online eNews - This issue's curations on productivity analysis, employee morale, decision-making, and founder wisdom are all highly valuable. The dog on the desk is also a favorite.
Focused on print’s business issues,
Andy & Julie Plata, Co-CEOs
Printer2Printer: Your Problem Might Not Be a Printing Problem When a printing job goes wrong, the press often gets the blame. But what if the real problem started in sales, prepress, or management? Derek Peacock examines how unclear responsibilities, poor communication, and decisions without ownership can create recurring production problems that technology alone cannot solve. Learn why.
Five Proven Morale-Destroying Strategies If your employees show up with way too much energy, enthusiasm, and motivation, and constantly bring their best, these five strategies will help you drain that energy as quickly as possible. They will also make your business a soul-crushing place employees dread showing up to. Read on for the five strategies.
Decisions: The Calmer You Are, the Clearer You Think Is daily firefighting keeping you from working on new opportunities, this post can help. See if the ideas on calm leadership can cut through production pressures and give you and your team room for long-term success planning. Read the full post now.
How I Built This: Innovation, Risk, Reinvention The business wisdom in this “How I Built This” anniversary podcast is well worth a listen. Guy Raz and Jamie Siminoff, the founder of RING, revisit some of the most memorable lessons from more than 600 interviews with some of the world’s most successful founders. Just one idea may accelerate your company's success.
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Is It Time for a Check-Up….. Of Almost… Unlimited Resources… What if the biggest constraint on growth isn't resources, but how they're being used? Sid challenges conventional thinking and offers a fresh perspective on uncovering hidden capacity, improving efficiency, and identifying opportunities hiding in plain sight. Read Sid's insights.
When the Owner Becomes the Bottleneck! Printing company owners are always looking for ways to improve productivity and invest in technology. But what happens when the one thing holding the company back isn't the equipment, the employees, or the customers? Could it be the person sitting in the owner's chair?
Mark Fallon Mark Fallon, founder, President, and CEO of The Berkshire Company, has accepted a position as Executive Director of the In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA). >>>
Kelly Mallozzi Kelly Mallozzi has joined Specialty Print Communications (SPC) as Senior Director of Sales Development & Talent Growth. >>>
Rigel Gallegos Rigel Gallegos joined EyeC GmbH as Business Development Manager. >>>
Watson Salvant Watson Salvant, previously at Atlantic Tomorrow's Office, is now Sales Manager at DEC Office Solutions. >>>
Crystal Mullins Crystal Mullins, formerly at OSG, has joined Crawford Technologies as Director, Enterprise Solutions. >>>
Mike Frank Mike Frank, previously with UPL Corporation, is the new President and Chief Executive Officer at Avient. >>>