2024
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Plan of the Week
No matter where you work at BIW, having a plan not only makes it easier to do your job, it also lets you know what is up next.
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Teams
The creation of a high-performing team to me is less about the skills and more about the attitude, chemistry and mission.
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Change is Inevitable…
Change is going to happen in all of our lives. How we deal with it demonstrates our adaptability and determines our character and our success.
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Who, Me?
Each and every one of us is accountable to a much larger number of people than we might first think.
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What Does It Mean To Manage?
Managers ensure we meet our commitment as a company by using process discipline, and then problem solve when a process is not delivering what it should.
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Something New Coming Soon!
Although it is called a “Listening” Café, the ultimate purpose is not just to listen. The real purpose is, through the conversations, to spark ideas and to identify actions we…
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What’s It Like Moving from the Tools to a Salaried Position?
All of the challenges in the transition to management are temporary; you will learn how to manage your way through them if you are willing to learn!
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Improved Safety Communication
Better understanding of what can cause an injury will help everyone on our team better avoid getting hurt at work.
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The Human Factors That Affect Our Safety
The Deadly Dozen and the questions they represent are designed to help you stop and think about each one as you start your shift or critical task.
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Independence Day 2024
I hope to see some of you at the parade tomorrow, but if I don’t, please make sure that you have a safe and happy Independence Day!
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Micromanagement?
If you think you are being micromanaged, I advise you to first check your performance.
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Are You (and Me) and the Company Similar? – Part 2
You and I can affect how our company performs by paying attention to the ways in which we use our company’s resources.
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Are You (and Me) and the Company Similar? – Part 1
A healthy company needs to make a profit to allow it to meet its obligations.
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Are You Curious?
If you are complacent, unchallenged, unknowledgeable or overconfident, you are much less likely to try something new. Curiosity can definitely lead to process improvement!
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Hold What?
Holding the product in place so it cannot move assures that the final product is the same every time, meeting the design specifications.
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Memorial Day 2024
Here in the shipyard this weekend, we will be honoring those who sacrificed. In honor of their memory and to show our gratitude and respect, Bath Iron Works will fly…
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Tools, Fixtures and Jigs – What?
We have almost endless opportunities to build simple tools or fixtures to help us build a part or unit the same each time or to position parts in the ship…
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
During the last several weeks, I have seen examples of some of our team members working smarter, not harder, by developing tools, fixtures and jigs to make their jobs easier.
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Stress in the Job
If each one of us respects our coworkers, then it would follow that our workplace would be a safe and positive place for all shipbuilders.