Linda Case, CRA, is founder of Remodelers Advantage Inc. in Laurel, Md., a company providing business solutions through a network of experts and peers. 301.490.5620; linda@remodelersadvantage.com; www.remodelersadvantage.com.
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“What, we have to make our own beds?” I said as Ann and I surveyed our rustic accommodations. It was the beginning of an immersion that clearly signified we would be taken care of but not pampered. We did the bed thing and hurried over to the opening orientation with 130 other eager students who...
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You can't be in business very long without needing to fire someone. Unfortunately, none of us mortals do it with such vigor and enthusiasm.
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Investing time, thought, and money in company culture turns success into significance.
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Well-run meetings harness your team to achieve goals and to be accountable for results in their day-today roles. Meetings allow an owner to communicate a uniform message efficiently and build future leaders for the company.
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I spent yesterday morning chasing down parts for a 1930s John Deere manure spreader and ordering seed for quail food plots. So when I came across a book titled The Accidental Manager, by Gary S. Topchik, the title intrigued me.
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Bill Medina, of Medina Construction Co. in Salina, Kan., is a remodeler and a philanthropist. The story of Bill's journey to community-based giving involves a few elements - his passion for cooking and his ownership of a 1,600-square-foot loft apartment - not common to the experience of every...
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My business has profited enormously from being guided by what works for our clients -- but even more by learning what doesn't. However, my downfall has always been wanting to ask every possible question and gather every nugget from a client survey.
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Create a marketing plan and a marketing budget each year to be sure the funds are available and to avoid impulse buys. The sure path to referral leads is to deliver a great product wrapped in great service.
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I'd like to encourage you to give both yourself and them something more -- in fact, a great deal more. The dictionary definitions for security include freedom from anxiety and fear and a defense against financial failure -- not exactly glamorous, but a very big gift to give yourself, your employees...
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Here are four tendencies that work at some stage for business leaders but become Achilles' heels or weak spots as the company grows.