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Ever work for a bully?  I have.  For one very bad one from 1992-1994, and it was the worst and one of the best experiences of my work life.  I was motivated to write this blog post by a blog I read daily and my personal experience.

Seth Godin's blog, and his recent post is at this link, clearly outlines a great approach to dealing with those bosses or people that will try to emotionally, psychologically or even physically bully and intimidate you.  The key is not to loose your composure and patience, while standing up for proper behavior.  Don't criticize the person, just comment and deal with the behavior.

Good leadership in business today can be hard to find, but not impossible.  Sometimes you run into bullies.  Other times you run into leaders wanting everyone to be happy, a state of nirvana.  And there are also those who replace doing what is right with politically correct fairness. 

Whatever you do remember you do not have to put up with a bully, in fact, people putting up with the bully is why they exist in the first place,  It may cost you your job at some point, but you might just stop the bullying from happening to someone else and this makes it worthwhile.

Joe Lewis

 

Vibration technology has many uses.  Most often an industrial vibrator is used to promote the flow of powder and bulk materials from bins, silos and other types of vessels (see video).  One other use is in the design and manufacture of vibrating tables for compacting material.

A vibrating table will be custom sized for the intended application.  For example, the picture shown here illustrates the use of an electric eccentric vibrator within a vibrating table that is used to compact the soil-fertilizer-etc. mixture within the box of a tree being prepared for shipment to a jobsite by the tree manufacturer/nursery.  In this application the vibration compacts the soil tightly around the tree helping to secure it in place for transport and to ensure the proper mixture of soil and fertilizer within the box.

In this application there was a significant savings of labor costs.  The trees are packed and compacted far more quickly than before, and the quality of the compaction has improved as well.

If you'd like more information about this type of application or about the use of industrial vibration technology to promote material flow from bins and silos, give Cougar Industries a call at 800-262-2106 or 815-224-1200. 

Email at cougar@cougarindustries.com and visit us on the web at www.cougarindustries.com.