by Kathy Miller | Mar 22, 2022 | Realities
Vigilance, Shelley Klingerman, takes a serious tone to setting boundaries whether on travel or in the professional workplace: “Generally, women are kind and approachable. However, there are certainly situations where it’s better not to engage in a conversation or...
by Shannon Karels | Dec 9, 2021 | Realities
Visitor Checklist Being prepared for visitors at your plants can leave a lasting impression Not long after I started working with Kathy, we had a couple less than stellar visits from customers and guests from Corporate. Data wasn’t prepared, food wasn’t...
by Kathy Miller | Nov 5, 2021 | Realities
Try to look for the good that lies beneath. As I reflect on the sights and sounds of the assembly plant back in the day, there was a definite rhythm to it. Not only was the line set to produce 60 cars per hour, but there were sounds of tools and whistles, camaraderie,...
by Shannon Karels | Sep 2, 2021 | Realities
Learning comes in all forms. It’s your decision how you apply the learnings and still stay true to yourself My first assignment in my newly acquired Supply Chain Trainee position consisted of me leaving my hometown state, moving somewhere I knew no one, living alone,...
by Shannon Karels | Aug 16, 2021 | Realities
Choices can take you many places in life. You don’t always have to know the end destination, just be confident that your choices could lead you down the path less followed. When asked what I wanted to be when I grew up my answers consisted of a farmer (so I’m told)...
by Kathy Miller | Mar 8, 2021 | Realities
Set your boundaries. After I had cycled through most of the HR functions, I finally got the opportunity to go to the department which was aptly named to match the major I had chosen or had been chosen for me (semantics). I had loved HR as a “people person” and now was...
