by Steve Guagliano Jr. Features to Look For Believe it or not, customers can be very territorial when it comes to which pallet trucks they’ll consistently buy. Some are loyal to a particular brand; some will only use a particular style. Some will pay top dollar for what they consider a "premium" truck, while others skimp and only buy the "disposable" kind. And yes, there [click here to read more...]
by Steve Guagliano Jr. Pallet Truck Durability To the untrained eye, a pallet truck is a pallet truck. They all have two forks, a handle, a pump, lots of colourful steel, and wheels both big and small. What more do you need to know? This is easy, right? Well, no – not quite. The truth is that not all pallet trucks are created equal. As [click here to read more...]
by Steve Guagliano Jr. The pallet truck: everyone has seen them. Most have used them. And most probably own several of them. Every warehouse in the world will have some; grocery stores, supercenters, manufacturing plants and transportation companies all depend on them. They come in different shapes and sizes, with varying and exotic features (some of which are actually useful), in iterations both manual and [click here to read more...]
by Daren Froeschle warehouse1 is in the process of completing a pallet rack installation project for a great customer in Kansas City. Our customer expanded their business and needs to move from their 150,000 sq. ft. facility to a new 350,000 sq. ft. facilty. The project includes disassembling our customer’s current pallet rack and two mezzanines and reconfiguring and assembling the equipment in their new [click here to read more...]
forward by Mary Lou Jacoby For the last 7 weeks we’ve talked about what mentoring is, why you need it, how it works and how to get into a mentoring relationship. There have been stories of relationships gone good, personal lives improved and businesses rescued from tragedy. Christina Friederichs, the executive director of the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program, is responsible for bringing together the MOST [click here to read more...]
forward by Mary Lou Jacoby Leanne Cofield is the owner of Visage, Inc., a promotional merchandise company that sells things like t-shirts, uniforms, mugs, cups, and all the fun gadgets and trinkets you like to put your company logo on. She openly shares the story of her journey into entrepreneurship, the good and the bad. In the details of her experiences, you’ll see she realized [click here to read more...]
forward by Mary Lou Jacoby So, you think you are the only one in the whole wide world who ever had the problem of ______ (fill in the blank)? My good friend Chuck Hoffman has 15 years of mentoring experience, and he says it just isn’t so. The problems and issues we face every day as owners of a coffee roaster, a real estate agency [click here to read more...]
forward by Mary Lou Jacoby Dan McDougal is the owner of Dredge America, a Kansas City based company that performs professional hydraulic dredging services throughout the U.S. His experience with his mentor, Ray Pitman, is inspiring story and also an excellent description of how a mentoring relationship can be lifesaving to you and your business. Ray has mentored hundreds of people in hundreds of companies [click here to read more...]
forward by Mary Lou Jacoby Here are some insightful and wise words from one of the smartest guys and most sought after mentors I know, Lee Harris. Lee describes the mentoring process from the perspective of the mentor. He lays out ground rules for finding a mentee that you have chemistry with and attributes that mentors should utilize in the ongoing process. His reasons for [click here to read more...]
forward by Mary Lou Jacoby Defining mentoring is a challenging task. Like parenting or coaching, there are many methods and styles that are all “right.” But one common step is required to make a successful mentoring relationship: creating a trusting and reciprocal relationship. One of the ways to accomplish this kind of relationship is “the worst foot forward approach” from both the mentee, who is [click here to read more...]
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