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pen, or worse, you’ll hesitate rounding the bag, and that slight apprehension will get you thrown out at 3rd. Go for 3rd and force the other team to make the play. At Volk Packaging we expect every prospect to buy from us, every buyer to give us all their business, and we assume every machine we purchase will be at capacity before long. Plan for average and you’ll get average. Assume success is yours for the taking, and then force someone to stop you. I could easily add about 50 more things I have taken from the softball field to the business world, but you’ll have to wait to read those in my book.
go watch the team we’d be playing next. We made notes of who were the big hitters, who liked to chase the high pitches and who was afraid of an inside pitch. We want wanted to know who were threats on the base paths and what players never seem to make an error. And then we tried to exploit their weaknesses and work around their strengths. We do that at Volk Packaging, as well. We want to know who has great customer service, who isn’t flexi- ble with their customer’s demands and what machines our competitors have. As one of my sales reps likes to say, “Do your homework and you’ll do well on the test.” 8. Go for extra bases, even when it is a huge risk : When I had a player make it to 1st base with a sacrifice bunt com- ing next, I always told them to only think of 3rd base. If you assume you’ll only make it to 2nd, that’s what will hap-
FTA Accepting Entries For Annual Industry Awards
Entries are now being accepted for the 2022 installment of FTA’s three industry-wide award competitions that rec-
ognize the best in flexography for achieve- ments in printing excellence, technical innova- tion and sustainability efforts. The FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards honor extraordinary flexographic printing of exceptional quality and consistency, as well as the printers responsible for it. The deadline to enter is January 11, 2022. The FTA Technical Innovation Award rec- ognizes the flexographic technologies in the pre-press department and on the pressroom floor that are advancing the industry. The deadline to enter is January 31, 2022. The FTA Sustainability Excellence Award is given to companies who demonstrate a com- mitment to and pursuit of sustainable flexog- raphic printing. The deadline to enter is Jan- uary 7, 2022. “Each of our award competitions, for de- cades, has recognized a specific accomplish- ment. But there are several traits that all their recipients have in common: resilience, deter- mination and hard work,” said Joe Tuccitto, Director of Education, FTA. “We look forward to acknowledging the honorees in the 2022 competitions, in person, next year during FO- RUM & INFOFLEX.” A panel special to each award and com- prised of industry professionals judges en- tries according to specific criteria. Winners will be announced at an Awards Banquet during FORUM & INFOFLEX 2022, held March 13- 16, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. Recipients also gain recognition for the following 12 months, through industry publicity and coverage across FTA platforms and communication channels. Visit flexography.org/awards to learn more about each award and to enter.
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