Victoria Downing, President, Remodelers Advantage Inc., co-author of Mastering the Business of Remodeling. Home of Remodelers Advantage Roundtables with over 200 members nationwide.
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Basic business functions must be kept in balance to ensure profitability and success. But the working interactions between employees also must be kept in balance for an enjoyable, productive environment.
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Having a plan for a face-to-face encounter benefits the whole team.
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One production manager's experience in the military shaped his way of successfully managing teams.
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Round-robin interviews save time and promote teamwork.
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Developing an effective compensation program that fits your business' needs.
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Tim Shigley, president of Shigley Construction Co., in Wichita, Kan., believes that positive things in our lives don't just happen. We have to plan for them. He helps his employees reach their goals by asking each to complete a goal-planning form at the beginning of each year.
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Finding and hiring the right people is a challenge. Many owners are resigned to hiring and firing four to five people before finding the right one for any particular position.
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Jake Schloegel and his team in Kansas City, Mo., have worked hard to put ethical behavior at the top of their list of core values. These efforts were recently acknowledged by the Society of Financial Service Professionals, which awarded Schloegel the American Business Ethics Award, a national award...
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Sometimes it pays to work with a headhunter to find highly qualified employees.
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Growing up, brothers Joel and Neil Kristianson couldn't have been more different. “We were four years apart … enough to make sure that all we did was bug each other and fight,” Joel says. Yet, years later, they're in business together as owners of Crimson Design & Construction, Naperville, Ill. —...