Douglass Screen Printers Employees attend the Franklin Covey Seminar
Published: October 10, 2005
By Larry Villa
Douglass Screen Printers, Inc.

Larry Villa, Joseph Houchens, and Suzanne Nelson, recently attended “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Managers” seminar in Orlando. The course teaches you how to apply universal principles and processes of effectiveness to your role as manager. This course teaches you:

• How to be proactive and begin to choose how you respond to circumstances instead of automatically reacting to them.
• How to be a personal leader and live with wisdom, mission, and purpose. Discovering how these personal attributes align with your organization’s values so that you will manage with focus and passion.
• How to put first things first. Treat each other as you would like to be treated, mean what you say and collaborate effectively.
• How to think “Win-Win”. Build managerial trustworthiness (the private victory), influence others and inspire trust within teams. The public victory begins when you cooperate so that everyone wins. Encourage cooperation by seeking mutual benefit-solutions.
• How to understand before attempting to be understood. Develop an attitude of seeking to understand others first before trying to express your views. This will enable you to become a manager others trust.
• How to synergize-the habit of creative cooperation. Listen first to the other person, restating both the content of the person’s point of view and how you perceive they feel about it making sure they feel understood. State your position and have them state it back to you so that they understand your feelings. Then you are both ready to work towards a solution.
• How to sharpen the saw. Identifying the specific areas or dimensions that need improvement and then focusing on those areas.

Larry, Joseph and Suzanne were sent to this seminar in hopes that what they would learn would not only improve their already extraordinary management and organizational skills but also enhance their roles as managers.

ABOUT DOUGLASS: Douglass Screen Printers is located in Lakeland, Florida. Founded in 1964 as a commercial screen printer, the company’s team of dedicated and diverse artisans produce screen and digitally printed decals, posters, banners, signs, tags, vehicle wraps, and nameplates. Corporate products are sold domestically and internationally to companies interested in maintaining a premier position in their markets. Douglass is certified by NWBOC, WBENC, 3M, the State of Florida, and the U.S. Government Printing Office in a variety of areas. The company is a generous patron of the arts and the Lakeland business community.