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4th Quarter Roundtable 2018
2018 is a
wrap Ladies and Gentlemen, where’d all the time go? Here we are in Week 52, next week will be
2019 and we’ll have 365 days to reach all of our new Goals! I’m Marty with you at Warehouse and
Operations as a Career. I’d like to
invite you to share our Podcast with your friends and co-workers, maybe show
them how to find and listen to all the free educational, instructional and
entertainment shows out there. And of
course I’d like to thank each of you for hanging out with us here at WAOC each
week too! If you haven’t liked or
followed our Facebook and Twitter feeds, check’em out using that @whseandops,
we can usually be found hanging out in there throughout the week! Well, here we are, the end of another
quarter. I’m really excited about todays
program, we’ve gathered up a few of our regulars to pick their brains and just
throw thoughts up on the table for discussion!
I have John,
Rodrigo and Phillip on the phone with us today, I think we caught John and
Rodrigo in Texas this week and I bet Phillip has a coat on up in Chicago!
John, how
have you been, and could you remind our group what it is your doing
professionally right now Sir?
Rodrigo,
welcome back to WAOC my friend and what is your position and duties in our fine
industry Sir?
Chicago’s
been a little cooler than it’s been here in Texas hasn’t it Phillip?
It’s been a
while since you’ve visited with us, could you remind our listeners what it is
your doing now?
I’ve been
asked a couple of times why I’m so big on the end of the year. Besides, as we’ve been talking about over the
last couple of weeks, it being a great time to review our success stories and,
well, not failures, we’ll say opportunities, it’s also when businesses are
closing out the month, the quarter and yearly books. It’s a busy time for just about every team
member in management, I think.
John, what
does the end of the year mean to Senior or Executive Management?
Rodrigo, you
over see a lot of different facilities, your supervisors direct a lot of
employees. Do you see any end of year
challenges with Associates or things us as employees should be watching for
ourselves?
Phillip,
your doing quite a bit of hiring right now and dealing with the end of the year
too. Would you agree or disagree with
anything that’s been said already Sir?
John, we’ve
been learning a lot about the importance of Planning and Goals the last few
week’s here at WAOC. Last week we
learned quite a bit from a few young managers out in the field that had
definitely been working a plan over the last year. Is planning and goals important, even for
employees just entering the workforce?
Are we here at WAOC taking it a little overboard?
Rodrigo,
what do you think about Planning and Goals for your young employees?
Phillip,
your kind of like me, I’m sure you have a thought or opinion on the
subject. Is planning and defining goals
important for our Careers?
I asked our
guests last week if they talked about or worked with their employees and direct
reports about Goals. Do you work with or
have the opportunity to work on Planning and Goals with your Supervisors and
Managers?
So John,
that question makes me think about training.
I feel the importance of training is a corporate topic again. As you know I’m a big proponent on training
and I’m heavily involved with training programs. What’s your thought on the importance of
training in the light industrial arena?
Phillip,
Rodrigo, I know you agree with the importance of training, do you see it being
fully taken advantage of by the new boots or employees. Do they understand the importance of it and
how taking advantage of it can make them successful?
What I’m
seeing is people are needing jobs. I try
and speak to long term careers when I’m visiting with an applicant, but I feel
the culture is really just give me a position at X hourly rate, or I just need
a paycheck next Friday. Any thoughts on
how we, or todays leaders, can change that culture? Everyone wants to be
successful, but I’m not sure their all being given the tools?
How can we
help our listeners, that new boot, someone that’s never worked in the warehouse
or transportation? Can you sell it to
us?
While I’ve
got all this experience on the phone today, I had a question a few weeks ago
about Orientations and the On-Boarding process.
I suggested that if we, as employees, feel something hasn’t been covered
or we don’t understand everything, that we should be sure and ask
questions. I was blown away by the
response I received. Of course I can understand with someone being new on the job
and all, not wanting to rock the boat. But I learned that many people were
afraid to speak up and ask questions to their trainer or new supervisor. I shared that I’ve never heard a Supervisor
talk negatively about someone asking a question, but I’ve seen plenty of men
and women released because they broke a rule or didn’t know how to do the
job. I mean if all the rules, safety practices,
GMP’s or SOP’s aren’t brought up and explained during our orientation I think
we should ask about them? Could you
share your feelings, and the feelings you instill upon your Sup’s regarding
Questions being asked?
Well I’ve
learned a lot today, I’m going to need a week for all this new knowledge to
sink in. Any parting words of wisdom for
2018 Gentlemen?
Gentlemen
I’d like to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to visit
with us and sharing your thoughts with the group again! Without our guest and all the knowledge and
experiences being shared any kind of short cut to our successful careers would
have to come from that old college of hard knocks. Your time is truly appreciated gentlemen!
And we’ve really appreciated our listeners this
year taking the time each week to check in with us, without ya’ll we’d probably
still be doing the show, because its fun, it just wouldn’t be as much fun! Remember now you can send us any questions or
topics you’d like to know a little more about to [email protected]
and we’ll get an answer or find someone that can give it to us! As always we’ll end with a word on
Safety. Please think safe and teach
safety, share that knowledge with our Families and co-workers!
