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Monday, 12 February 2018 14:00
5 Ways to Develop Leaders of Tomorrow
The hardwood lumber industry has not been immune to the influence that the millennial generation has on the U.S. workforce. Many businesses have been faced…
Tuesday, 06 February 2018 14:47
4 Reasons Why Hardwood Rips Might Make Sense
Many times, one of the first steps when manufacturing with hardwoods is to convert the random width boards to the exact widths required in production.
Thursday, 01 February 2018 19:36
How to Turn Trusted Customers into Brand Ambassadors
How many of your current customers do you consider loyal? How many of these loyal customers might be potential brand ambassadors on behalf of your…
Tuesday, 16 January 2018 18:53
New Year - New Tropical Hardwood Inventory
In the hardwood lumber industry, it is very typical for distributors and manufacturers to reduce their inventory on-hand at the end of each calendar year.
Tuesday, 16 January 2018 14:40
Four Best Practices to Try from B2C Companies
Business leaders know there are notable differences between B2B and B2C environments. However, from time to time it can be helpful to analyze how successful…
Friday, 29 December 2017 19:56
How to Improve Your Decision-Making Process
Business leaders must demonstrate intelligence, curiosity and good judgment in their daily lives. Most importantly, they need to be able to make decisions, sometimes controversial…
Thursday, 28 December 2017 18:13
Could 2018 be the year to develop your own hardwood lumber grade?
Those familiar with the hardwood lumber industry know that we conduct business with each other based on an agreed upon standard of product grading rules. …
Friday, 08 December 2017 17:08
Popular Uses for Poplar
In the forests of North America, poplar is one of the most commonly found hardwoods. It grows widely throughout the eastern part of the United…
Thursday, 30 November 2017 16:18
Building Trust in the Workplace
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…
Wednesday, 29 November 2017 13:28
Proper Drying of Tropical Lumber Makes a Difference
The difference between tropical lumber dried in the US or overseas is very noticeable. Lumber that is too dry, too wet, dried too fast…
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Friday, 17 November 2017 21:22
Can You Transform Your Company into a Digital Business?
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…
Friday, 17 November 2017 19:32
How your width sort is tallied makes a difference
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…
Thursday, 09 November 2017 16:46
5 Tips to Improve Employee Engagement
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,…
Friday, 27 October 2017 14:49
Why Not Basswood?
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…
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