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Is Your Team Happy? (And why you should care)

Posted June 24, 2014June 24, 2014 QLeave a commentPosted in Leadership

If you read this blog much you probably know that I have two kids, both very involved in sports. My daughter plays on a traveling softball team and they do a great job. Except that lately they have not been doing their best and the coaches and parents are frustrated that the effort isn’t there […]

5 Reasons to Cover the Big Stuff In Person

Posted March 11, 2014 QLeave a commentPosted in Leadership, Management, mattress industry, Retail

We just finished up a big sales meeting in which we brought together our entire team from the bedding group to get ready for the ISPA Expo coming up at the end of the month. Normally when you get through one of those types of meetings, you leave with a few takeaways that can really […]

Gut Check Time: How Good of a Customer Are You?

Posted November 12, 2013November 12, 2013 Q2 CommentsPosted in Leadership, Management

Have you ever worked retail? I have, and I waited tables and bartended for years in high school and college. Didn’t you just hate it when a customer gave you attitude, was rude, and acted like you were the cause for all of their problems? I used to get so annoyed but there was almost […]

The Hero of Empowerment Marketing

Posted March 19, 2013March 19, 2013 QLeave a commentPosted in creativity, marketing

The following is a guest post by Mark Kinsley Few envision themselves as a person doomed to be inadequate. Those thoughts may creep into one’s head, but they’re not welcome. We believe there’s a hero inside each of us. So why do marketers and salespeople rely on a model of inadequacy when people really want […]

Life Lessons from Harry Cornell: Manufacturing a State of Discontent

Posted March 5, 2013 Q2 CommentsPosted in Leadership, mattress industry

Travel back in time with me: I was 28 years old and VP of National Accounts working for Serta in charge of the Sam’s Club business. Ed Lilly, my CEO, wanted me to take a trip with him to Carthage to visit Leggett & Platt and explain what Sam’s was all about. Sam’s was a […]

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