{"id":13644,"date":"2017-06-24T18:09:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T23:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=13644"},"modified":"2017-06-24T18:28:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T23:28:41","slug":"staff-shakeup-whats-next-good-and-bad-at-the-manufactured-housing-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/staff-shakeup-whats-next-good-and-bad-at-the-manufactured-housing-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Shakeup! What&#8217;s Next &#8211; Good and Bad &#8211; at the Manufactured Housing Institute?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Let&#8217;s begin with several examples of good news, before we get into the headline concerns.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"manuf-1961675009\" class=\"manuf-content manuf-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3870480136270376\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3870480136270376\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/posh-massive-new-manufactured-home-community-being-developed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13650\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/PoshNewsMHCommunityManufactruredHousingIndustryDailyBusinessnewsMHProNews-575x251.jpg\" alt=\"PoshNewsMHCommunityManufactruredHousingIndustryDailyBusinessnewsMHProNews\" width=\"403\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/PoshNewsMHCommunityManufactruredHousingIndustryDailyBusinessnewsMHProNews-575x251.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/PoshNewsMHCommunityManufactruredHousingIndustryDailyBusinessnewsMHProNews-150x65.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/PoshNewsMHCommunityManufactruredHousingIndustryDailyBusinessnewsMHProNews.jpg 592w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">A huge, new manufactured home community has broken ground, and is underway.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/posh-massive-new-manufactured-home-community-being-developed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>That upscale MHC project, linked here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, joins Scott Robert&#8217;s and his team&#8217;s big MHC project,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/nimbyism-debunking-myths-about-manufactured-home-communities-aka-mobile-home-parks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">linked here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">A new, independent HUD Code home manufacturing center has broken ground.\u00a0 That <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/new-production-center-opening-while-some-states-struggle-others-roll-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Daily Business News<\/em> <\/strong>story is linked here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/new-production-center-opening-while-some-states-struggle-others-roll-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13651\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BreakingGroundScotbiltfactoryMillenGAPostedDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-549x430-549x430.png\" alt=\"BreakingGroundScotbiltfactoryMillenGAPostedDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-549x430\" width=\"393\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BreakingGroundScotbiltfactoryMillenGAPostedDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-549x430.png 549w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/BreakingGroundScotbiltfactoryMillenGAPostedDailyBusinessNewsMHProNews-549x430-150x117.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">The industry continues at a double-digit growth rate. Some companies &#8211; which we are happy to say are clients\/sponsors &#8211; are growing at an even more rapid rate than the industry at large is; we&#8217;ll point to 3 of many examples, from 3 different sectors &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomelivingnews.com\/rapid-acceptance-of-energy-star-rated-residential-style-manufactured-homes-proves-need-value-as-affordable-housing-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">linked here<\/span><\/strong><\/a>,<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.MHProNews.com\/blogs\/bobstovall\/b2b-and-b2c-manufactured-housing-marketing-sales-and-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>, and here. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">** These are all some of the many examples of good news to report. We report good news, along with challenge engagements &#8211; ** <a href=\"http:\/\/mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/industry-news\/industry-in-focus\/climate-change-tornadoes-and-mobile-homes-dangerous-oversights-mark-skidmore-admits-michigan-state-univ-study-s-omissions-revealing-analysis-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">such as the Tornado Researchers at MSU making positive statements about manufactured homes <\/a>** &#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"IT\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">on a routine basis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13653\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theledger.com\/opinion\/20170622\/letter-solving-home-affordability-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13653\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/LakelandLedgerSolvingAffordabilityProblemTonyKovachManufacruredHOmesTornadoesWindstorms.png\" alt=\"LakelandLedgerSolvingAffordabilityProblemTonyKovachManufacruredHOmesTornadoesWindstorms\" width=\"541\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/LakelandLedgerSolvingAffordabilityProblemTonyKovachManufacruredHOmesTornadoesWindstorms.png 541w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/LakelandLedgerSolvingAffordabilityProblemTonyKovachManufacruredHOmesTornadoesWindstorms-150x105.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theledger.com\/opinion\/20170622\/letter-solving-home-affordability-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong>Good news in the mainstream media <\/strong><\/a>ought to be widely shared, right? Ideally, these things ought to be done in tandem with an association, as was the case in the story linked above. