There is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. But some trends have emerged that will affect businesses for the long haul. There have been a number of announcements over the past week that are positive, but there are warning signs within that news. On a positive note, vaccinations […]
Business Development
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People don’t quit their jobs…they quit their bosses. In the movie, Horrible Bosses, employees consider unique and unacceptable ways of getting out from under terrible, abusive supervisors. Fortunately, that’s not the way people handle that situation. Unfortunately, the employee usually ends up leaving the company. If the person was, by […]
There are those who see the challenges created by a crisis and grow to meet those challenges. The same is true for businesses. My recent IdeaXchange blog, printed in full below, asks some tough questions. What will your answers be? “I honestly cannot think of one thing that was not […]
We are facing so many crises right now; this is a time when good, believable, and relevant communication within the workplace has rarely been more essential. In a recent IdeaXchange blog I suggested that leaders who have good communication with their employees and their customers will rise above those who […]
There will be life after COVID-19. How we approach our fleet decisions now and how we adapt to potential changes will likely make a major difference in future growth or decline. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in all aspects of our business and personal lives. For many of us, balancing work […]
This is obviously not a time for your sales team to go out and meet new prospects. So how do you communicate what you do effectively? Getting your message out and showcasing your brand effectively is challenging in the best of times. But during the current COVID-19 pandemic, when most […]
Just-in-time (JIT) inventory has been a way for companies to optimize profits for decades. Now we many need to redefine JIT. Toyota is credited with the concept of JIT manufacturing, an inventory manufacturing strategy used to improve profit by only receiving goods as they are needed in the manufacturing process. […]
We live in a digital age ordinarily, but when so many workers (and that includes executives) are sheltering in place, digital becomes an effective and necessary way to communicate. In the beginning of March, I posted a FleetOwner IdeaXchange blog on how companies should optimize their social media presence. That […]