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16 PalletCentral • March-April 2023 palletcentral.com At the ALC, the PalletPAC hosted three legislators at a reception to discuss the issues, including Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1), Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2), and Rep. John Duarte (R-CA-13). ey hold key positions on committees that help members. LaMalfa is on the House Committee on Agriculture and Ranking Member on the Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee. Bentz is on the House Natural Resources Committee and Duarte is on the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources. e team encourages any pallet company willing to open their doors to legislators to email Jason Ortega at jortega@palletcentral.com. Organizational Strength Two sessions were dedicated to increasing productivity, efficiency and accessibility to real- time data with Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®). is proven business operating system can help your company clarify, simplify, and achieve its vision. EOS® visionary and ALC presenter Mike Paton explained that you know you are a good candidate for EOS® if "the company is running you; not you running the company." If that is your experience, this may be the answer. If you are frustrated by people, productivity, lack of control, low profit margins, or struggle with feelings of being stuck, it allows for improved organization, vision and business growth. e EOS Model® addresses six business pillars: Vision, Data, Process, Traction, Issues and People. It provides a top to bottom pathway to resolve frustrations to strengthen the business. Paton led the ALC attendees through a high-level view of implementation. Each step builds on the next until a complete business strategy is in place as the guiding force. One critical factor for success is leadership buy-in. e process starts with gathering leadership to ask the hard questions, allowing for open and honest feedback. "Your leadership must be 100% committed. It can be detrimental if everyone is not aligned," he says. "And, once leadership is on board, there is a EOS Panel, left to right: Bob Wenner, Pallet Service Corporation; Justin Hegsted, Challenger Pallet & Supply; and Doug Jones, Pallet Machinery Group, moderated by Mike Paton, far left. "You must consider different possibilities, even in manufacturing. We must create a culture where connections are made, and hybrid work solutions are available. It is a new world; it is time to create whatever we want to create." — Linda Nazareth, Economist & Futurist (above) The Mexican Chapter of the NWPCA met at ALC 2023.