The DASH doesn’t simply apply to your life. Your business, community, organization, etc… will also have a DASH. On this week’s Leadership Live, hear how even the Olympics understands that our actions must change to change our story, because our story is the foundation of our DASH…
In Part 1 of our series on multigenerational workplaces, we highlighted the unprecedented reality of five generations coexisting in today’s workforce and their unique characteristics. In Part 2, we’ll unravel the shared desires and expectations that transcend age barriers. From Traditionalists to Generation Z, it turns out that amidst the differences, there are striking similarities…
In the 2022 TISE Edition of the Premier Flooring Retailer magazine, Scott Humphrey challenged us to consider and apply three words to our year – Reset, Reconnect, and Renew. There’s another word that I’d like you to consider – Reimagine. The pandemic has undoubtedly had a profound impact on people and businesses, with many now considering what they…
My wife and I recently spent a week taking a 1300 mile odyssey touring on vacation. Driving this amount of distance we passed a great number of flooring stores. Several days into our trip, I asked over lunch what stores she had seen that impressed her. The sad reality is that she could only remember…
When opening my mail this morning, I received a reminder that is worth sharing. I received a hand written note of appreciation from an acquaintance. It was 41 words on a 4 x6 inch card. It likely took one minute to write and cost 44 cents to mail. Not much time and not much money…
The news from the auto industry in Detroit is better lately. While there are a myriad of factors accounting for this reversal of fortune, I think that there is one resounding lesson that flooring dealers can learn from: duplicity and product sameness are both costly and confusing. Look at the brand reduction that has taken…
Keeping customer care as the core of your business I believe two basic truths about improving the experiences that our customers have when shopping our stores. First, before you can be a good customer care provider, you must first learn to be an aware customer service receiver. And secondly, we mostly learn from observing other industries….