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Internal Communication: Simple, Effective, Economical

Increase loyalty, morale, production... Bulletin boards, scoreboards, birthday and anniversary emails, notes of encouragement, letters from the CEO… all varieties of internal ...

The Culture of Customization & Its Revenue Driving Power

By: John Bleidistel on 10/12/16 13:54

Your customer profile is changing… are you? The customer is always right and always will be… at least when it comes to where they spend their hard-earned cash. As a business ...

How Can Open Book Management Help Your Business?

By: John Bleidistel on 10/6/16 8:23

What exactly is open book management? For starters, it can have varying degrees of meaning depending on whom you ask, but in essence it is providing the company’s financial ...

Monthly Huddles and Business Meetings

By: John Bleidistel on 9/14/16 8:37

Are Your Monthly Huddles Running Smoothly? How often does your company hold business meetings? I’m not talking about the type of meeting to discuss the upcoming Christmas party, ...

Getting Social: Time for an Office Party?

By: John Bleidistel on 8/10/16 9:04

Building a Winning Team at the Office One of the best ways to increase business communication is to make your coworkers more comfortable around each other: aka build social bonds. ...

Workplace Environment: Let’s get comfortable!

By: John Bleidistel on 7/28/16 10:09

Your Workplace Environment White walls, linoleum, tiled ceiling, industrial lighting, hard breakroom chairs… sounds like a hospital, right? Not the most comfortable place to be ...

Entitlement Doesn't Belong in a Employee-First Company

By: John Bleidistel on 6/1/16 11:23

Are You Running an Employee-First Company: Customers come first, right? But what about if you put your employees right up there with your customers? Chances are they will feel ...

Mission, Vision & Core Values: Why They Make a Difference

By: John Bleidistel on 5/17/16 17:15

Our CEO, Shawn Burcham, wrote a candid note on the topic of accounting, transparency and Mission, Vision & Core Values. Transparency has helped PFSbrands rapidly grow over the ...

Can Open Book Business Management Help Your Company?

By: John Bleidistel on 5/4/16 16:04

Quick Lowdown on Open Book Business Management: You have probably heard about open book business management and how it provides employees an ownership mindset, but what exactly ...

Open Book Business Management: Getting Started

By: John Bleidistel on 5/2/16 13:03

Open Book Business Management 101: When it comes to an open book business management company, first and foremost you need the right players on the right seat of the bus and you ...