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Keough's Korner 
Jack Keough |
May 5, 2008
It pays to listen to your employees When Cory Meyer took over as president and CEO of Catalina Lighting in 2006, he realized he had to change the company’s ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGTrying to define a blog is a little bit like trying to describe the taste of water. It's not easily definable. In preparation for this blog--which I guess is the first of its kind in the distribution business--I talked to several people who write such blogs. Basically I found this: A blog is anything you want it to be. In writing this blog, I'll be talking about distribution issues as well as a host of other things. My wife suggested that the blog be called the ravings of a mad man but I think I'll take the safe road and call it ''Keough's Korner.'' |
Nancye M. Combs: Guest blogger
Nancye Combs |
April 28, 2008
Handling employee ultimatums Q. A skilled electrician, who has been with us for eight years, had a non-work injury and was absent for six weeks. We are a ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGNancye M. Combs is president of HR Enterprise, Inc., a management consulting company based in Louisville, Ky. Nancye has 35 years of experience in executive management, has worked with more than 500 clients worldwide, and is the endorsed HR consultant for the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Assn. In her ID blog, she'll address commonly asked questions from business owners and managers and will take specific questions from ID readers. Send your questions to nancyecombs@aol.com. |
Notes from Jim Haughey
Jim Haughey |
April 24, 2008
Housing bill offers industry hope but at a high cost The already passed Senate bill includes billions for tax extended tax loss carry forwards for corporations requested by auto ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGChief Economist Jim Haughey discusses how current developments in construction markets and the ecomony will bring opportunities and challenges for designers, contractors, and materials and services providers |
Outside Inside Thinking
Steve Epner |
April 22, 2008
A great opportunity for learning It is not very often that a whole organization can take advantage of trade show education. Normally, only the top executives ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGSteve Epner started out as a computer operator in 1966, started his own consulting firm in 1976, and has been a contributor to the distribution industry since the 1980s. Steve is the founder of the Brown Smith Wallace Consulting Group and a candidate for a Master's of Science Degree in Industrial Technology at Purdue University. Most importantly, he has the reputation for making technology understandable for mere mortals and busy executives. |
The life of Reilly
Tom Reilly |
April 14, 2008
Those who thrive in tough times I read the other day that in the last recession 15 percent of companies that had not been industry leaders before the recessi ... More ABOUT THIS BLOGAuthor, speaker and sales expert Tom Reilly blogs about the life of the sales rep. Reilly is an internationally known speaker and expert on value-added selling, and has written several books on the subject, including Value-Added Selling and Crush Price Objections. Reilly also writes INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION's monthly Strictly for Sales column, coaches industrial distributors of all sizes on sales issues and works with some of the largest trade associations in the industry. Visit Tom Reilly's website here. |
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