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">We&#8217;ll talk about problematic items later below.\u00a0 Let\u2019s first tee that topic up, as follows.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13654\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13654\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/GetMeasurableResultsPictureGraphicImageManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews-575x230.png\" alt=\"GetMeasurableResultsPictureGraphicImageManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/GetMeasurableResultsPictureGraphicImageManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews-575x230.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/GetMeasurableResultsPictureGraphicImageManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews-150x60.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/GetMeasurableResultsPictureGraphicImageManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i> Success isn&#8217;t how many emails go to congressmen or senators. Success is getting the legislation you said you wanted, passed into law. Everything else is moot. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">How is True Progress Measured? <\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">All true progress requires a few basic things. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">1) A willingness to admit that something can be better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">2) A willingness to change to make things better (buy in).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">3) Ideally, a plan or operational theory (hypothesis).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">4) A timeline (\u201cEveryone needs deadlines.\u201d &#8211; Walt Disney.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">5) Execution of the plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">6) Objective, measurable benchmarks. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Is the plan working?\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">If so, how well and at what costs? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">How is the ROI? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Could the plan or execution be improved?\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">If ineffectual, can it become effective, or should it be scrapped?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">In summary, professional progress requires &#8211; an open mind, a vision, objectivity, analysis, discernment, and adjustments as needed. Vince Lombardi said the goal of the winning team &#8211;\u00a0 or person &#8211; is excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13655 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ProgressMindLIkeParachuteWorksBestWhenOpenManufacturedHousingIndustryNewsCommenatryMHProNews625-575x352.png\" alt=\"ProgressMindLIkeParachuteWorksBestWhenOpenManufacturedHousingIndustryNewsCommenatryMHProNews625\" width=\"575\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ProgressMindLIkeParachuteWorksBestWhenOpenManufacturedHousingIndustryNewsCommenatryMHProNews625-575x352.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ProgressMindLIkeParachuteWorksBestWhenOpenManufacturedHousingIndustryNewsCommenatryMHProNews625-150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ProgressMindLIkeParachuteWorksBestWhenOpenManufacturedHousingIndustryNewsCommenatryMHProNews625.png 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">To rephrase, one must see reality as it is. Then the good, the mediocre, and the bad &#8211; plus: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">the honesty, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">integrity, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">willingness, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">and determined commitments needed to obtain a worthwhile goal. Those are some key elements in achieving positive change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13514\" style=\"width: 376px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/?p=13510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13514\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/StatingObviousBringsClarityMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews-575x342.png\" alt=\"StatingObviousBringsClarityMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews\" width=\"376\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/StatingObviousBringsClarityMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/StatingObviousBringsClarityMastheadManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryMHProNews-150x89.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i> Image by MHProNews.com <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Failure to commit, or <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">a lack of honesty, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">or any of the other needed elements, weakens or cripples a plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Positive, Negative, and Power <\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">It is worth reviewing that to be effective as trade publishing &#8211; as media &#8211; one must be willing to look at positive and negative issues. Cheerleading is great and needed in an organization &#8211; including media?! &#8211; but mindless cheerleading is eventually exposed as empty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Being solely negative is as problematic at achieving progress as being only positive. Realism and objectivity are needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">As an engineer confirmed\/reminded us recently, there is no power in electricity without both positive and negative electrons flowing.\u00a0 The same is true in life, or for effective trade journalism. Power comes from looking at the good and the negative. It&#8217;s true for any profession. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">If someone can&#8217;t look at &#8211; and deal with &#8211; the positive as well as negative, that person is in denial. