Successful companies have long relied on clear communication between team members and leaders, and a willingness to embrace, evaluate, and try new ideas from the shop floor. When practiced informally, however, there are limitations to this approach. Leadership bias or...
One of the most engaging speakers at the recent Global Leader ship Summit (GLS) 2019 was business guru, Patrick Lencioni. From the beginning of his speech, he grabbed my attention and never let go. His leadership nuggets were hard to...
ALBANY, Oregon — Dave Harms knows how important customer service is in building and growing a business. In fact, he is staking his company on it, Pallet Recyclers Northwest (PRNW). Grinding operations are important at PRNW — both to dispose...
Family businesses are great. They can also be hard. Many of the companies in the pallet and lumber industries are family businesses. Increasingly, I am seeing new faces as the younger generations take over. Very few founders come to industry...
Biolube Inc., known as an innovator in saw lubrication, has expanded its list of OEM installers and dealers throughout the country. It recently announced Smith Sawmill Supply located in Timpson, Texas and Shreveport, Louisiana as a new distributor for Lubie...
Chip Dauber is director of facilities and operations for Ongweoweh Corp, a Native American-owned pallet and packaging management company headquartered in Ithaca, New York. Pallet Enterprise: How long have you been with Ongweoweh Corp? How has your company become...
It’s no secret that LinkedIn is the biggest professional network in the world. In fact, LinkedIn currently reaches more than 610 million users and is the top-rated social lead generation tool for building networks and connections. In the last column,...
In May the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its forecast for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, predicting an average hurricane season with anywhere between four to eight hurricanes, two to three major hurricanes, and nine to 15 named...
DEER PARK, New York – When a new generation takes over the family pallet business, there are decisions to be made. For example, is the business model still profitable, or has it gotten stale? If so, what changes need to...
What if you could tackle a major social issue and develop employees of the future at the same time? Henry Poor Lumber in Lafayette, Indiana has done just that with its work-study program designed to help at-risk high school students....