The Advocates’ Post

Yesterday was an incredible day spent with the dynamic team at Williams and White Equipment! Justin Williams, PEng. answered my call out for a board or executive team to take out into the wilderness for the day to work on self-discovery, communication, resilience, and alignment of mission, vision, and values, as part of my doctoral research. Using the power of appreciative inquiry, we embraced fun challenges, became more aligned with the company's mission, vision, and values, learned about ourselves and our communication skills. We also explored the importance of how we communicate feedback, discovered how to recognize stress in ourselves and others, and acquired valuable techniques to reduce stress. The result? A team armed with actionable steps to nurture a culture built on empathy, open communication, innovation, fun, entrepreneurship, excellence, growth, quality, integrity, collaboration, and safety. It's inspiring to witness this commitment to growth and unity. Here's to Williams and White's continued success! #TeamBuilding #MissionVisionValues #Growth #Resilience #Communication #CultureBuilding #WilliamsandWhite

- An accountability partnership can be a beneficial relationship for both you and the other person. But it’s important to remember that you’re making a big commitment when you agree to take on a partnership. That’s why you need to be willing and ready to help each other succeed.

**The Unmatched Value of Having the Right "Who's" in Your Team: Not Having A-Players on Your Team Can Be Unimaginably Costly** In the intricate dance of leading a successful company, we often emphasize strategy, execution, and cash flow as lead performers. Yet, there's a silent force that can upstage even the most meticulously laid plans: having the right "Who's" on your team. Not much in the world overcome having the wrong people in place. You need the right "Who's" and here is why: Please, share your thoughts on the power of having the right "Who's" in your team. (Click to Watch Video)

A great insight on strategy personal and professional from #clayton. His lectures never cease to impact my thought. This is so apt. Great piece of advice to think about

𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻, 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲. 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁. These are only a few of the words that describe the Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce’s People You Should Know. After an exhausting year of constant reinvention and creative problem solving, it’s time to expand our list. It’s time to, once again, introduce our community to 20 People You Should Know. ✨ Who do we NEED to know? • Who are the leaders who make an impact in their organization or industry? • Who positively impacts the local community? • Who is continually solving problems, creating solutions, and collaborating? • Who is the person behind your company’s success – the person that drives things behind the scenes, makes them happen, and is a general rock star? Nomination form available here: https://lnkd.in/dcmFqiFa

Heard this in my first meeting of the day! “Wise man learns from his mistakes, Wiser man learns from the mistakes of others, The one who has all of the answers and who knows everything, is the fool in the room. “ One of the many reasons I love mentoring the next generation of investors and entrepreneurs because if they take the opportunity to learn from the silly things I’ve done they will be better for it. One of my peers in my role before joining Allied Federal Solutions LLC always used a term from the Bible of “Seek Wise Counsel” which I’m getting better at but always have room to grow. In this new role I’m getting to learn from some brilliant corporate officers on how to build culture, build the right team, and how to serve your team. Onward and upward.

- An accountability partnership can be a beneficial relationship for both you and the other person. But it’s important to remember that you’re making a big commitment when you agree to take on a partnership. That’s why you need to be willing and ready to help each other succeed.

Accountability is key, and it’s one of the things that sets our coaches like Deric Keller apart. We ask the hard questions, approach our work with empathy and compassion, and bring a level of accountability to our clients that most other coaches don’t and can’t. It takes a high level of trust to hold people accountable, and we build that trust every day through every interaction. Time for some accountability, the kind that will help you achieve your goals? Book a call today: https://lnkd.in/eRVNiXpU #batonrouge #neworleans #phoenix #scottsdale #businesscoaching #leadershipdevelopment

The intangibles are a 1000x more valuable then the tangibles.

“Meggan always has a positive attitude in the office, she has great leadership and communication with all employees. Meggan is always willing to help in any department. She is a great asset to Croell, Inc.” Nominated by: Robby Ring, Regional Manager   What is your favorite thing about working for Croell? Being part of a company that continues to change and grow. Working with and getting to know so many great people. What is the most interesting project you’ve worked on? Mostly the acquisitions that we have had, and I’ve really enjoyed learning what goes into mix designs and operations. What advice would you give someone who might want to join our company? Do it! Also, have self-initiative to learn/do new things and then step up to the plate to do them. Hobbies: Spending time with my family and friends, we enjoy baseball so we go to as many games as we can. I love reading (when I have time), watching movies, home decor, gardening, and financial planning. I love animals of all kinds. What is one thing people probably don’t know about me? I can say the alphabet backwards, a highly valuable tool taught to me by my grandpa. Bucket list: To visit as many major league baseball stadiums that I can.