From The Helm
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May 22, 2026
That’s Not How We Do It Here!
Don’t let the statement, “That’s not how we do it here!” keep you from making a change.
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May 18, 2026
Squirrel!
Avoiding distractions is an important way to stay on task. Just because someone yells “Squirrel!” doesn’t mean you have to look!
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May 8, 2026
Overcommunicate!
Keeping your team well informed promotes better morale, which is a great outcome!
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April 27, 2026
It’s All About the Details
You can train yourself to manage the details! It’s a learned skill just like learning to ride a bike or learning anything new.
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April 17, 2026
How To Drive
Getting things right takes a lot of thought up front but pays off in having a well-thought-out plan that is realistic, actionable and – most important – achievable.
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April 10, 2026
Remember the Rudder
The will of the leader keeps the team focused on achieving the goal.
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April 3, 2026
Drive
An employee’s ability to drive to and succeed at reaching goals or targets is directly correlated with career success.
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December 15, 2025
Plus 1
Suggestions for improvement, no matter where they come from, should be seen in the spirit of Plus 1.
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September 8, 2025
Attitude
Your attitude is powerful in the way that it controls you and affects you, as well as how it impacts those who live and work around you.
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August 22, 2025
Following Up
Following up, in my opinion, is the most important aspect of management – whether it is to your boss or to your team.
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August 15, 2025
What’s an OPIP Again?
It takes a plan to burn down hours and decrease the production cycle or achieve any of our other goals in the company. Enter the OPIP!
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June 27, 2025
What’s in Your Future?
Although a company will provide opportunities for your career, it is up to you to take advantage of them.
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June 13, 2025
But, I Have a Reason…
Not meeting our commitments – both large and small, department-wide or individual – has a powerful, negative effect on our company.
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June 6, 2025
Resistance To Change Is Real!
For many, the concept of change triggers a range of powerful emotions – positive and negative. But does it really need to?
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May 16, 2025
I Thought You Might Need That…
Being able to predict what your boss/team needs before it’s needed helps create efficiency.
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April 25, 2025
Hard Conversations
The hard conversations can be less painful (less painful although not necessarily easy) if you follow a few simple steps. Let’s talk about them.
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April 18, 2025
You Should Talk Before…
One of the most important relationships in which you need to have calibrating conversations is between you and your boss.
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March 14, 2025
Public Speaking
Learning how to speak effectively to groups of people is one of the important ways we grow as leaders.
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March 7, 2025
Being an Ops Guy
Operations shouldn’t be a scary place to work; it does require work, but the effort you put in will pay off!
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February 14, 2025
Where Work Happens…
Your decision to do the job right the first time at the point of execution – no matter what your job is – impacts our company in a compounding way.
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January 31, 2025
Work-Life Balance
Your employment – your career – is yours to manage, and what you want to get out of it is up to you to decide.
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January 24, 2025
SmartSheets, Schedules and Priorities
If you have planned well and are meeting your deadlines, you will complete projects and your team and the company will benefit.
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January 17, 2025
OPIP. Another Acronym?
What is an OPIP? As the name would imply, it’s a plan that you build to make your business, department or process run more efficiently and for less cost.
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January 10, 2025
What Is a Countermeasure?
When I am talking about a countermeasure, I mean an immediate action taken to stop something from reoccurring.
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October 25, 2024
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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October 18, 2024
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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October 11, 2024
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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October 4, 2024
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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September 27, 2024
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.