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Prepare for Family Business Quarrels Before They Happen

There’s no such thing as a family business without conflict. If you Google “family business feud,” in less than a second, you’ll get roughly 1.2 million hits. And that of course is the tiniest fraction, which doesn’t include the number of family business disputes that do not show up in the Google search engines.

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Managers Become Leaders With a Shift in Focus

Senior leadership at the corporate headquarters of a large retail chain was entertaining succession planning. What started out as an exercise turned into a sweeping new protocol for transitioning managers into leaders.

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Millennials to Help Fight the Labor Crisis

Using these tips on reaching millennials, you may be able to make a difference in your coatings company’s labor shortage crisis.

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Dealing With Project Conflict on a Jobsite

A project team was separated only by the locked doors to the two trailers that sat side by side on their wastewater treatment project site. Every day for six months, the owner’s team and the contractor’s team filled their days with writing letters. Sending them back and forth, they literally emailed more than 1,200 letters. The purpose of each letter was clear: to prove the other side was to blame.

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5 Things to Do Before Tackling Garage Floor Coatings

Before starting the process of applying a coating system to a garage floor, there are a few items that must be tackled. As a professional floor coating crew, what should you be paying particular attention to?

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12 Elements of a Great Leader

All great leaders have several factors in common. Consider these 12 factors when looking for leaders within your company or if you’re hoping to become one yourself.

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Keys to a Successful Professional Mentorship

The key to crafting a successful relationship with a mentor is to look outside the box and identify individuals who can offer the best professional guidance.

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How a DMS Helps Construction Businesses Go Green

Document management systems (DMS) help construction businesses go green. While construction is a booming industry, along with many other industries, it has received criticism for not being green enough in the conduct of its business.

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Run an Assessment Before Summer’s Busy Season!

Taking the opportunity now to give your business a self-assessment can help save you the pain of last summer’s busy project season — and the pain of year-end payroll down the line.

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Offering Epoxy to the Homeowner

The uses of epoxy are as wide and various as an understanding of its chemical properties. It is often used in the commercial and industrial sectors, but an often overlooked area of growth is the residential sector.