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APRIL 2018 Discovery THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF KOCH COMPANIES A vision for society Earlier this year, at a gathering of “But sadly, not all people have gained communities or public policy, these people passionate about promoting a that freedom. Today, our society people and organizations are making free and open society, Charles Koch continues to be plagued by a rigged a real difference. “Their stories,” said shared a seven-minute video, “The system of cronyism, dependency and Koch, “prove that dedicated, courageous History of Freedom.” control. We have a two- individuals — uniting with shared tiered society that creates In his narration for that We’re here to principles and a common vision — can welfare for the wealthy video, Koch said, “For break barriers. break barriers. and crushes opportunity thousands of years, the “And when they do, free people will for the disadvantaged. human experience was – Charles Koch achieve extraordinary things.” full of misery, death, “The barriers this system If a network of freedom-loving people disease, abject poverty.” But then, as has created make it nearly impossible” “can create a ten-fold increase in scale a series of liberating events began, for many people “to learn, contribute and effectiveness, we can truly become human progress skyrocketed. and succeed. It’s the injustice of our a movement of millions that drives time, and it has to stop.” This “Great Enrichment,” Koch said, societal transformation. “has been a period of unprecedented THE SOLUTION “That’s what we’re here for,” Koch said. worldwide growth,” with the standard “To break barriers.” of living in the U.S. rising by almost One of Charles Koch’s solutions to that 10,000 percent in 200 years. injustice is to seek out and partner with To find out more about the Koch- supported organizations helping make “This shows what happens when at least 70 organizations working with all positive change a reality, read the barriers are removed. Ideas can flow walks of life in an effort to break down feature story beginning on page four. and people can have the freedom to barriers and create new opportunities. innovate, succeed and drive progress. Whether focused on education, business, bit.ly/2HZ79eo Koch’s general counsel, Mark Holden (left), has visited the White House more than 20 times during the Trump and Obama administrations to help drive needed criminal justice reforms. THIS ISSUE... 2 Role of a Supervisor goes global 4 Revitalizing troubled communities 7 Mary R. Koch and Mark Arts 8 Essential skills for a digital workplace Letters and other submissions become the property of Koch Industries, Inc., and may be reproduced in whole or in Postal Pipeline part, including the author’s name, for any purpose and in any manner. Letters may be edited for length or clarity. You have probably already been made aware of the caption in January’s Discovery. The computer pictured was actually the first Apple 1, not a Macintosh. While it may seem like a minor distinction to some, it is a pretty significant one to us computer nerds! Jason Karber Finance systems developer Koch Accounting Group Wichita, Kansas Pyeongchang, South Korea — For the first time, Koch ran network television ads during coverage of the Winter Olympics. Koch’s ads were seen by adults an estimated 280 million I’m wondering who mails out Discovery times on TV and almost 11 million times digitally. newsletter? We need to change our quantity of hard copies. Could you point me in the right direction? Charles Koch’s “History of Freedom” Deb Wiuff video was excellent and definitely Employee services coordinator inspiring! Pine Bend Refinery Rosemount, Minnesota Susan D. Landry Product stewardship and compliance manager Editor’s note: Contact Frac-Chem Corp. [email protected] (a Koch Minerals company) if you need to change your address or the Lafayette, Louisiana quantity of newsletters you receive. Wow! What a powerful, inspirational and heart-warming I completely agree with message. As I was listening, I could feel an unwavering sense of Discovery pride, passion and utmost respect toward our great leader. this. To think that a April 2018 person or company ever reaches Charles is a phenomenal individual whose words truly Volume 24 | Number 2 the pinnacle of knowledge exemplify his intellect and passion for creating equality and free society. I’m so very proud to be an employee of our company! and efficiency is arrogant and DISCOVERY ONLINE foolish. My opinion is that a truly KOCHnews.com/media- Judy Tallada resources successful company calls on its HR manager people to question the norm and Georgia-Pacific tissue mill offer suggestions for improvement. Plattsburgh, New York EDITORIAL BOARD Susan Armitage – Chad