You Only Coast One Way
Many of us coast our way through the work day completing tasks and assignments. In order to become smarter, we must stop obsessing over completing mundane activities and focus on solving problems.
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Your Products Have Changed, Have You?
In this article we explore the problems associated with product tunnel vision. Many distributors have products that evolve over time. We challenge distributors to see if they need to modify the way they are buying based on a shift in product or business focus.
Three Heads are Better than One
Key tactics need to be in place before new items take shape in your company. Discover that by forming a committee of three will enable your business to steer clear of the many problems associated with new items.
A Jack of All Trades
Thinking about investing in a flexible ERP software solution? Learn what you should, as a distributor, look at before you make the decision and what to think about if you already have made this decision and encountered some problems with an open ERP system.
Are We Excuse Makers or Problem Solvers?
The concept of being a problem solver, not an excuse maker, resonates across various aspects of professional life and organizational culture, emphasizing the need for personal resourcefulness, especially in sales, warehouse operations, and technology utilization; leadership plays a crucial role in fostering a culture of problem solvers by encouraging learning from failure, providing autonomy, and prioritizing goals over paths.
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