MHEDA Edge Article promotes leadership within organizations.
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"Check Six: Mutual support and communication" focuses on former fighter pilot and keynote speaker Waldo Waldman's message of leadership. Main points included asking others for one-on-one feedback, rewarding employees who demonstrate mutual support, and setting expectations during daily/weekly briefing. According to the article, leaders should also be willing to say "I don't know" or "I messed up" and be willing to give extra support to those experiencing a challenging situation.
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Check Six in Material Handling
Mutual support and communication in material handling
Dewitt, NY - November 23, 2009: As part of its focus month-long focus on leadership, MHEDA Edge asked former fighter pilot and keynote speaker Waldo Waldman to contribute his thoughts on the subject. Waldman honed his leadership skills while flying more than 65 real-world combat missions in extremely hostile and competitive environments and surviving numerous missile launches against his aircraft.
In this article "Check Six: Mutual support and communication," Waldman's message is simple-survive solo but win together. In the heat of battle in business, it's easy to get channelized and blow off your cross-check (i.e. sales processes, budget, customer courtesies, critical appointments, etc.) You may be way too overwhelmed or stressed out. You become what fighter pilots call "task saturated."
When this happens, it becomes easy to lose sight of the big picture, and your cross-check can suffer. This is when you leave yourself vulnerable to the unseen enemy and can get shot down (lose the sale, alienate a co-worker, miss a critical appointment, etc). To avoid this, you need your wingmen to provide mutual support during these stressful times.
To further illustrate his point, Waldman offers five WingTips to facilitate a Check-Six culture in your organization. They are as follows:
1. Start by asking others for one-on-one intimate feedback
2. Openly reward employees who demonstrate mutual support and who encourage others to succeed.
3. Be willing to say "I don't know" or even "I messed up."
4. Set expectations during a daily or weekly briefing.
5. Be willing to give extra support to a wingman who may be experiencing a challenging situation at work or even at home.
To find out the details behind the bullet points and much more, check out MHEDA Edge (www.mhedaedge.org), the online resource for young professionals in the forklift, storage and handling, conveyor and general material handling industries.
For more information, contact Dan Vest, Editor of The MHEDA Edge, (315) 445-2347, email: dan@datakey.org.
About MHEDA
Founded in 1954, the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is the premier source for manufacturing knowledge, education and networking. Through its member journals (http://TheMhedaJournal.org), e-magazines, newsletters, and industry wiki (http://www.wikimheda.org), MHEDA connects the manufacturers of storage and handling, lift trucks and conveyor equipment and distribution leaders for the purpose of delivering optimal solutions to the users of those products. MHEDA publications are the industry's voice for all matters related to the latest technology and the most up-to-date processes spanning the movement and storage of all materials. A 501(c)3 organization, MHEDA members span all of North America.