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2018 is a
wrap Ladies and Gentlemen, where’d all the time go? Here we are in Week 52, next week will be
2019 and we’ll have 365 days to reach all of our new Goals! I’m Marty with you at Warehouse and
Operations as a Career. I’d like to
invite you to share our Podcast with your friends and co-workers, maybe show
them how to find and listen to all the free educational, instructional and
entertainment shows out there. And of
course I’d like to thank each of you for hanging out with us here at WAOC each
week too! If you haven’t liked or
followed our Facebook and Twitter feeds, check’em out using that @whseandops,
we can usually be found hanging out in there throughout the week! Well, here we are, the end of another
quarter. I’m really excited about todays
program, we’ve gathered up a few of our regulars to pick their brains and just
throw thoughts up on the table for discussion!
I have John,
Rodrigo and Phillip on the phone with us today, I think we caught John and
Rodrigo in Texas this week and I bet Phillip has a coat on up in Chicago!
John, how
have you been, and could you remind our group what it is your doing
professionally right now Sir?
Rodrigo,
welcome back to WAOC my friend and what is your position and duties in our fine
industry Sir?
Chicago’s
been a little cooler than it’s been here in Texas hasn’t it Phillip?
It’s been a
while since you’ve visited with us, could you remind our listeners what it is
your doing now?
I’ve been
asked a couple of times why I’m so big on the end of the year. Besides, as we’ve been talking about over the
last couple of weeks, it being a great time to review our success stories and,
well, not failures, we’ll say opportunities, it’s also when businesses are
closing out the month, the quarter and yearly books. It’s a busy time for just about every team
member in management, I think.
John, what
does the end of the year mean to Senior or Executive Management?
Rodrigo, you
over see a lot of different facilities, your supervisors direct a lot of
employees. Do you see any end of year
challenges with Associates or things us as employees should be watching for
ourselves?
Phillip,
your doing quite a bit of hiring right now and dealing with the end of the year
too. Would you agree or disagree with
anything that’s been said already Sir?
John, we’ve
been learning a lot about the importance of Planning and Goals the last few
week’s here at WAOC. Last week we
learned quite a bit from a few young managers out in the field that had
definitely been working a plan over the last year. Is planning and goals important, even for
employees just entering the workforce?
Are we here at WAOC taking it a little overboard?
Rodrigo,
what do you think about Planning and Goals for your young employees?
Phillip,
your kind of like me, I’m sure you have a thought or opinion on the
subject. Is planning and defining goals
important for our Careers?
I asked our
guests last week if they talked about or worked with their employees and direct
reports about Goals. Do you work with or
have the opportunity to work on Planning and Goals with your Supervisors and
Managers?
So John,
that question makes me think about training.
I feel the importance of training is a corporate topic again. As you know I’m a big proponent on training
and I’m heavily involved with training programs. What’s your thought on the importance of
training in the light industrial arena?
Phillip,
Rodrigo, I know you agree with the importance of training, do you see it being
fully taken advantage of by the new boots or employees. Do they understand the importance of it and
how taking advantage of it can make them successful?
What I’m
seeing is people are needing jobs. I try
and speak to long term careers when I’m visiting with an applicant, but I feel
the culture is really just give me a position at X hourly rate, or I just need
a paycheck next Friday. Any thoughts on
how we, or todays leaders, can change that culture? Everyone wants to be
successful, but I’m not sure their all being given the tools?
How can we
help our listeners, that new boot, someone that’s never worked in the warehouse
or transportation? Can you sell it to
us?
While I’ve
got all this experience on the phone today, I had a question a few weeks ago
about Orientations and the On-Boarding process.
I suggested that if we, as employees, feel something hasn’t been covered
or we don’t understand everything, that we should be sure and ask
questions. I was blown away by the
response I received. Of course I can understand with someone being new on the job
and all, not wanting to rock the boat. But I learned that many people were
afraid to speak up and ask questions to their trainer or new supervisor. I shared that I’ve never heard a Supervisor
talk negatively about someone asking a question, but I’ve seen plenty of men
and women released because they broke a rule or didn’t know how to do the
job. I mean if all the rules, safety practices,
GMP’s or SOP’s aren’t brought up and explained during our orientation I think
we should ask about them? Could you
share your feelings, and the feelings you instill upon your Sup’s regarding
Questions being asked?
Well I’ve
learned a lot today, I’m going to need a week for all this new knowledge to
sink in. Any parting words of wisdom for
2018 Gentlemen?
Gentlemen
I’d like to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to visit
with us and sharing your thoughts with the group again! Without our guest and all the knowledge and
experiences being shared any kind of short cut to our successful careers would
have to come from that old college of hard knocks. Your time is truly appreciated gentlemen!
And we’ve really appreciated our listeners this
year taking the time each week to check in with us, without ya’ll we’d probably
still be doing the show, because its fun, it just wouldn’t be as much fun! Remember now you can send us any questions or
topics you’d like to know a little more about to [email protected]
and we’ll get an answer or find someone that can give it to us! As always we’ll end with a word on
Safety. Please think safe and teach
safety, share that knowledge with our Families and co-workers!