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Embracing Bad News: The Path to Courage and Teamwork

If you ever watched the classic movie The Godfather, you might remember this quote: “If your car could take me to the airport, Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news immediately.” The speaker, Tom Hagen—the Godfather’s lawyer and confidant—learned that holding back rough information wasn’t the best idea. “Bad news” is bad news. While we might wish that bad news never comes up, the best way to handle it is to confront

Howe Q Wallace February 27, 2025

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Navigating Tough Times: A Guide to Handling Suffering

“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 get through life without facing tough challenges. It’s a fact. None of us have met anyone who has been exempted from hardship. Keller gives us seven verbs to consider when

Howe Q Wallace July 25, 2024

HOW DO YOU PREPARE TO BE RESILIENT?

How resilient are you? How well do you respond to the setbacks in life? I was listening to Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook talk about coming back from a tragic loss she experienced. Her husband died of a heart attack while working out on a vacation. She has young children and it has been a challenge to come back from the loss. She has decided to turn the tragedy into something that helps others. Here is

Howe Q. Wallace May 17, 2019

STRENGTH, SPEED AND AGILITY IS THE MISSION…

“When strength is the mission, hard is the standard and work is the requirement. When comfort is the objective, easy is acceptable and effort is an afterthought.” – Brian Kight. Another good thought from organizational consultant Brian Kight. “When strength is the mission” I heard very many years ago that successful organizations are strong, fast and agile. Strong enough to face the challenges and embrace the opportunities. Fast enough to be quick on the scene

Howe Q. Wallace April 26, 2019

BUILDING ENERGY IN OUR DAILY ROUTINES WILL PRIORITIZE GROWTH IN SO MANY WAYS…

Where do you derive “energy”? Here’s the concept I read about in Dr. Henry Cloud’s book – Integrity. He says that the 2nd Law of physics deals with “entropy”. It says that when a system is left to its own resources, it will cease to grow. If a system isn’t growing, it will begin to die. It will break down over time. Have you ever walked into an old shed and observed the tools left

Howe Q. Wallace February 21, 2019

LISTENING, QUESTIONS AND REFLECTION…

I was exposed to a great business teacher over 40 years ago. His name was Eugene Jennings. His lectures included many powerful models that remain in my head. It’s rare a day passes that I don’t use one. One was called the APD Triad. Jennings conviction was that most of us would find our careers featured “mobility”. In the course of a career, new assignments and environments would come upon us. Jennings said we would

Howe Q. Wallace January 17, 2019

SELF-DISCIPLINE

Season three has been featured three sessions describing the way football coach Nick Saban runs the University of Alabama football program. It features a few coaches, players and sportscasters describing insights into the success the program has experienced. I think this is really good if you are a sports fan and will offer insights into how to lead things if you aren’t a sports fan. I recommend it. Here’s a nugget from the broadcast. ESPN

Howe Q. Wallace August 15, 2018

“The Nature of Capitalism”

I had a unique experience this weekend. Hosted by PalletOne’s board member, I attended the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting. Berkshire is a very successful firm. It owns a variety of companies including our customers Shaw Industries, Benjamin Moore Paints, Lubrizol and Coca Cola. It’s a big deal to attend the meeting because of Warren Buffett. He is the 86 year old chairman of Berkshire. Through the years, his wisdom about business and the factors

Howe Q. Wallace May 3, 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