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If you are to be an effective leader, you will develop the ability to give feedback. Presenting feedback in a way that is constructive is a learned skill. It takes practice. Effective feedback is kind. It is easy to notice when someone is off key and say so: “that sounds horrible.” It takes some thought and creativity to coax someone to a better key. Kindness helps avoid defensiveness. Effective feedback is supportive. It encourages effort.

Howe Q. Wallace September 26, 2016

Finding Good People Is One Of Our Challenges

Finding good people is one of our challenges. As far as I am aware, we can use good people at every one of our locations. Our best source of finding good people are the good people already on our team. You’re a good talent scout because you know what it takes to work with us. You know how hard the work is. You know what personalities fit in. You know what kind of character traits

Howe Q. Wallace September 21, 2016

“Three Simple Rules in Life”

Rerun of Daily with HQ Our colleague sent me this memo yesterday. It’s labeled simply- “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

Howe Q. Wallace September 20, 2016

“Wisdom Training”

I was reading an article about Wisdom Training as according to Buddha. If you read these often, you know my beliefs don’t center on Buddha. But, these views have some good thoughts regardless of your faith. Buddha says to live your best, fulfilling life follow this Noble Eightfold Path. Step 1: Right View: See life as it really is, not just as it appears. Everything is impermanent. So, you’ll do better if you watch your

Howe Q. Wallace September 19, 2016

We Are All Important Part 2

Yesterday I shared a copy of a company philosophy our board member found on his recent journey to Zambia. Here it is again: OUR PHILOSOPHY We are all important. Be grateful every day. All men and women are equal Help each other, don’t blame each other. Leave anger at the gate, be positive Communication is key. Life is better when you’re laughing. Take your work seriously but yourself lightly. I speculated it was a probably

Howe Q. Wallace September 16, 2016

We Are All Important Part 1

One of our board members and his wife recently journeyed to Africa. While there, they toured a business. He found this and shared it. From a sewing room in a tribal textile business in Africa: OUR PHILOSOPHY We are all important. Be grateful every day. All men and women are equal Help each other, don’t blame each other. Leave anger at the gate, be positive Communication is key.

Howe Q. Wallace September 15, 2016

The Best Way To Predict The Future Is To Create It

“The best way to predict the future is to create it. Do you want a bigger role? Start earning it today.” I look for advice like this to share with my kids. Usually, you might take some advice like this and say “I need to get to work.” What would you choose to work on? Improving skills? Building endurance? Studying harder? Showing up earlier? When we think of improving the world we live in, the

Howe Q. Wallace September 14, 2016

“Trust” is Fundamental To Every Good Team

If you are one who believes “trust” is fundamental to every good team, company or relationship, you may want to study the graphic above and commit it to memory. It’s a good blueprint for assessing why trust exists. Or why it doesn’t. We trust competence. We want our surgeons to have many completed surgeons under their belt. We want our coaches to have winning records. We want to have colleagues who have been “in the

Howe Q. Wallace September 13, 2016

The Theory of Self-Determination

I was reading about something that is called the Theory of Self-Determination. The content is this: Everybody is seeking three things: To be competent To be authentic To be connected Many of you recently filled out our annual engagement survey. If you consider the questions, the theory of self-determination makes sense. We ask you if you get to do what you do best. We ask you if someone is concerned about your development. We ask

Howe Q. Wallace September 9, 2016

Listening Is A Habit

Julian Treasure studies communication, especially the skill of listening. Listening is a habit. It takes intention. You have to relegate talking, justifying, telling and explaining to the back of the bus. You have to put listening up front. Treasure uses the acronym RASA to describe the listening process. He says “rasa” in Sanskrit means juice. In other words, if you want to “juice” your communication process, you will “rasa”. Receive. Get ready to hear something.

Howe Q. Wallace September 6, 2016

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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