I know what you are thinking....that image is NOT me...You are probably right, it isn't. Remove the image of a woman and put yourself in her place. Does this feel like you? Are you wearing many hats and trying to juggle them all? For me I constantly am struggling with the endless to-do lists, appointments, projects, home, kids, marriage, life, and lastly myself. Today is all about "go-go-go." I recently read this article about the disease that is "being busy." As I read it

Too often, sacrifices in workplace safety and health are made in the name of cost-savings or misplaced assurance that “an incident will never happen here.” Safety professionals offer recommendations that fall on deaf ears, are met with blank stares, or are brushed off as unimportant, extraneous matters. So forget about best practices, employer responsibility, or even laws and regulations that stipulate safety requirements. Let’s talk money. Rather than categorize safety inves

Toddlers mispronounce many a word while first developing speech, and larger words like "feridgerator" or "breakfixt" are personal favorites of mine. As well is "fire stranger." This one may not jump out at you, but even though as an adult you can now pronounce "fire extinguisher" the statistics show you still can't use one. They're everywhere right?! As they should be, since international fire statistics show that 95% of all fires are found to be extinguishable if the correct

"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill You might be thinking this is a little too deep for business....take a trip with me! What are we here for if not to find something we believe in and to fight for it? I challenge you to consider what you stand for; what you bring to the table that impacts other's lives. How this is formulated and shared as a business culture is often times in the way of a mission stat

The warehousing and distribution sector is intimately intertwined with sustainability concerns. Increasingly, consumers want products immediately, without delay, and without error. This has increased pressure on warehouses and distribution centers to enhance productivity, fine-tune performance, and become master facilitators in the continuous flow of goods, all while overcoming challenges associated with 24/7 operating costs and employee turnover. Sustainability, both in term

Time Management (or lack there of) is something that everyone struggles with. In our culture today people feel a sense of accomplishment when they list off all the tasks that they have to do in single day. Seemingly that the more stress you have the more successful you are. Being busy has become the new normal for everyday and everyone. What ends up happening is that no matter the task there is a reason: I couldn't get "this" done because I am so busy doing "that." The excuse

Often times to get ideas outside the bubble of distribution and supply chain that we mostly operate within, I read about innovations in other industries, watch TED talks, read books from professors and mad scientists, and so on. You know, the robot that allows cows to milk themselves when they would like - https://www.lely.com/us/solutions/milking/astronaut-a5/. Sometimes it's just an interesting read or fascinating concept that keeps me pursuing new ideas and challenging the

Our most valuable assets, or our biggest cost? How many times have you picked up a journal to read a CEO talking about why their company is as successful as it is. Nine out of ten times the CEO will state the secret to success as being the employees. We would love to ask those same CEOs about the companies employee turnover rate. It is surprising how many companies don’t know the answer to that question. If employees are the most valuable asset, why are you not tracking tur

In the world of big data we live in today, there is an overwhelming amount of “things” that can be measured which can drive continuous improvement throughout an organization. Sifting through the options of what should be measured can be a daunting task. Are you measuring just to measure or is there actionable data obtained? What if you could have a composite KPI that enables a performance measurement that spans across functional silos in your organization while producing act

Visual Management as a Warehouse Improvement Tool Most companies out there have Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). KPI’s are a great tool for displaying productivity, efficiencies, and quality. By displaying this information employees can see how they are doing, and strive to do better. Sounds like a win to me! Now what if we could take the information that is being captured for the KPI’s and make it work harder for us? What if we could have the KPI information improve