Working in the warehouse today, standing in-between the looming racks of material,pallets up high, down low, also looses boxes neatly stacked. I'm between PL1 and PL2. Gray, rainy day outside, much needed rain for our drought-stricken state. The weather turned wet yesterday, and is expected to continue throughout today. Near the location I'm working in …
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5…99…Confirmed
Part of my work tasks, most every day, One of those things, I just gotta say, If you fall behind, ya then gotta make hay, It’s fundamental to workflow and costing and good data, oh say, So best to tick off, get it done bit by bit, just chill out, wax on, wax off, keep …
Funny Thing
It’s a funny thing, my attitude into the day, the week, When I first wake, it often comes crashing down…the list is long, things rush into my mind, My kids, my divorce, a few nagging work issues, the state of my community, the state, the country, the many conflict areas of the world, No shit, …
Blog Like A Tweet: “Even a thousand mile journey…”
Even a thousand mile journey begins with a single step. And even a list of a thousand to-do tasks can only be accomplished one at a time. Remind yourself every hour, every day, that this is the case.
Up and Down
Master the skill, up and down. On the golf course, up and down on the green means getting there and sinking the putt in short order. Maybe it’s similar in life, up and down. Each day, get up and get your work done; pursue the goals of your life, the goals of the day. Whatever …
Settled in Unsettled
Weird feeling, let me attempt to explain a little. My family structure, a new chapter, still searching for settled. Family under two households, a second divorce, forward still, the kids the common denominator that we remain committed to, whatever “family” looks like anew? We’ll see. My work life, jobs shifted, a position I accepted, then …
Expedite
ex·pe·dite/ˈekspəˌdīt/Learn to pronounceverb make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly."he promised to expedite economic reforms.” This theme is a common one in many manufacturing industries; we need to pull-in material to clear shortages; the RnD team needs their supply urgently to prepare a test; we need special handling for a …
ISO Simple
ISO simple, say what you do, do what you say. Not so simple all the time. Not so simple when everyone’s not on board. “Whatever...”, or worse. Slippery slope to no so simple. Slippery slope to non-compliant; on paper, but then, can you recover, adjust, improve. That’s the point, right? Improve. IMPROVE. Say what you …
Check Sent
The power of the Sent Folder in email? Maybe really underrated. Does anyone else do this? Is this a secret weapon for more productive follow up, a helpful reference... What did you do an hour ago? Did you send that email? What did you accomplish yesterday, last week... Much insight can be gleaned from the …
Short
Not the measure of height, but measure of materials, do we got enough to go? Do we got enough to build what we need? What the schedule says, demands, screams for. Life of a planner, manufacturing life, too much, not enough, go go go again. What’s short? Can we pull-in? Can’t make the schedule if …
1/2_Full, All GOOD 