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Stating the Obvious for clarity &#8211; the good, bad and in between happen continuously in life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13656\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ElectricityRequiresPositiveNegativePolarityWithoutBothNoPowerLeadersMediaMustDealRealityPositiveNegativeToCreateEnergyChangeMHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"ElectricityRequiresPositiveNegativePolarityWithoutBothNoPowerLeadersMediaMustDealRealityPositiveNegativeToCreateEnergyChangeMHProNews\" width=\"609\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ElectricityRequiresPositiveNegativePolarityWithoutBothNoPowerLeadersMediaMustDealRealityPositiveNegativeToCreateEnergyChangeMHProNews.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ElectricityRequiresPositiveNegativePolarityWithoutBothNoPowerLeadersMediaMustDealRealityPositiveNegativeToCreateEnergyChangeMHProNews-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ElectricityRequiresPositiveNegativePolarityWithoutBothNoPowerLeadersMediaMustDealRealityPositiveNegativeToCreateEnergyChangeMHProNews-468x430.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/>MHI&#8217;s Recent Shakeup<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">MHI supporters as well as critics have sounded off on the senior staff shake ups. If you&#8217;ve not read that story, please click the photo below or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/senior-staff-shakeup-at-the-manufactured-housing-institute-mhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">We&#8217;ve heard from supporters of Lois Starkey. Even those who were not necessarily fans noted that there is no one at MHI at this time that understands the technical aspects of the HUD Code as well as Starkey does. To rephrase, MHI is now objectively weaker as a trade organization in her absence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Who are they going to find\/train to replace what Starkey did? Do they have work-around? Sure, but this incident speaks volumes on a variety of levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/senior-staff-shakeup-at-the-manufactured-housing-institute-mhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13657\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/LoisStarkeyRichardADickJennisonManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryTonyKovachMastheadBlogMHProNews-508x430.png\" alt=\"LoisStarkeyRichardADickJennisonManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryTonyKovachMastheadBlogMHProNews\" width=\"508\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/LoisStarkeyRichardADickJennisonManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryTonyKovachMastheadBlogMHProNews-508x430.png 508w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/LoisStarkeyRichardADickJennisonManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryTonyKovachMastheadBlogMHProNews-150x127.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/LoisStarkeyRichardADickJennisonManufacturedHousingIndustryCommentaryTonyKovachMastheadBlogMHProNews.png 745w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">A common statement heard is <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>&#8216;why didn&#8217;t MHI make some kind of announcement<\/strong><\/span>?&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Perhaps the other is underscored by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/senior-staff-shakeup-at-the-manufactured-housing-institute-mhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Heinemann <\/a>side of this. While I spoke personally with all of the folks at MHI, perhaps the one I engaged with the least was Heinemann. Here&#8217;s what MHI put out about him when he was hired, less than 18 months ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhpronews.com\/blogs\/daily-business-news\/senior-staff-shakeup-at-the-manufactured-housing-institute-mhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13660\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/StaffShakeupMHProNewsTomHeinemannGovernentAffairsTeamManufacturedHousingInstituteMHI-GRelationsMHProNews-575x347.png\" alt=\"StaffShakeupMHProNewsTomHeinemannGovernentAffairsTeamManufacturedHousingInstituteMHI-GRelationsMHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/StaffShakeupMHProNewsTomHeinemannGovernentAffairsTeamManufacturedHousingInstituteMHI-GRelationsMHProNews-575x347.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/StaffShakeupMHProNewsTomHeinemannGovernentAffairsTeamManufacturedHousingInstituteMHI-GRelationsMHProNews-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/StaffShakeupMHProNewsTomHeinemannGovernentAffairsTeamManufacturedHousingInstituteMHI-GRelationsMHProNews.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Now, this professional that MHI was so pleased to welcome, he&#8217;s now gone. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Objectively, if you were the next candidate looking at job opportunities in Washington&#8217;s metro, as a career-minded person, why would you pick MHI? Doesn&#8217;t a 6 year snapshot of MHI reveal a revolving door in-and-out of that organization?\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Reportedly, some left MHI on their own, unhappy. Others &#8211; allegedly including Tom and Lois &#8211; were shown the door. The average time there looks pretty thin, doesn&#8217;t it? Or is this, as some say &#8212; &#8220;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The New MHI Way<\/strong><\/span>&#8221; &#8212; ??<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Looking at Thayer Long\u2019s Example <\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Thayer Long went on from MHI, and now is at NPES. This was sent to me this morning, and we created the collage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13661\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13661 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ThayerLongWhatTheyThinkManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIManufacturedHousingIndustryMastheadCommentaryMHProNews595-575x275.png\" alt=\"ThayerLongWhatTheyThinkManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIManufacturedHousingIndustryMastheadCommentaryMHProNews595\" width=\"575\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ThayerLongWhatTheyThinkManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIManufacturedHousingIndustryMastheadCommentaryMHProNews595-575x275.