The following article on success is from KRTS, a company that offers training in the transportation industry, and provides Challenger with top quality drivers.

Without a doubt, one of the all-time best books that I’ve read is Gung Ho by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles. I have read this book many times and love it for a number of reasons. This book brings me back to my roots which are very important to me.

I was raised and proudly live with my family in Caledonia, Ontario. It is the same community as my dad was raised in as well as my grandpa. Caledonia is a wonderful community with one of Ontario’s longest rivers (The Grand) running through it. We are neighbours with village of Ohsweken, located in the heart of Six Nations of the Grand River. I am proudly involved with the Six Nations, both personally and professionally. How the two became related is because the book Gung Ho is not only instructional, but a story about Andy Longclaw, an aboriginal mastermind who helped save 1500 jobs.

It is refreshing to see a “life and business” book finally catch up with reality. This book is about teams and teamwork, something I am a huge believer in. It demonstrates how to direct the energy and enthusiasm of your whole team towards success.

 

 

One of the best parts of the book is learning about worthwhile work:

• Knowing we can be a key part to making the world a better place through our mindset and perspective: how work helps other people, not units or volumes dealt with.
• Ultimately, good self-esteem is critical in performance, and as impactful as love and hate.
• To succeed, everyone should be working towards a shared goal. Goal sharing means buying in to an idea, not just announcing the idea of one individual.
• Trust of your team is critical. Putting team members first lead to support for goals.
• Goals drive into the future landscape between where the business is and where you want to be. Goals focus attention productively.

I believe values guide plans, decisions and actions. At KRTS (Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists Inc.) “Our Core Value is People”. We keep it easy for our associates and clients to know how we make our decisions and actions.

Goals are for the future. Values are now. Goals are set. Values are driven. Goals change. Values are rocks and you can count on them. Goals get people going. Values sustain the effort.

Values become real only when you demonstrate them in the way you act and the way you insist others behave.

So pick up Gung Ho, it will increase productivity, profits and your own prosperity.

Kim Richardson

Owner of Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists Inc,  whose team believes in quality education whether its for training with a company driver or for an individual. With over 20 years of quality service many Transportation/Construction companies in Canada and the USA have partnered with Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists Inc. whether it is for hiring new employees or for training existing employees.