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HOW ARE YOU AS A LEADER?

I believe good leaders are like good teachers or good coaches. Good teachers and good coaches leave you better than they found you. They help you discover things you didn’t know. New information. New skills. Stuff you didn’t know about yourself. When you’ve been under the influence of a good teacher, you discover your world is bigger than you thought. The things you gain from being involved with the teacher create a hunger for more.

Howe Q. Wallace September 25, 2019

MOMENTS ARE HERE AND NOW…

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” ~ John Wesley John Wesley founded the Methodist Church. He was a deep thinker about making a difference. I was listening to a podcast recently where Tim Kight and Urban Meyer were discussing

Howe Q. Wallace September 18, 2019

LEARNING – IMPLEMENTATION – TEACHING

“Get it. Got it. Give it!” Was listening to pastor Rick Warren talk about growing spiritually. He said those of us who are growing are doing these three things. “Get it” is the learning stage. We read books. We ask questions. We stay open to upping our game. If we are improving in life, we are open and “getting” more to build upon. “Got it” is the implementation stage. It’s one thing to be exposed

Howe Q. Wallace August 14, 2019

ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO TRY NEW THINGS…

“We don’t know who we are until someone tells us.” I first identified as a leader in fourth grade. My teacher, who knew I played organized sports, assigned me the role of putting my class softball team together. I had the right players in the right spot. They thought we were playing recreational ball. We kicked their butt. As we returned to our classroom, the teacher from the other class stopped me and said: “Mr.

Howe Q. Wallace August 13, 2019

POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS…

In the book “The Second Mountain”, author David Brooks says – “the key to strong communities is every member maximizing positive relationships and connections.” Of course, it is the key! I think why he says it deserves consideration is for encouraging community members to increase their number of contacts. If you are like me, you’re passive on the contact activity. I can very easily stick my nose in a book, plop down in front of

Howe Q. Wallace August 2, 2019

BUILDING A LIFE THAT MATTERS IS AN EVERYDAY THING…

“How you live your days is how you live your life.” – Annie Dillard Your life will mount up to your daily efforts and habits. If you intend to create a life that matters, you will make the most out of most of your days. I recognize that sentence sounds obsessive. But, it’s truthful nonetheless. When you look around and consider what they have in common, I bet the list looks something like this: Consistent.

Howe Q. Wallace July 29, 2019

NOW THIS IS CUSTOMER SERVICE…

One of the sayings I learned early in my pallet career was: “The customer signs our paycheck.” A large pallet segment for us are tomato packers. One of our sales reps manages that market sector for us. We manufacture tomato pallets for packing operations from the very tip of south Florida all the way up the eastern seaboard to Virginia and Maryland. We also get into Tennessee. Tomatoes are grown in warmer climates, so the

Howe Q. Wallace July 17, 2019

TRUST, RESPECT, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION…

I can’t do my job well without the assistance and participation of others. Someone must give me direction about what to do. They must give me clear targets for which to aim. They must give me feedback on how I’m progressing. They must help me hone an edge by upgrading and redefining my targets as stuff changes. Someone must help me. I’m not all things to all people. Mine is not a “one person” job.

Howe Q. Wallace July 16, 2019

COURAGEOUS COMMUNICATION…

How can communication improve on your team? We can bring “courage” to the front more often. At any given point in time, if you pinpoint the issues that may need to be addressed to improve things, there is usually more unsaid or avoided then is said. I heard a pastor Andy Stanley address the topic recently: He said when we perceive a need for change, their usually resides a difference of strategy or opinion. To

Howe Q. Wallace July 15, 2019

Detailing The Small Things Could Have A Big Impact

“When I consider the tremendous consequences from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.” – Bruce Barton As I reflect upon this statement, there is so much truth to it. So much of our life is defined by little things. When we study accidents in our plant, it’s usually a brief lapse or small details that aren’t attended to which cause the event. So often we hear

Howe Q. Wallace July 5, 2019

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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