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What does a workplace with a high degree of trust look like? Employees who feel trusted in their skills and judgment tend to perform better…
The difference between tropical lumber dried in the US or overseas is very noticeable. Lumber that is too dry, too wet, dried too fast…
Companies may once have had a choice of whether or not to do business without paying attention to the digital component. Those days are long…
Veterans in the hardwood lumber industry know that not all width sorts are the same. But those newer to the industry might not understand how…
There’s compelling evidence that employee engagement in the workplace is not where businesses would like it to be. As recently as January of this year,…
Basswood is one of those hardwood species that does not get mentioned much. Most of the time it does not even show up as a…
When the time comes to hire new team members many companies opt to hire externally. Others choose to promote from within. In such cases, there’s…
It seems the market demand for white ash has not dwindled. From a sawmill's perspective, what has seemed to dwindle is the amount of hardwood…
Sometimes you never know what you are going to see on a sawmill trip to Brazil.
John C. Maxwell, author of the bestselling leadership book, Good Leaders Ask Great Questions, explores the process by which CEOs, business leaders and others ask…
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In the hardwood lumber industry is seems we are always talking about grade lumber. FAS, 1 Common, 2 Common are typical customer requests across the…
Communication remains an essential component of success in leadership, and the ability to listen, really listen, should be part of every business leader’s skill set.
We all know advancements in technology never stop. It is hard to go even a single day without being informed of a new software upgrade,…
United States based importers of tropical hardwoods like Baillie Lumber, who bring in millions of board feet each year typically have to deal with many…
