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Morning Minute 9.01.25
“Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day?”
How our way of life is supported and guaranteed by those who work!
Today we celebrate the men and women who make this country work—hard-working, family-loving, patriotic Americans who show up every day to do the jobs that keep us fed, safe, and prosperous.
We find them in every walk of life: in factories and farms, retail and restaurants, manufacturing and medicine. They serve in clerical and construction roles, public service and the military, warehouses and transportation.
What makes it possible for workers to be more, earn more, and build better lives?
In America, we enjoy freedoms many around the world can only dream of. Our free-enterprise economy creates opportunities to get an education, learn a trade, or start a business. Here we are free to try, to fail, and to try again until we succeed. We can change jobs, careers, or even locations without government limits on our ambition. In no other nation is it so possible to start with nothing and, within years, build something of your own.
We are free to own property, grow businesses, and invest earnings to create better lives for our families, our neighbors, and our communities. Our work allows us not only to provide for ourselves but also to support our churches, help those in need, and create new products and services that improve life for others.
This is only possible because our founding documents limit government power and protect individual rights—rights that come from God, not politicians. That is why these rights cannot be taken away by any person or any government.
So today, as you celebrate with family and friends, pause to honor all whose labor, who have given us the freest, most diverse, and most prosperous country on earth.
HAPPY LABOR DAY!
Larry A. Bonorato |
864-630-2625 | lab@larryonlearning.com
Closer to the Problem / Faster to the Solution Morning Minute 9.5.25
Morning Minute 9.5.25
“Closer to the Problem? Faster to the Solution!”
Leaders win by listening to & working with those closest to the problem!
Most people believe complex problems require subject matter experts.
What do you believe?
The closer you are to the problem, the more accurate the information.
And, the quicker you will get to the solution for the problem.
When Burger King began stealing customers from McDonald’s with their Whopper, CEO Ray Kroc turned to his franchisees for a solution. Jim Delligatti, one of the franchisees, created the Big Mac—two stacked patties with lettuce, cheese, pickles, and a special sauce. Problem solved! McDonald’s regained its market dominance.
In 1792, Eli Whitney moved to a Georgia plantation. With the plantation owner, Catherine Greene, he saw how painfully slow it was to pull seeds from cotton by hand. Greene directed Whitney to design a machine to do this job quickly and mechanically. The cotton-gin was born, revolutionizing the U.S. cotton industry.
In WWII, General George Patton often drove very near the front lines. He made decisions from what he saw firsthand, not just from maps, nor information from subordinates. Those rapid decisions propelled the Third Army’s speed and success, especially in the relief of Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.
In every case, these leaders got close to the problem. They listened to the people doing the work, not just outside experts. That proximity gave them both clarity & solutions.
Morning Minute Challenge:
What problem are you facing today? Go to the people closest to the problem. Ask what they see. Ask for their ideas and solutions. Then act.
If you’d like help, reach out—I’d be glad to join you in the process.
“Closer to the Problem? Faster to the Solution!”
That’s today’s Morning Minute.
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