Coming into a new year with the tailwinds of success at your back, you’re feeling pretty good about the business. And you should. What you should also do is not take anything for granted. When runners coast across the finish line, that’s when they are apt to roll an...
Just as a ship relies on a compass and navigation tools to get from here to there, a business needs those same tools. A business relies on the goals to get from the current state to their future state – getting from here to there. Once the goals are established, the...
Jim was the general manager of a large printing company. I worked there early in my career as a customer service rep along with 10 other CSRs. The work we did was all critical color and ran on sheetfed and heat set web offset presses. Jim was a big guy and had hands...
Some days it’s hard to inspire ourselves, let alone anyone else. But when you sit in that corner office, getting your team to play to their true potential is part of the job. Heck, it’s even more than that, it’s a privilege to be in front of your team, inspiring them...
While many print businesses are posting great results for the year, there are others that haven’t fared as well. Why? Could be several things. Might be that their customer base has not rebounded since the pandemic. Their customer graphics – the geo, demo, and...
As top line revenue grows, there is a need to add capacity to keep up with the demand. That capacity can come in various ways. It could mean adding additional shifts to existing equipment, adding new or different equipment, or becoming more productive with the people...