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Read Article2019-02-18 Issue 87 Fundamental Behavior 7 Clarify Expectations, Then Respond Quickly
In today’s fast-moving world, this Fundamental Behavior, which seems straightforward at first glance, has actually become a challenge for many of us. Email and other forms of constantly tethered...
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Read Article2019-02-11 Issue 86 Fundamental Behavior 6 Lead By Example
This week’s Fundamental Behavior, Lead by example, is very personal to me. In 1994, as a young adult, I had the privilege to personally experience the end of apartheid in South Africa. When I...
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Read Article2019-02-04 Issue 85 Fundamental Behavior 5 Embrace Diversity
Globally, the barriers to people moving across boarders are increasingly being lowered, and people from all over the world visit various countries and regions and interact with the people living...
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Read Article2019-01-28 Issue 84 Fundamental Behavior 4 Make Quality Personal
Some of us were lucky enough to have had one or two really great teachers when we were in school. Mine was Mr. Gupton. He taught French and English grammar in my middle school. Mr. Gupton was a...
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Read Article2019-01-21 Issue 83 Fundamental Behavior 3 Protect The Environment
YKK Macon manufacturing generally hosts around 40 customer tours/meetings each year. When I am presenting an overview to them, I usually make the comment that YKK was “green” before it was cool to...
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Read Article2019-01-14 Issue 82 Fundamental Behavior 2 Be Vigilant About Safety
Do you know how to say “safety” in Japanese? We say “AN-ZEN.” In English we use the alphabet, and in Japanese we use characters called “kanji.” Each kanji has its own meaning. The meaning of the...
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Read Article2019-01-07 Issue 81 Fundamental Behavior 1 Do The Right Thing, Always
While I write this message, the country is celebrating the life and legacy of George H.W. Bush. I have always thought that Bush #1 was one of the best presidents we have had in the modern age....
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Read Article2019-12-10 Issue 80 Fundamental Behavior 25 Be Positive
Psychologists, through their studies on the evolution of humankind, believe that we are hardwired toward negative thinking — the fight or flight premise. While the fears and threats of today are...
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Read Article2019-12-03 Issue 79 Fundamental Behavior 24 Be An Ambassador
When I was 14 years old, I traveled to Japan for the first time as an exchange student. Foreigners were a rarer sight in Japan at that time than they are now, especially in rural Hiroshima, and my...
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Read Article2019-11-26 Issue 78 Fundamental Behavior 23 Give Back
“No one prospers without rendering benefit to others.” Our founder Tadao Yoshida put it best when he established our corporate philosophy, the CYCLE OF GOODNESS. Mr. Yoshida was dedicated to this...
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Read Article2018-11-19 Issue 77 Fundamental Behavior 22 Take Pride In Our Appearance
Before I came to YKK, and before I even went to law school, I was a commercial real estate broker. As is typical of kids coming out of college with a degree in Foreign Affairs, two things were...
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Read Article2018-11-12 Issue 76 Fundamental Behavior 21 Be A Lifelong Learner
The poet and philosopher Paul Valéry once wrote, “The future…is no longer quite what it used to be.” Try explaining a social media manager, ride share service driver, or drone operator to someone...
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Read Article2018-11-05 Issue 75 Fundamental Behavior 20 Pay Attention To The Details
Nick Saban, one of the all-time great college football coaches with the University of Alabama, said, “It’s not human nature to be great. It’s human nature to survive, to be average and do what you...
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Read Article2018-10-29 Issue 74 Fundamental Behavior 19 Be Proactive
When we read the description of this week’s Fundamental Behavior, “Be Proactive,” we can probably agree that life would be better and run smoother if everyone lived and acted this way. However,...
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Read Article2018-10-22 Issue 73 Fundamental Behavior 18 Take Ownership
What does “Take Ownership” mean? I think it means to have a sense of involvement and responsibility, to think about the role you play in various tasks, and to see things through to the end without...
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Read Article2018-10-15 Issue 72 Fundamental Behavior 17 Practice Blameless Problem-Solving
Alan Mulally, described by Wikipedia as “an American engineer and business executive,” left the role of CEO at Boeing and became President and CEO of Ford Motor Company in 2006. Little did he know...
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Read Article2018-10-08 Issue 71 Fundamental Behavior 16 Provide Meaningful Appreciation
Living and working with other people is complicated, even challenging. But we humans are social animals and we need to operate in groups in order to survive and thrive. We are designed to be...
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Read Article2018-10-01 Issue 70 Fundamental Behavior 15 Listen To Understand
Fundamental Behavior #15 is about being a good listener. What does that really mean? I recently read an article which pointed out that hearing is a physical ability, while listening is a skill....
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Read Article2018-09-24 Issue 69 Fundamental Behavior 14 Invest In Relationships
In 1972, YKK was looking for a site to build a factory in the U.S. The team looked at several promising sites in a number of states. YKK was looking for a US home and was committed to developing a...
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Read Article2018-09-17 Issue 68 Fundamental Behavior 13 Be A Team Player
Conventional wisdom tells us that 1+1=2. When it comes to teamwork, combined efforts are exponential, more like 2² or 4. Let me share with you a story that demonstrates the power of what a modest...
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