Lean communication: Unboxing your inbox
For most of my career, email has been my nemesis. “Inbox Zero” was the constant goal, and I only achieved it once a quarter when I finally archived all my unread emails.
Time is the enemy in deal making
An acquirer spots your business, gets the deal book from your investment banker, and then—all of a sudden—there’s a rush of conference calls.
It’s time to embrace remote-working credit teams
Recently, a colleague asked me if I knew any credit managers looking for a job. I asked him if it mattered where they did the job from. That stumped him.
Providing structure to your expectations
How do you hold an employee accountable in their job performance if you are basing your evaluation on subjective or vague criteria?
Reframe the way you think about firing employees
When you manage a lot of people over the course of your career, it’s inevitable that you’re going to make a bad hire, have under-performing employees, and even wind up with a few difficult people.
Chaos, Post-it Notes, and consistency
The salesperson expects the company to fulfill all the special requests, which becomes a precursor to the multitude of things about to go wrong.
Looking to boost employee morale? Consider education
There’s one thing that employees value— especially younger managers and salespeople—and that is education.
Five Questions with: Boyden Moore, Orgill
Teaming up with Orgill in 2010, Boyden Moore helped create Tyndale Advisors and co-founded the multi-format, multi-brand home improvement retailer, Central Network Retail Group (CNRG).
Let’s meet up in Boston
Mark your calendar to reconnect with your fellow LBM pros in Boston, October 13-15. Hope to see you there!
Celebrating 100-year-old businesses
Since 2016, LBM Journal has promoted the LBM Century Club as our salute to the many 100-year-old businesses we’ve met over the years.