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ThayerLongWhatTheyThinkManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIManufacturedHousingIndustryMastheadCommentaryMHProNews595-150x72.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ThayerLongWhatTheyThinkManufacturedHousingInstituteMHIManufacturedHousingIndustryMastheadCommentaryMHProNews595.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i> The text at the right are parts of a press release, sent to MHProNews. Thayer Long left MHI, is now at a new association. That new association is starting the kind of process that could make sense for MHI to do, please see the bullets in this article, down below. Thayer started fresh, why not others at MHI? <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reminder\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A well-known state association executive at an MHEC meeting &#8211; with dozens present in the room &#8211; turned to Long and succinctly said, \u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Thayer, with all due respect, you\u2019re not getting the job done<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10623\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10623\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com--575x196.png\" alt=\"MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com-\" width=\"575\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com--575x196.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com--150x51.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/MHEC-logo-ManufacturedHousingExecutivesCouncil-postedMHProNews600x204-com-.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i>State and Community Executives are once more getting the positive attention and credit that their work so richly deserves. While national associations meet with DC based regulators, policy advocates, Congressional staff or members, its the state and community associations and their members who are the &#8220;boots on the ground&#8221; that makes it all happen. <\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Within weeks, Long was gone. He reportedly left on his own. \u00a0If you look at the collage with Thayer&#8217;s photo above, you&#8217;ll see that the outcome for him looks like a happy one.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We don&#8217;t wish anyone at MHI ill, but don&#8217;t some of them need to find a fresh start, for their own sake (like Thayer&#8217;s), and that of the association and the MH Industry?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Look at MHI\u2019s own stated agenda items, then look at their lack of achievement in the last almost 6 years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MHI may have a few keepers. But after years of failure, don&#8217;t many on staff with the title of VP or CEO need to go? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They\u2019ve burned through some 15 millions of dollars in 5 years &#8211; plus PAC money! &#8211; and have not gotten the job done.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13664\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoBurnedthrough15million5yearsCommentaryMHProNews-575x257.jpg\" alt=\"ManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoBurnedthrough15million5yearsCommentaryMHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoBurnedthrough15million5yearsCommentaryMHProNews-575x257.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoBurnedthrough15million5yearsCommentaryMHProNews-150x67.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ManufacturedHousingInstituteMHILogoBurnedthrough15million5yearsCommentaryMHProNews.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They\u2019ve played games, and played favorites. But most important of all, they\u2019ve not gotten the job done.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cutting loose two VPs shortly before their own Washington, D.C. legislative fly in, what where they thinking??<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5917\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/u-s-capitol-building-wikicommons-posted-mhpronews-211x158-.png\" alt=\"u-s-capitol-building-wikicommons-posted-mhpronews-211x158-\" width=\"211\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/u-s-capitol-building-wikicommons-posted-mhpronews-211x158-.png 211w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/u-s-capitol-building-wikicommons-posted-mhpronews-211x158--150x112.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; top: 1pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; position: relative;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">On DTS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; top: 1pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; position: relative;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">On Preserving Access<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; top: 1pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; position: relative;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">On HUD<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; top: 1pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; position: relative;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">On media engagement, <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; top: 1pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; position: relative;\">\u2022<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">and more, they\u2019ve had a train of bad or problematic positions, missed opportunities, and clear failures to achieve their own stated mission.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MHI\u2019s own goals are their objective benchmarks. Billions are at stake. Isn&#8217;t it past due to clean up most of the house in Arlington?