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Values: Excellence

Next up on the list of the four values that Caterpillar identified is excellence. What Caterpillar refers to as “The Power of Quality”.  So if you start with folks that an organization which is full of people who you can count on to do the right thing...

Values: Commitment

The last of Caterpillar’s four values is Commitment.  What Caterpillar refers to as “The Power of Responsibility”. Our equation so far is Integrity + Excellence + Teamwork = The right people, who do things right AND you make sure that they work...

Values: Integrity

For 18 years I was fortunate to have worked for Caterpillar.  The company consistently spoke of four values:  integrity, excellence, teamwork, and commitment.  For the next few days, I’m going to provide some perspectives on what I honestly believe is one of the...

Values

The idea of “values” is tossed around frequently in the workplace.  Unfortunately folks often roll their eyes, sigh, and shake there heads when the topic comes up.  Why is that? As is often the case, taking a look at Mr. Webster’s good book can help...

Focus

In today’s world we’re constantly bombarded with information and options.  The rise of the internet, the increase in connectivity, and the prevalance of cell phones has resulted in a huge increase of the information that each of us is exposed to on a day...