When I took over as a new Employee Relations Manager there was a back log of unanswered grievances of over a thousand. The position had been vacant for over six months and the grievances were not answered. No one had taken the initiative of answering the grievances. The atmosphere in the plant was hostile to […]
Share Your Hard Lessons Learned With Others Do Not Embellish Them The production scheduler of a large Paper Mill was forced to retire and was downsized. He had been there for over thirty years. Much to my surprise and chagrin, I was forced to take his place. It was a large integrated paper mill with […]
I had just reported into a new organization and was given a huge orientation packet with a three-page checklist. When I asked individuals how long it would take to complete the check-in process the answers varied from 4 hours to two weeks. There were four different types of employee groups but just one check-in process […]
I once had an employee who was initially very upset that I took over as leader of the department. She thought that she deserved to be promoted and become the leader. She had more experience than me. She was very cold to me and resisted any initiatives that I proposed. Shortly thereafter, her mother became […]
Dr. Tom DePaoli is pleased to announce the release of a new leadership book. https://drtombooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Leadership-by-Storytelly-wmv-1.wmv Click on URL to Enjoy the above video about the book! Leadership by Storytelling: The Best Way to Learn Leadership Principles Sheboygan, Wisconsin – With the book Leadership by Storytelling, Dr. Tom DePaoli provides some excellent principles […]
84. Forget Humility Brag incessantly about your genius and great skill. Brag to your team and other departments about your great leadership traits. Never stop bragging. Story My colleague had a boss who twenty years previously had saved the company a significant sum of money on reducing freight costs. He constantly bragged about this […]
Dr. Tom DePaoli is an educator-trainer-coach who has lectured and taught extensively. He is the CEO of Apollo Solutions which consults in the human resources, leadership, supply chain, purchasing, and Lean Six Sigma areas. He retired from the Navy as Captain (O-6) in logistics. In other civilian careers, he was an executive in the supply […]
Dr. Tom DePaoli CEO Apollo Solutions won an award for his book “Leadership by Storytelling: The Best Way to Learn Good Leadership Skills”,
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