Benchmarks

What type of leader are you? Do you or are you asking those that you work with to attain a standard that you yourself are not willing to work to? Oh, I know you've worked hard all those years so that you don't have to now, Right!?! Are you measuring others with a different measrement that you are using? If so, why?

As a leader why would you ask someone to do something that you wouldn't do? That absolutely makes no sense. The leadership you bring to the table should empower those around you to be better that they ever dreamed possible. Now I know that this seems really idealistic. But is it really? Why is it so hard for us to assist others in improving themselves and attaining thier goals. If we can do that one thing those we work with will rise u even in the most adverse situations. here is an example.

In my past life I worked at a sprocket manufacturer and we had a huge order of idler sprockets that needed to go on a semi by Thursday at 5 or we would face a penalty. the painting process left enough paint in the bore that we could not press in the bearings. The bores had to be reemed and the beairng pressed by hand. I grabbed a machine operator to help with the sprockets. During the scramble to get the shipment out the operator kept thinking there has to be an easier way. THe result was he came up with a process that would allow us to finish bore the sporckets and press the bearings in the same operation on the machine he ran.

Here is my point. I was on the floorr helping process the sprockets for the shipment. Everyone pitched in because that is the tone we had set at the facility. But we also pushed and pulled those we worked with to improve anything we were doing. What I described above is the result of that. So be willing to get your hands dirty, you may be surprised what you get in return.

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