In doing some research for this blog topic; I discovered that May is Mental Health month. I know this is directed at person’s mental health but bear with me while I associate it with business. Do you believe that your business is capable of having a health status? Of course we talk about the health of a business when we analyze a P&L, balance sheet and equate the health of the business to profitability, cash flow, and financial ratios to determine if the business is in a good financial... Read More >>
I've been traveling a good bit lately, and maybe I'm sleep-deprived like most of the world or it could be that I recognize a great furniture TV commercial when I see one. Read More >>
Last week my daughter told me a story about her neighbor, Jim, who recently lost his job. Although Jim had been employed as an electrical engineer for many years he was recently let go because he was not able to respond to the company’s changing needs. Read More >>
Three keys to building better relationships:
Twenty years ago, after a very nice stint in the Navy, I stumbled into the 3PL world. As I look back and reflect on what has motivated me to continue in the same field I think of relationships. To me, building and managing your relationships with your retail partners is still at the top of my list today. How do we do that?
Read More >>Our industry's still figuring out how and where social media fit into the business of selling furniture, but waiting in my e-mail when I returned home from last week's American Home Furnishings Alliance marketing meeting in Myrtle Beach, S.C., was a possible way to make progress on that exploration. Read More >>