Improvement Minded. I want to share some thoughts about this term as it relates to our pursuit of our safety vision:
Recently, I asked my 6 year old niece what it means to be honest. Not surprisingly, she responded by saying that honesty is “not telling a lie.” She, of course, is correct. I think we are all taught at an early age that we should not lie and that we should always tell the truth. Words are important in demonstrating honesty. In addition to not...
Responsible. Response. Able. When it’s broken down, we can ask ourselves: Are we able to be responsive? Do we have the right skill sets? Do we have access to the right tools? Do we fully understand the situation and what actions are required? Do we recognize the impact our actions have on others?
“The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will.’ Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities. A very little key will open a very heavy door.” -Charles Dickens
Individuals and organizations with proven track records of success have one commonly exhibited behavior: they are never...
Today’s operating principle is Act with Integrity. I found a great quote that describes what integrity looks like in action. “Integrity means following your moral or ethical convictions and doing the right thing in all circumstances, even if no one is watching you.”
Wikipedia says “Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Honesty also involves being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere.”
Being trustworthy is being able to be relied on to do, or provide, what is needed or right: deserving of trust.
TRUST is the one thing that changes everything.
Our first operating principle (or core value) is “responsible” and when I hear the word responsible, ownership immediately comes to mind. Responsibility is an obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion.
The following blog post is short but sweet—and contains six encouraging steps that foster leadership at all levels. Whether you're trimming trees around utility lines, raising children to become their best selves, leading large teams to achieve greatness or anything in between, they're steps that I live by and shared during a recent Monday...
Lewis Tree Service has partnered with the Md. Washington Minority Companies Association (MWMCA) every year for nearly the last decade to engage and promote small, diverse businesses in the Maryland/Washington area. The annual Spring Breakfast and Awards Presentation is the pinnacle event for the MWMCA and Lewis is proud to be a sponsor along...
