Hiring Right, A Three-Part Series
Part II: Hiring Right Read more

Everybody’s busy. No time to get anything done. Is that actually true? Or are we so psychologically busy? There are people who are basically overwhelmed when they get out of bed. They sit there at breakfast, wringing their hands, rubbing their eyes, and fidgeting in their chair about their dreaded workload that awaits them. They slump their shoulders, drag their feet, and move at a pace that would make a snail yawn. Slogging their way through traffic, they make it to work- even more tired than when they woke up. Eight trips to the break room for coffee, and they’re still not feeling better. Overwhelmed, they pass their day fidgeting as more work piles up and they roll their eyes. Having accomplished nothing, they go home, totally stressed from their work day. And didn’t do a damn thing. Every story that follows is true- I couldn’t possibly be this creative with fiction. Read more

Richard Teerlink, turnaround artist of the Harley-Davidson miracle was the keynote speaker at the MAFSI (Manufacturers Agents Association for the Food Service Industry) in San Diego. It’s interesting to watch the auto industry laying off so many people when you have to wait months for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that will set you back no less than $14,000. And the wait isn’t due to slow production or a lack of customer care. It’s slow because everybody wants one. Detroit still doesn’t get how Harley-Davidson pulled off their miracle just like the airline industry can’t figure out how Southwest Airlines is successful (hint: it’s NOT cost-cutting with employees and NOT being cheap with customers). Read more

In 1999, we started working with an startup division of a $3.5 billion company. The division added value to the company’s several main product lines by creating sub-assemblies of the company’s various division components. Starting out at about $7 million in annual revenues, the division continued to grow both revenues and profits through 2008, hitting over $65 million in annual sales. Of course, the economic downturn of 2009 has caused a decline in revenues- as it has industry-wide and company-wide.  Read more

Following is an excerpt from the book, Words to Action: Building A Leadership Legacy, by Paul Pease, PUBLISHED SEP 7, 2001 Read more