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Reflecting on 500

I’m writing this from 30,000ft in the air on the trip my family was supposed to take exactly one year ago today. We didn’t go because, while we didn’t exactly know what was about to happen in the world, we knew things would get strange. But that’s a story for a different day, and, quite […]

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Remanufacturing Our Mindset

No matter who you are or what role you play in the world it’s different now than it was two weeks ago.  By different I mean changed.  Change is difficult.  The change we face now is a crisis; a pandemic.  It’s disruptive, destructive, unpredictable, and scary.  What can we do?  Change with it as best […]

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A Lot Can Happen in a Year

A year ago (tomorrow), was my last day at work before giving birth to my first child. I was planning on working from home the following week leading up to my due date, but I spent all of Memorial Day last year in the throes of contractions knowing I might not make it to that […]

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My New Skates

I recently was given a pair of roller skates, and they’ve been hell on wheels. I did not ask for these skates, and they were skates I did not want. Still, they were given to me. Roller skating is terrifying. Just getting to stand up is a task, let alone moving around. They are uncomfortable […]

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Ideas Don't Work Unless You Do

When I first interviewed in the building where I now work, I could not help but notice the inspirational quotes that stood out on the walls, in the halls, and in every meeting room – including the room where I sat, resume in hand. One poster caught my eye: “Ideas don’t work unless you do.” […]

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Reman U #300

­We’re Making Some Changes Improvements. When you hear the word change, what do you feel? It’s always interesting to me that this one little word, “change,” evokes so much emotion (both positive and negative) from the recipient of the announcement. I’m very careful not to use the word at all when delivering news to employees. […]

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Is Growing Supposed to Hurt This Much?

At what point does the “best kind of problem” turn into a serious issue? This week, we’re talking about growing pains. For all intents and purposes, let’s start with our own definition: Growing pain (noun) : the negative impact on both company and customer through times of increase; a deficiency derived from an increase or […]

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