Hammond bit.ly/2HZ79eo Philip Ellender Jeff Gentry Greg Guest Very wise words and totally agree! Jim Hannan It means being open to new ideas Amy Hennes Charles Koch from everywhere, both inside and Steve Lombardo outside of an organization. Walt Malone – Darcy Eid Brad Razook Dave Robertson Peter Ventimiglia Congratulations! Motivational words, Charles Koch is a great EMAIL US example to follow. Thank you for Photo courtesy of Guardian Glass LLC © Gonzalo Botet GRDPR149 [email protected] sharing your life story. Thanks! This house was custom-made for a site in the Gorafe desert of Spain. – Cristiano Miller It utilizes several types of Guardian glass to achieve the architect’s www.KOCHind.com goals of being environmentally friendly and energy efficient, despite © 2018 Koch Industries, Inc. being in one of the world’s harshest environments. Koch is an EOE. M/F/D/V. 2 International News to import the first waterborne delivery of motor vehicle fuel by a private party since the Mexican petroleum industry was nationalized in 1938. The delivery was received at a newly refurbished terminal in Veracruz owned and operated by Vopak, a Dutch company. Vopak was the first independent company to operate a private waterborne fuel storage terminal in Mexico. For Eduardo Andrade of Koch Supply & Trading, that delivery was an historic moment. “This was a very important first step toward bringing more affordable fuel to Mexico,” Andrade said. “Our vision,” he explained, “is to lower energy costs for the citizens of Mexico by creating new supply routes for transportation fuels. If we succeed, they will have more and better options.” To help achieve its vision, KMEX has signed a multi-year services agreement with Vopak. KMEX plans on eventually importing up to 40,000 barrels of Veracruz, Mexico – For more than 75 years, only PEMEX, the state- product daily in Veracruz. owned oil company, could import motor vehicle fuel into Mexico. “I cannot over-emphasize how important energy reform is for It wasn’t until 2013, when wide-ranging energy reform legislation the people of Mexico,” Andrade concluded. began to be implemented, that things began to change. “It’s a classic example of MBM® in action. We are creating Last September, thanks to new laws that allow freer trade, Koch mutual benefit for everyone involved.” Supply & Trading of Mexico (better known as KMEX), was able MBMの実践 Nov. 2017 Warsaw, Poland – Last year, the MBM team completed a major ANWENDEN VON MBM rewrite of the “Role of a Supervisor” document — an important 監督者の役割 Nov. 2017 tool for implementing and promoting Koch’s culture. ® लागू करना 文化の形成、チームの最適化、 DIE ROLLE EINES人材の育成 STOSOWANIE MBM That document is now in the process of being translated into SUPERVISORS Listopad 2017 Eine Kultur aufbauen, Optimierung全ての監督者の皆さんへ des more than a dozen languages — including Czech, Hindi, Thai and एक पर㔯वेक्षकTeams und Entwicklung der Mitarbeiter. 監督者として、皆さんには周りの人の能力向上や成功を助ける責任ROLA けることも欠かせません。今現在の社員がいかに能力が高く好成績 があります。これはコークでは、社員がマーケット・ベースド・マ を上げていても、現状維持に留まっていれば時代に遅れてしまいま ネジメントを理解し実践できるように手助けをすることを意味しま す。 की भलमका す。チームの業績と、監督者が前記を達成する能力には、強い相関 ू ® MBM DISCOVERY ONLINE Portuguese — and has already been rolled out to scores of Koch 関係があります。皆さんには必死でMBM を学習し、使っていただPRZEŁOŻONEGO実践企業において、社員をビジョンと結びつけ、優先順 かなければなりません。そうしなければ皆さんのダイレクトレポー 位を設定し、チームを構築し、共有する価値の模範となり教授 दल को अनकल बनाकर और लोगⴂEINE का MITTEILUNG AN ALLE SUPERVISORS RR&E ु ू トから、上司も会社も偽善を言っていると思われてしまいます。 し、 を定義し、コーチングと能力開発を実施し、パフォーマ ववकास करके सं्कृ यत का यनमा㔯ण Tworzenie kultury,ンス評価を行い、報酬の提案を行うのは、監督者の仕事です。これ optymalizacja KOCHnews.com/media- MBMは皆さんの単なる責任ではありませんし、することが一つ増 らすべての領域にMBMを適用するための能力の向上には、意識的 company locations around the world. Als Supervisor sind Sie dafür verantwortlich, den Menschen um Sie und Kenntnisse zu entwickeln.zespołu Egal iwie rozwijanie talentiert oder wiepracowników. gut die えたということでもありません。皆さんのすべての仕事において活 に実践に集中する必要があります。皆さん自身のスーパーバイザー Mitarbeiter heute sind, sie werden nicht mehr zeitgemäß und überholt herum zu helfen, sich zu verbessern und erfolgreich用すべき1つの枠組みです。完璧な人は誰もいませんから、 zu sein. Bei Koch MBM や同僚、HRに支援を求め、学んだとおりに実践内容を調整してく heißt das, ihnen zu helfen, Market-Based Management® zu verstehen sein, wenn sie nur den Status quo beibehalten. の理解度を高め実践するには日々の努力が必要です。社員にも同様 ださい。自身の最大の能力を実感でき、ビジネスのビジョンを進展 und anzuwenden. Es besteht eine starke Wechselbeziehung zwischen resources In einem MBM-Unternehmen sind die Supervisors dafür zuständig, den Ergebnissen eines Teams und der Fähigkeit desの努力を勧めてください。 Supervisors, できたとき、そして顧客や会社、社会にさらに優れた価値を創出で eine Verbindung zwischen Vision und Mitarbeiter zu schaffen, dies zu tun. Sie müssen danach streben, MBM® zu erlernen und きたとき、あなたとダイレクトレポートの達成感も高まることでし Prioritäten zu setzen, ein Team zu bilden, unsere gemeinsamen anzuwenden; andernfalls werden Ihre Mitarbeiter Sie長期的成功を遂げるには、全ての監督者にビジネスの変革が進むよ und