Teams and Culture
The Front-Page Test
Before you react, pause. The front-page test helps you avoid costly mist...
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Leadership and Management
Second-Generation Leadership Requires More than Inheriting the Business
Inheriting a restoration business is only the beginning. Learn the leade...
GPS Podcast
Technical vs. Soft Skills: What Matters Most in Business
Darren Hudema of PuroClean shares insights on technical vs. soft skills,...
Sales and Marketing
Business Lessons in an Ice Cream Shop
Business lessons on pricing and value: how customers evaluate cost, make...
GPS Podcast
What Separates Restoration Companies That Survive vs. Those That Don’t
Restoration business insights on hiring, sales challenges, and what sepa...
Leadership and Management
Violand Named #1 Business Consulting Firm in 2026 Industry Report
Violand Management Associates ranks #1 in restoration consulting in the ...
Human Resources
Empowerment VS. Entitlement, Part I
Most business founders have vivid recollections of the long years of str...
Human Resources
Declutter Your Career
Think of your bookshelf, or for those of you who are digitally minded, t...
Human Resources
Think Like a Boss: Employees’ 4 Step Guide to Improving your Work Life
Your owner, GM, supervisor, and teammates need your help to lead growth,...
Human Resources
When Employees Do Their Best Work
Restorers in today’s market should always be looking for new and innovat...
Leadership and Management
From Can-Do-It to Conduit: The Leadership Shift Every Business Owner Must Make
A look at the leadership transition many business owners face as their c...
Leadership and Management
When Freedom Becomes a Cage: A Leadership Lesson for Business Owners
Discover how business owners can lose their sense of freedom—and how str...
Leadership and Management
Curiosity Is King: Why Great Leaders Never Stop Learning
Great leaders never stop learning. Discover how curiosity drives better ...
Leadership and Management
When Success Creates a New Dilemma
Reaching stability is only the beginning. Learn how business leaders can...
Leadership and Management
Why Every Business Leader Should Welcome Boredom
Boredom might be your business’s secret advantage. Find out how slowing ...
Leadership and Management
Everyday Joe: Business Lessons from an NFL Hall of Famer
Discover business success tips from NFL Hall of Famer Joe Thomas: be on ...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part VI
Navigate the ‘We’ phase of business growth – embrace challenges, b...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part V
Explore the ‘We’ phase of business growth, where building structure and ...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part IV
In this part of the business life cycle, learn how hiring the right peop...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part III
The “Me” Stage of the Business Life Cycle: A guide for navigating throug...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part II
The ‘Me’ Stage of the Business Life Cycle: Learn to leverage it’s streng...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part I
From startup to maturity, every business follows a natural evolution. Di...
Teams and Culture
A FRESH LOOK AT YOUR BUSINESS, Part I
I would like to challenge you to go beyond just LOOKING at your business...
Teams and Culture
The Cherry On Top
I know a high-level executive whose cherry on top for his customers is t...
Teams and Culture
Grocery Store Test
This relationship-building skill plays a central role in a company’s con...
Teams and Culture
Futurists
Strategic planning is about new beginnings and identifying a future that...
Teams and Culture
Volunteer Leadership
If we’re learning nothing else from this run of the lowest unemployment ...
Teams and Culture
The Future of the Restoration Industry: Helping the Next Generation Succeed
Put away the instruction manual on how to manage millennials. These work...