If there’s one universal truth in leadership, especially in the print industry it’s this: it’s awfully hard to lead others when you’re still trying to lead yourself. You can have the title, the corner office, the decades of experience, and the reputation for “knowing...
Running a printing company isn’t about luck, it’s about precision (although being lucky doesn't hurt). It’s about knowing where you stand every single day. The best-run print company leaders know their numbers. They know their productivity numbers. They know their...
The best printing companies I know don’t win only because they have the latest press or the best go to market strategy. They win because they’ve nailed the people puzzle: the right people in the right seats, doing the right things, for the right reasons. It...
Printing companies don’t become market leaders by accident. The ones that can consistently deliver on time, win the right kind of work and make it easy for customers to say “yes” aren’t just lucky. Although being lucky sometimes isn’t a bad thing. Overall, they are...
If you’ve been running a printing business for any length of time, you already know the stakes are high. You’ve invested heavily in time, money, reputation and the margin for error can feel razor thin. Whether you’re the founder who built the business from scratch,...
Most printing company leaders know the feeling: that one employee you’ve got who’s talented, experienced, and seemingly indispensable, but whose toxic behavior poisons the team. Might be your top sales rep or best press operator. And while they may deliver results,...