Motivational Monday 3/04/2019

Motivational Monday

Happy Monday!

This month, we are trying a new format- let us know what you think!

HR Best Practice:

Send a welcome email to your new hire, copying the approving manager, prior to keying into HCM. This will verify the email address is correct and will notify the manager that they will soon have an approval to process. You can also outline the Onboarding process and the next steps as well as give a deadline to complete.

Safety Topic: Too Many Excuses — Too Many Accidents

Consider this statistic: 90 out of every 100 accidents are someone’s fault, usually the person involved in the incident. Unsafe acts cause four times as many accidents and injuries as unsafe conditions. Accidents occur for many reasons. Unfortunately, too many employees and supervisors tend to look for “things,” or excuses to blame the accident on, instead of looking for the root cause of the accident- which usually points directly at the unsafe acts of people. Consider the possible accident-causing excuses below. Have you been guilty of any of these attitudes or behaviors?

1. Taking Shortcuts Every day we take actions to hopefully make our work faster and more efficient. However, make sure these time savers don’t risk your own safety or that of others.
2. Being Overconfident Overconfidence is too much of a good thing. Being overconfident can lead to the “It will never happen to me” attitude, which can quickly put you in harms way.
3. Starting a Task with Incomplete Instructions To do the job safely and right the first time you need complete information. Ask questions if you need to. You will be more likely to do the job right, on time and without injury.
4. Poor Housekeeping A quick look at your site’s housekeeping usually provides a good indicator of quality, production and safety. Always practice good housekeeping. Your job will be safer and more productive as well.
5. Ignoring Safety Procedures The individuals that ignore or purposely break safety rules are few and far between. But not only are you breaking company rules, but it is just a matter of time before that “accident” occurs.
6. Mental Distractions from Work Having a bad day at home and worrying about it at work is a hazardous combination. Dropping your mental guard can pull your focus away from safe work procedures.
7. Failure to Pre-Plan the Work You have heard the saying, “Plan Your Work and then Work Your Plan.” The saying works. Well planned work doesn’t usually result in accidents. Always plan your work and include safety in that plan.

Culinary:

Today, March 4^th is National Pound Cake Day!

National Pound Cake Day is annually observed in the United States on March 4th.  Pound cake lovers, near and far, can celebrate with a piece (or two) of this delicious rich delight.

The traditional recipe for pound cake makes a cake much larger than most families can consume, as it calls for a pound each of flour, butter, eggs and sugar.  Hence the name: Pound Cake.

In the United States, sour cream pound cake is a popular variation apart from the traditional pound cake recipe.  Other variations include adding vanilla or almond flavoring or dried fruits.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Turn on your ovens and bake up a traditional pound cake.

Ingredients:

1 pound cake flour (3-1/2 cups)
1 pound butter
1 pound sugar (2 cups)
1 pound eggs (9 large)
1 to 2 tablespoons vanilla or 1/2  to 1 tablespoon almond

 

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 300°F. Prepare two or three bread loaf pans or one bundt pan and a loaf pan.

Cream butter well, add sugar gradually and cream until light and fluffy.

Add eggs two at a time, and beat well after each. Add flavoring.

Add flour gradually and beat until smooth.

Pour mixture into pans. Bake about 1 hour and 15 minutes.  Enjoy!

 

Have a great week!

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