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;\">Can MHI Even Get Industry Facts Right? Please?? <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">This is a multi-billion dollar industry, and the Arlington, VA based umbrella association can&#8217;t get key facts right in their own reports on the industry to others. We\u2019ll cover that issue soon. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">As a prominent MHI member told me by phone recently, bankers want solid data (no, this wasn\u2019t the DTS issue, but the same principle applies). MHI doesn&#8217;t get generate research often enough, and when they do, it&#8217;s often demonstrably wrong in enough places to cast doubt about their \u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>research<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">They\u2019re often demonstrably contradict their own previously published positions. No corrections. Just one set of facts that differ from others. No real explanations. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Hello? Think about know how that makes the industry\u2019s umbrella association appear to third parties? Or how it makes members who support them look? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Frankly, we\u2019d love to see a house cleaning before we have to publish those upcoming reports. We\u2019d be willing to work with a new administration at MHI, so long as they want to \u2018do right\u2019 by the industry &#8211; including the thousands of independents. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Be it incompetence, or by design, or any other cause that can be imagined or alleged &#8211; their failures are harming thousands of independents, thus choking off ROBUST growth that would benefit nearly everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13570\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/TrillionDollarHousingMarketManufacturedHomesAreSolutionMastheadblogMHProNews-575x385.jpg\" alt=\"TrillionDollarHousingMarketManufacturedHomesAreSolutionMastheadblogMHProNews\" width=\"575\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/TrillionDollarHousingMarketManufacturedHomesAreSolutionMastheadblogMHProNews-575x385.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/TrillionDollarHousingMarketManufacturedHomesAreSolutionMastheadblogMHProNews-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/TrillionDollarHousingMarketManufacturedHomesAreSolutionMastheadblogMHProNews-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/TrillionDollarHousingMarketManufacturedHomesAreSolutionMastheadblogMHProNews.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">That must change. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">What&#8217;s Next at MHI? <\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">This isn&#8217;t junior high school, and isn&#8217;t a popularity contest. We give and take critiques, and when they are well intentioned, they ought to be embraced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">For years, we tried to work within their system and behind the scenes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">That didn&#8217;t work, so we began to go public. Some at MHI allegedly were out to get us long before we did go public, and we could document that if\/as needed.\u00a0 This is about the industry, current and millions of potential customers, not me or any one person within MHLand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Solutions?<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">A pro-MHI member asked\/suggested this. Paraphrasing:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u2018<strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Tony, you need to give MHI leaders an off ramp. You need to put something on the table that will make sense to pro-MHI members, as well as others<\/span><\/strong>.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13667\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/OffRampExitMastheadBlogMHProNews.png\" alt=\"OffRampExitMastheadBlogMHProNews\" width=\"421\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/OffRampExitMastheadBlogMHProNews.png 421w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/OffRampExitMastheadBlogMHProNews-150x121.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Ok, here it is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">1)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Do a phased house-cleaning, and bring in a one year to 18 month interim president. Someone from the MH industry, someone that is independent. No disrespect to larger companies, but not someone beholden to any of them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">2)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Give that interim president 60 days to make a report and plan to leadership, the association\/members and to the industry at large. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">3)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">That plan should be a strategic vision for the industry, and for the comprehensive reform of MHI into an effective body that can work with MHARR, communities, retailers, public officials, potential home buyers and the hundreds &#8211; (thousands?!) &#8211; of potential allies among the non-profits, consumer groups, media, and the millions of home seekers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">4)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">The interim CEO should not be an MHI employee. While I\u2019d be thrilled to consult and work with such a person, to be clear, I&#8217;m not interested in nor lobbying for such a role. Do I have possible good fits? Yes, but I think the industry ought to develop a list of qualifiers for the interim role. Then, ask for applicants. May the best woman or man, win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">5)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">There should also be an interim VP.