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How to Structure and Run a Profitable Design Department with Chris Landis – [PowerTips Unscripted] Ep.98
Jobs are won or lost during the design process. With so much on the line, it’s clear that your design department should be running at peak performance. But there are so many ways the process can get derailed. It all depends on how you structure your design department, and what metrics you use to hold
Developing the 6 Domains of Resilience
When you own a remodeling company, the one characteristic that’s the most important to have — in my opinion — is resilience. Resilience is the ability to learn from your setbacks and mistakes. Resilient small-business owners learn how to turn mistakes into opportunities. They learn to look past the immediate setbacks and keep their eyes
Moving Company Culture to the Job Site with Dennis Engelbrecht – [The Tim Faller Show] Ep.90
Between 1950 and 2010, the use of the term “company culture” has doubled — Tim looked it up. But for a lot of people, it’s still a bit of a mystery. You hear about having a good culture, but it can be hard to quantify. Often, remodeling companies can have a great culture in the
The Magic of Disney’s Customer-Service Strategies with Pete Blank – [PowerTips Unscripted] Ep.97
If you’ve ever visited any Disney theme park across the globe, you may think nobody does customer service and experience like Disney. Although the execution is complex, the baseline concepts are quite simple. In this episode, Pete Blank shares customer-service strategies from Disney with Victoria and Mark, and shows you how to apply these lessons
Make Time for In-Office Training
Remodeling companies are missing a great opportunity for job training by limiting it to the work site. Yes, there does have to be on-site training to learn a skill, but it might take longer because everything is being taught on the job. Here are some ideas to make the most of training your field staff
Profit-Sharing Strategies with Shawn McCadden – [The Tim Faller Show] Ep.89
Money isn’t the only way to motivate your team, but profit sharing can boost morale, productivity, and help attract and keep good production employees. Profit sharing can be engineered into the budget so there will be funds to distribute. As long as you hit the gross-profit margin, you can set up profit sharing, says Shawn
How to Structure and Run a Profitable Design Department with Chris Landis – [PowerTips Unscripted] Ep.98
Jobs are won or lost during the design process. With so much on the line, it’s clear that your design department should be running at peak performance. But there are so many ways the process can get derailed. It all depends on how you structure your design department, and what metrics you use to hold
Developing the 6 Domains of Resilience
When you own a remodeling company, the one characteristic that’s the most important to have — in my opinion — is resilience. Resilience is the ability to learn from your setbacks and mistakes. Resilient small-business owners learn how to turn mistakes into opportunities. They learn to look past the immediate setbacks and keep their eyes
Moving Company Culture to the Job Site with Dennis Engelbrecht – [The Tim Faller Show] Ep.90
Between 1950 and 2010, the use of the term “company culture” has doubled — Tim looked it up. But for a lot of people, it’s still a bit of a mystery. You hear about having a good culture, but it can be hard to quantify. Often, remodeling companies can have a great culture in the
The Magic of Disney’s Customer-Service Strategies with Pete Blank – [PowerTips Unscripted] Ep.97
If you’ve ever visited any Disney theme park across the globe, you may think nobody does customer service and experience like Disney. Although the execution is complex, the baseline concepts are quite simple. In this episode, Pete Blank shares customer-service strategies from Disney with Victoria and Mark, and shows you how to apply these lessons
Make Time for In-Office Training
Remodeling companies are missing a great opportunity for job training by limiting it to the work site. Yes, there does have to be on-site training to learn a skill, but it might take longer because everything is being taught on the job. Here are some ideas to make the most of training your field staff
Profit-Sharing Strategies with Shawn McCadden – [The Tim Faller Show] Ep.89
Money isn’t the only way to motivate your team, but profit sharing can boost morale, productivity, and help attract and keep good production employees. Profit sharing can be engineered into the budget so there will be funds to distribute. As long as you hit the gross-profit margin, you can set up profit sharing, says Shawn
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