We touched on the topic recently of ‘not judging a book by its cover.’ We need to let ideas develop and be considered, based on their own merits. A senior industry executive handed me a copy of the audio book version of Good to Great by Jim Collins, last year. As part of my personal …
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Holiday Reflections for Manufactured Housing Professionals
Thanksgiving. Christmas. New Year’s. These are times that we gather with friends, family and associates. We celebrate, party and feast! We eat (and sometimes drink ;-) too much! To those distant, we send warm greetings by phone, mail, text, via Facebook, Twitter or email. FedEx and UPS certainly celebrate all the packages that reflect the love and caring that this season brings. These are for most of us bright, grand days during the seasonal darkness where we Americans live.
“You can’t judge a book by its cover.” Most of us will be familiar with this quite American maxim quoted above. Yet this insightful statement is all too often ignored. There is the surface level of the quote, literally about the cover of a book. I know I’ve read books that had covers that caught …
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Exhibitors Link, Click Here. Attendees and Show Info Links, Click Here. What others are saying about the Louisville Show Dennis Hill – Louisville Ushers in 2011 – Coming Back & Better Than Ever! Ken Rishel – The Louisville Show is a Must Attend Event Doug Gorman – Why Go to the Louisville MH Show? Joe …
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There are reasons why 125 million people attend trade shows and marketing events annually, and why over 100 billion dollars are invested by those who market using such shows.* Many business-to-business marketers believe that trade shows are one of the most cost effective ways of reaching their audience. The Small Business Administration (SBA) states that …
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I recently have had a number of email exchanges with some well-known industry personalities about the subject of training and other business related investments. There are certainly companies that have good training and personnel development programs in the manufactured housing community field. We have some managers and owners who have taken and passed ACM type …
Both projections and the early indicators are for a stronger consumer demand this year, as reflected by the Black Friday start of the Christmas shopping season. Since my better half loves to shop, we got a firsthand look at full mall parking lots, with people cruising to find a parking place. We saw lines at …
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In thinking about this Thanksgiving holiday, I did some research on the first Thanksgiving. I ran across this story that will appear in our Inspiration blog on Thanksgiving day. The account shares in brief the tale of the Pilgrim’s journey to the New World. First, Pilgrim’s and others who had differing beliefs who made that …
Most of us have had the experience of having our kitchen utensils moved. Perhaps we or our significant other were the ones that moved an item from this cabinet or drawer where we are used to having it, to another place. The new place may be ‘better,’ but until we get used to it, we …
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