In this chapter of Back To The Cottage, John Sipple gathers his newly formed teams together to redesign and reimplement the foundational principles and organization of the entire Foley plant. Along the way they give Foley employees a stronger sense of ownership of their work, and change the leadership model from a “straw boss” style to a coaching model. They also rework the way skills are developed with the organization.
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After his time at the Charmin Paper Products plant in Germany, John Sipple’s leadership team at Proctor & Gamble offered him a less glamorous task: turning around a run-down pulp mill in the Florida swamplands.
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Back to the Cottage is the story of John Sipple’s odyssey from the ‘Cottage’ to the corporation, and how he has relied on the values and principles he has learned in the ‘Cottage’ business of his youth.
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Back to the Cottage is the story of John Sipple’s odyssey from the ‘Cottage’ to the corporation, and how he has relied on the values and principles he has learned in the ‘Cottage’ business of his youth.
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Working in a Dejobbed World
Dan Wooldridge explains the origin of the modern concept of jobs and the current trend toward dejobbing.
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It's a Project-Based World
It's a project-based world.
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Taking Credit for the Work of Others
Be careful to not take undue credit for work that was accomplished by others. Understand that you may have less to do with the success of an organization than you think.
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A Lesson from William Wilberforce
Dan Wooldridge sees a lesson in William Wilberforce that counters the error that “ministry” is the realm of “spiritual” work. Wilberforce led a legendary career in politics.
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Further Thoughts On Livable Wages
Wal-Mart’s CEO says he doesn’t have the margin to bring workers into the middle class. What do the numbers suggest?
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You may not want to pursue the retail industry as a career path if you have any desire to become part of what society in this country calls the Middle Class
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