In very simple terms, the cloud is the remote set of tools and data that live in the Internet. For example: the cloud version of movie...

I talk a lot about efficiencies by using technology. The question always comes up, (especially from nervous data entry clerks) what do...

Most people operate from cultural norms that are ingrained into all of us since birth. We've been taught (both consciously and...

Defective products are sent for two reasons: Employees don't know it is a bad product They felt some sort of pressure to move on without...

A few months ago, we highlighted visual dashboards in this article. As a follow up, we thought it would be interesting to ask the shop we...

When it comes to collecting our money we seem to be stuck between (but accustomed to) two worlds. Most of us understand the effective...

Our world is speeding up. We now expect 2 day delivery, next day pickup, and 30 minute lube. Anything beyond “hustle” and “instant” is...

We’re living in the future, and it’s about to get crazy! As wood industry professionals, our relationship with technology has been...

The face of your business is a big deal - logos, websites, brochures, images and everything else you use to advertise is a direct...

Your worst employee isn’t an employee at all, but it does cost you an “hourly wage”, misrepresent your company with it’s ugly face, and...

If you’re planning on staying alive in the new economy, you’re going to need technology. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is basically...

What’s the ‘thing’ that really sets you and your employees into action? When “X” happens, we go to work… For an employee at the machine,...

Seth Godin, a well-known author, recently wrote in his daily blog what he called the “Two-Review Technique.” In this post Godin...

In so many ways, man hours are expensive and inefficient, so if you’re allowing employees to spend time doing simple but time consuming...

The Romans built one of the largest empires that the world has ever seen. How? The Roman army was both feared and respected. Wherever it...

Doing market research is a great way to make sure you’re on the right track with your offering. Ideally, market research is done before...

Disruptive innovation is a term that was coined by Harvard professor Clayton Christensen, and discussed in his book The Innovator’s...

It’s no secret that this “new workforce” is unlike any we’ve ever seen. It seems like everything outside of Snapchat and Clash of Clans...

The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a business theory introduced by Wolfgang Mewes (a German business economist), which was then further...

Mass emailing, cold calling, and visits are all versions of outbound sales that are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Compare those...