WF Pride Excel in Communication Chad Cottingham We recently had an opportunity to go camping with a large group of friends – tent camping for most of the group. Now I’ve done my share of tent camping, and it’s not all that fun sleeping on the ground. So when I heard this campground had cabins, with real beds, I jumped all …
WF Pride: Excel in Communication
WF Pride Excel in Communication Chad Cottingham When I was in fourth grade a new kid moved into the neighborhood. His dad was the new pastor at the Nazarene Church. We quickly hit it off and became the best of friends. We played every sport imaginable, swam in the pool, giggled about girls, and told each other everything. It was a …
WF Pride: Excel in Communication
WF Pride Excel in Communication Chad Cottingham I came across a very good article on communication by Dr. Mike Moore titled: Communication 101. It focuses on good communication in marriage, but the same principals can and should be used in all of our relationships. Enjoy! Good communication is the key to happiness. If you find that you’re having challenges and roadblocks …
WF Pride: Excel in Communication
WF Pride Excel in Communication Chad Cottingham One of my favorite commercials took place about eight years ago. A German Coast Guard trainee sits behind a display of computers, gadgets and a big communications radio. I assume it’s his first day alone behind the control panel. A distress call from German waters comes across the airwaves in English. “Mayday! Mayday! We …
WF Pride: Excel in Communication
WF Pride Excel in Communication Chad Cottingham When I was teacher, I used to love playing the ‘telephone’ game with my students. The game was simple but the impact was huge. Five students would be removed from the class. One student at a time would enter the room and be told information that they had to repeat to a classmate – …
WF Pride: Excel in Communication
WF Pride Excel in Communication Chad Cottingham Our family just finished taking our Christmas card picture for this year. This was no easy task. Take six strong willed, type-A personalities, and put them on one couch with one mission – I felt like someone was going to get killed by the time it was finished. Now don’t get me wrong, the …
WF Pride: Excel in Communication
WF Pride Excel in Communication Chad Cottingham “We’re meeting them at the Comfort Inn,” Jason said to me, Troy, and Keith as we headed into St. Ignace, Michigan looking to meet up with some folks. After driving the entire strip of the small coastal town located on the southern tip of the Upper Peninsula, we did not see the Comfort Inn. …
WF Pride – Excel in Communication
WF Pride Excel in Communication Chad Cottingham I can remember being a kid and using an old fashioned rotary dial phone. It took so long to dial, and then if you got a busy signal you had to do it all over again. Ugh… It pains me thinking about it. But then came our first touch tone phone, and then a …
Core Value Spotlight – June 2023 – Chase
We would like to recognize Chase Johnson for the core value: Excel in Communication. Chase does an excellent job every year of keeping the Indiana farm updated on any issues they are experiencing with the harvest line we share. He goes the extra mile to tell us what parts we need to have on hand, how to fix the issue, …
Core Value Spotlight – October 2018
Willingness to make a commitment, sacrifice and serve while maintaining a positive attitude and passion for getting the job done right. Joey Jaworowski has done just that. Joey began the season planting the 2018 potato crop in Pearsall, Texas, beginning in January finishing up in late February planting 800 acres. He then moved up to Erick, Oklahoma planting 1,092 acres. …