\u00a0 That person might be someone with significant association experience. Some are retired or near retirement, that may make a good fit for such an advisory role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">6)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Look at what MHI has done in the last decade. What\u2019s good? Keep it or refine it. What\u2019s failed or not worked? Learn from it and check it off the list for future use. Example, their \u2018engage\u2019 system is a good idea. While some love it, frankly with the Feds, the bottom line results are totally missing. It\u2019s a good idea that needs to be revamped, under new leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">7)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Doesn&#8217;t everyone in communications, plus no less than one president and 2 to 3 more VPs need to go? It should be noted that allegedly every single VP at MHI has privately criticized MHI\u2019s president, some politely. Some harshly. Those criticisms were either made directly to us &#8211; or to third parties &#8211; and we eventually hear about it.\u00a0 That speaks volumes as to the need to radically reform MHI and its culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">8)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">The \u201cMHI, we&#8217;re bigger so we must be the best\u201d mindset has to go. They behave in ways contrary to their own interests, that of their own members, their state \u2018affiliates,\u2019 and certainly to the majority of the industry at large.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">9)<span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; margin: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Create an inclusive, vibrant vision, plan and mission to mainstream manufactured housing acceptance. Protect, educate, and promote that vision and mission.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11872\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11872\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gaps-methodcredit-postedon-MHProNews.png\" alt=\"gaps-method=credit-postedon-MHProNews\" width=\"531\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gaps-methodcredit-postedon-MHProNews.png 531w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/gaps-methodcredit-postedon-MHProNews-150x70.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>We will look at the GAPS Method in the near future, as one of the tools to analyze the road blocks to MH advancement.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">The timing and departure of Starkey and Heinmann is sadly emblematic of MHI in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">There is no reason to believe that MHI will improve, unless they first candidly admit their mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">If MHI makes its admissions and amends to all those they&#8217;ve injured &#8211; and there are many &#8211; then I think a fresh start could be attempted. We\u2019d be willing to engage in something that looked like the above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Years before we took the positions we did, Dick Moore wanted to do a post-production association (MHIdea). MHARR has called for one for years. Among state execs, privately and publicly, there have been solutions floated. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">George Allen &#8211; agree or disagree with him &#8211; has shown that hundreds could be organized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">MHARR senior advisor Danny Ghorbani has floated the idea of opening that group up to a broader membership. It would fall to their president and CEO, Mark Weiss, to make that happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Change Will Happen\u2026<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Something will give, count on it. People will only tolerate stuff so long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">We hope MHI decides to take the path of reform, or in time from among those noted or from a new source, watch as a rival rises that will leave them in the dust they alone created.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">Let\u2019s close by saying that MHI members are routinely good, nice people. We\u2019ve all enjoyed a pleasant meeting or event. There are keeper elements at MHI. But there\u2019s much to be reformed, or supplanted, right??<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">It&#8217;s up to every professional to take stock, and armed with the facts, to act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>We Provide, You Decide<\/strong><\/span>.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a9\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px; color: #454545; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;\"> ##<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Image credits are as shown above, and when provided by third parties, are shared under fair use guidelines.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12483 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LearnToBeGoodStoryTellersDefineOurselvesOrOthersWillDefineUsOftenDetrimentIndustryPublicPolicyMakers-LATonyKovach-postedManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews--575x291.png\" alt=\"learntobegoodstorytellersdefineourselvesorotherswilldefineusoftendetrimentindustrypublicpolicymakers-latonykovach-postedmanufacturedhousingindustrymhpronews\" width=\"383\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LearnToBeGoodStoryTellersDefineOurselvesOrOthersWillDefineUsOftenDetrimentIndustryPublicPolicyMakers-LATonyKovach-postedManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews--575x291.png 575w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LearnToBeGoodStoryTellersDefineOurselvesOrOthersWillDefineUsOftenDetrimentIndustryPublicPolicyMakers-LATonyKovach-postedManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews--150x76.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/masthead\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/LearnToBeGoodStoryTellersDefineOurselvesOrOthersWillDefineUsOftenDetrimentIndustryPublicPolicyMakers-LATonyKovach-postedManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews-.png 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L. 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