Clayton Homes made the news several times in recent days. As a heads up to readers, this mentions legislation, but that isn’t the headline topic. The example that follows exemplifies a reality check that will tee up an “Aha! Moment” for many. The subjects Clayton Homes has been included in mainstream media reports included such …
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There are news items that are interesting. Some industry news falls into the category of “important.” But you never know when a news item is “Don’t Miss It” – news or commentary that is so important to you and/or your location/operation, that you are ever-so glad you saw it – and when your competitor …
Every professional knows this to be true. Success is always predicated on a system that routinely produces a reliable result; a desired outcome. Factories have systems. Lenders and insurance companies, they have systems. Attorneys – boy do they have systems! Perhaps one of the least systematic areas in our industry would be marketing and sales, …
Stating the obvious: no matter how carefully a project is planned, something may still go wrong with it. No matter how great a product, service, company or person is, someone may still misunderstand. When misunderstanding takes hold – or something goes the wrong way – what does the motivated business professional do? Nothing, just accept …
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Before diving into our headline topic, for our non-manufactured housing professional audience, please note some fascinating news briefs on the Daily Business News (one of several examples, linked here, another shown below). The factory built/prefab/modular side of our coverage continues to be an important resource that includes, but has never been limited to, manufactured housing …
Serious September 2015. It could just as easily be named, how to Scale Success, or Sliding Sideways September. Which of the later two it will be depends on how each of us views and responds to events and opportunities. Before outlining our STRONG Serious September Featured Articles and Interviews line up, let me explain what …
In any profession, successful people do what the unsuccessful can’t, didn’t or won’t do. The successful see opportunities which those with more limited vision or who lack a given expertise might miss. To inform and inspire, let’s look at a snapshot provided by the infographic that follows, and share some analysis. The National Association of …
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The news last week about the Lochmiller conviction reported in factory built housing Daily Business News should be a wake up call for many. For those of us who have watched the ups and downs of HUD Code manufactured housing, we recall that in the 80s, 90s and early 00s, some took advantages of apparent …
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Three Manufactured Housing News topics today: 1. Post MHI DC meeting comments 2. Reality Check/Getting Mad, and 3. Business Building in the Spring of 2011 So let’s jump in and get started. 1. Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Winter Meeting and Legislative session Duties here in Chicagoland kept me from attending the Manufactured Housing Institute’s (MHI) …
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