Piece counts are down. Casual dress is everywhere. Rent, labor and utilities are up. Staff is near impossible to find. Competition is rampant. But really, it’s one of the most exciting times to own a dry cleaning business. Why? Because despite falling piece counts, rampant casual dress, impossible to find staff, abundant competition and increased […]
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Buying-In: Why And How To Increase Employee Engagement
Today we’re going to talk about employee “buy-in.” What it means, why it is important to your company and how to get more of it from your employees. When we talk about the concept of getting employees to buy-in, we’re talking about increasing their belief in the company vision and getting them engaged to the […]
Rules Of Connecting With Your Employees
There is so much to this story, perhaps I’ll need to write a second part in a future issue. Connecting with your employees is similar to any other relationship we might have in our life. Often a disgruntled, unhappy – the Simon Legree type of boss – cannot connect with some employees. Many factors can […]