes on television last night and this morning. Much of the discussion was about whether the president can be successful at facilitating agreement between the warring political factions. It is common to believe that our government in Washington is dysfunctional. And, because of that dysfunction, we may be in difficulty as a society as we proceed. While I won’t be so simple as to

Howe Q. Wallace January 22, 2013

Hyatt’s “10 Benefits of a Recession”

Michael Hyatt is a leadership thought leader that I read often. He had a particularly insightful blog last week. I am sharing the link below. It ratifies a notion that I have that our enterprise has become stronger as a result of the recession. I believe that we have accessed each of these benefits. In addition to a business application, I’ve seen the same impact on the personal side of my life. I wonder if

Howe Q. Wallace September 24, 2012

Pallets Move the World

Meeting people anew, you get asked what you do. When I say pallets and lumber, I get two common responses. The first is amazement that there is a company that builds pallets. The second is that everyone has a pallet story: they had a job where they had to stack them or they built a good fire with them or they have seen them made into furniture. It’s humorous. No one has met someone who

Howe Q. Wallace August 17, 2012

Issues to Consider in the Upcoming Presidential Election

The election for President is coming fast upon us. While some folks would say that politics shouldn’t be discussed at work, I have found that many teammates are interested in what I think inside of work. Being interested in what I think doesn’t mean that I believe that you should agree with what I think. Which is a good thing – because if I counted on all of you to agree with me all the

Howe Q. Wallace July 9, 2012

Be on the Lookout for Prospective Employees

One of the better things about seeing our business improve is that we are “hiring” again. During the tight economy that began four years ago, we had to reduce a good bit. We eliminated shifts, we cut hours and we didn’t replace folks that left in the normal flow of things. In the last two years, we have added more than 200 people corporately. Most all of our plants work a full schedule. Overtime hours

Howe Q. Wallace June 19, 2012

Business and Basketball

I’m thinking about the matchups in the NBA playoffs this week between Oklahoma City and Miami. You are probably wondering what that has to do with us. Basketball is a game that flows. What marks the game is that there is constant motion. Because there is constant motion there is constant adjustment. The coach makes adjustments with personnel and strategy throughout the game. But, the coach’s call only begins the complexity. As soon as the

Howe Q. Wallace June 14, 2012

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Articles About Leadership

THE JUICE IS WORTH THE SQUEEZE

“Everything you want is on the other side of ‘hard’.” – CJ McCollum, NBA player McCollum is a story of overachievement. He was undersized. Played college basketball at a non-descript school. Was a long shot to be an NBA player but worked his way to being a first-round draft pick and was a solid star in his 10th year in the league. I heard him describe his approach to the game and his development on a podcast called

Howe Q. Wallace March 25, 2024

HAPPENING TO THE WORLD – A SATISFYING WAY TO LIVE

PalletOne leaders “happen to the world.” What does that mean? A PalletOne leader is confident. Each situation creates an opportunity for service and contribution. We are talented and put those talents to work. We see those around us as having talent. We seek to unlock it. We realize that we can be called upon to take the initiative to improve things at any moment. We act when the situation calls for it. We inspire through

Howe Q. Wallace March 25, 2024

SUFFERING AND CHALLENGES

“Weep, trust, pray, think, shift, hope, grow. Ways to handle suffering.” – Tim Keller Tim Keller was a preacher from New York City. He passed away in 2023. I followed him on Twitter because he tweeted profound thoughts like the one above. You don’t exit life without tough things happening to you. It’s a fact. None of us are exempt. In specific order, Keller gave us seven verbs to consider when challenged: Weep – It’s

Howe Q. Wallace March 22, 2024