Between the time we returned from our honeymoon in late April of 2000 to when we were both working exclusively in Dove Development & Consulting, we had done a lot to hone our clear purpose - albeit still quite what weā€™re working to achieve today. But even the ever-evolving purpose we were focused on...
After nearly two decades with the same company, and most of that in one facility, I knew just about everyone I worked with daily on a first name basis. I also knew many of their family members and a fair amount about what the majority of them enjoyed doing during the little bit of time they had off....
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While accepting similar positions with different companies wasnā€™t necessarily moving me toward a fulfilling purpose, working just nine or ten hours daily in those companies provided something I hadnā€™t experienced in years: time to pursue the things we had gotten that glimpse of purpose and fulfil...
After more than a decade of leading the behavior-based safety process in my home facility, supporting other plants across North America with their processes, having a hand in other various Lean Manufacturing initiatives, and helping out with multiple human resource functions, I had the opportunity t...
While doing all I could to fulfill my responsibility in the Lean Manufacturing process rollout, I stayed very involved in the behavior-based safety process I was a part of while I was still operating a press. In this role though, I was able to be more hands-on in supporting the new process facilitat...
Since we started this look at the importance of leading with a clear purpose, Iā€™ve shared a few references to the definite purpose that drives me and Cindy today, and I promised to go into more detail on that before we wrap things up. Before I do that though, I'll emphasize once more that accepting ...
