Seven Habits of Diversity-Conscious Managers

By Lenora Billings-Harris Think of a leader/manager in your life who really motivated you to be the best you could be. What attributes or characteristics describe that person? What habits did he or she have that worked for you? Over the past few years, I have asked hundreds of leaders … Read more

The Four Keys to Doing Business Online

by Bill Ringle Articles and reports have saturated our collective consciousness with how the Internet is revolutionizing business, I’m told by participants at our “How to Grow Your Business Using the Internet” seminars. But, perhaps what you’ve read up to this point has been lacking in specific details that would … Read more

The Four Keys to Doing Business Online

by Bill Ringle Articles and reports have saturated our collective consciousness with how the Internet is revolutionizing business, I’m told by participants at our “How to Grow Your Business Using the Internet” seminars. But, perhaps what you’ve read up to this point has been lacking in specific details that would … Read more

Your Team Is Your Most Important Asset

by Ellen O. Brownell “You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world … but it requires people to make the dream a reality.” –Walt Disney A friend recently required a half-million-dollar liability insurance policy before he could execute a contract for an important kitchen … Read more

Your Team Is Your Most Important Asset

by Ellen O. Brownell “You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world … but it requires people to make the dream a reality.” –Walt Disney A friend recently required a half-million-dollar liability insurance policy before he could execute a contract for an important kitchen … Read more

Lampedusa’s Razor: Distinguishing Good Change from Bad Change

“Beware of con artists!” is good advice, especially if they can jeopardize that which we value. How good are we at recognizing a scam when it crosses our path? Here’s one that’s making its way through business corridors: “Change is good, and resistance is bad.” Unquestioning acceptance of that advice … Read more

Lampedusa’s Razor: Distinguishing Good Change from Bad Change

“Beware of con artists!” is good advice, especially if they can jeopardize that which we value. How good are we at recognizing a scam when it crosses our path? Here’s one that’s making its way through business corridors: “Change is good, and resistance is bad.” Unquestioning acceptance of that advice … Read more

Best Practices: Getting Beyond the Buzz and Moving Toward a Workable Strategy of Ongoing Improvement

by David & Lorrie Goldsmith Can you define the buzzword “best practices” or demonstrate how you implement best practices within your countertop or countertop supplies business? Don’t feel bad if you can’t. Often, best practices, if considered at all, are elusive goals that may be confused with the implementation of a new … Read more