I heard a guy named Charlie Plumb speak recently. He was a Navy pilot who was shot down in the Vietnam War and spent almost seven years in a prisoner-of-war camp. Can you imagine? His story is riveting. The fact he is still alive and fit…tells you he learned a lot about survival while he was in jail. One of the stories he tells is about meeting a guy in Kansas who knew him, but
“Culture is what you practice, promote and permit”. Tim Kight, Organizational Consultant. Having a constructive culture is the key to successful organizations. Culture is reflected in the beliefs we have, the way we behave and the quality of experience, because we were around. So, I pay attention to Kights culture quote. What you practice: your team will be the sum total of the things you do. Not what you say. What you do. You can
Here’s a leadership fundamental which may seem to be counterintuitive. “Be quick to listen and slow to speak.” Most of us associate leadership with “talking”. Leaders have to be the boss. They make decisions. They give direction. They provide inspiration. They deliver the “hard” feedback. All of that may be true. But, when you think about it, leaders must still place a premium on listening versus talking. The best decisions occur when all the facts
It’s doing not hoping that makes a difference. It’s doing not wishing that makes a difference. It’s doing not planning that makes a difference. It’s doing not knowing that makes a difference. Andy Stanley was teaching a lesson about what should happen when your life isn’t what you want it to be. His teaching focused on “doing”. It was a pretty simple offering. First, he said that we should stop “doing” things that we do
Our frequency of accidents continues to drop this year as compared to last year. It could be dumb luck, but I don’t think so. As I travel around and visit with plant leaders, you frequently point to plant and individual safety as being a key to work satisfaction. Put simply, if you are scared at work, you will find something else to do. The key to improved safety is making it a “top of mind”
“When you learn about successful principals, you keep coming back to the character traits they embody and spread: energy, trustworthiness, honesty, optimism, determination. We went through a period when we believed you could change institutions without first changing the character of the people in them. But we were wrong. Social transformation follows personal transformation.” This is a concluding comment on a David Brooks column about school leadership. Turns out that recent studies indicate the quality
Seth Davis is a student of great coaches. He’s written a book called “Getting To ‘Us’” which describes how the most effective coaches build teams that succeed. Davis created an acronym to describe the attributes of successful team builders: PEAK P is for Persistence. Team builders believe in their process and point of view. They aren’t waylayed by setbacks. They stay the course in pursuit of developing successful teams. E is for Empathy. Team builders
One of the questions you are asked each year in our annual plant survey is whether you are clear about what is expected of you. Years ago, when I was an HR Pro, I worked with supervisors and managers to find a way to summarize what we look for from our employees. We came up with a list of 10 Commitments that we would like each team member to embrace. You may have seen them printed up
One of the questions you are asked each year in our annual plant survey is whether you are clear about what is expected of you. Years ago, when I was an HR Pro, I worked with supervisors and managers to find a way to summarize what we look for from our employees. We came up with a list of 10 Commitments that we would like each team member to embrace. You may have seen them printed up
One of the questions you are asked each year in our annual plant survey is whether you are clear about what is expected of you. Years ago, when I was an HR Pro, I worked with supervisors and managers to find a way to summarize what we look for from our employees. We came up with a list of 10 Commitments that we would like each team member to embrace. You may have seen them printed up
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“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
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
“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
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