The next exclusive “movers and shakers” interview coming up for September in our wildly popular series is, A Cup of Coffee with…Leigh J. Abrams. Drew is a billion dollar plus annual sales company, and their long, steady “ashes to cashes” story may be ideally suited for our industry in the waning days of summer 2013.
All of our C-Suite interviews, along with the executives, public officials and others who have shared their stories in our A Cup of Coffee with…series reveal insights that challenge and inspire. The one with Mr. Abrams of Drew Industry's fame is no exception.
You may have sat with quiet, yet highly accomplished, Leigh Abrams in many a national meeting, and never realized what an amazing success story that the company he leads is.
We've mentioned before Jim Collins best seller Good to Great and the concept of “Level 5 leadership.” My impression is that Dynamic Drew's quiet Dynamo, Leigh Abrams, is just such a leader. You can decide for yourself in less than a week, when the new September issue of MHProNews goes live. You'll find Mr. Abram's interview in the Featured Article section by Monday of next week.
Inspirational Dissatisfaction
It has been much too long since my last mention of the concept of Inspirational Dissatisfaction. Three years ago, you may have read this:
“We all know what it means to be dissatisfied. The paint job wasn't done right. The alarm clock or your cell phone quits working. We can ignore, deny or accept. Once we accept, we don't merely gripe about it. We allow our dissatisfaction to inspire us to do something positive about the issue! That's Inspirational Dissatisfaction!”
Advancing a career, business or the MHIndustry
I was talking with Jim Carpenter this morning, who gave us this fine column:
The Lack of Sales Training in the Manufactured Housing Industry
Then there is Bob Crawford, industry legend Dick Moore's right hand man, who recently shared this pithy read below:
Location, Location, Location . . . version 2013
Here are two gents, in different parts of the country with long connections in our industry. While I didn't ask, it wouldn't surprise me if neither one has spent much, if any, time with the other.
Yet each has similar insights that suggest how individuals, companies or the Industry at large may advance. But the differences are also important, as there are many ways to grab the big brass ring of success.
That's what you will find in the article next week with Leigh Abrams. Keen insights that – for those with the mind and heart to see – could inspire and advance a career, operation or the MH Industry to new heights.
One last teaser for today. We may have one more, long anticipated, exclusive interview that could be published next week too. It is from a pro who also speaks softly, has deep roots and much to say that could prove useful to many.
We'll know about that one soon, then you will too.
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Some Seek Inspiration, Tim Connor's popular Words of Wisdom or our Cutting Edge of marketing and sales blog. All want our Industry News, Tips and Views Pros Can Use.
Collectively, in the first 7½ months of this year, all of those pros here yielded 1,540,549 visits and 12,704,255 page views, as an expert told us recently, an astonishing number for an industry of our size.
You are part of that history, this great 'MH Rebirth.' You are part of an industry that has been shaken, but has endured and is recovering. An industry with success stories like the one you'll see next week. If you can't wait to read a previous one, please go to this link.
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L. A. 'Tony' Kovach
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