Teams and Culture The Elephant Problem: The Role Model Gap in Today’s Workforce What happens when young men enter the trades without strong role models?... Chuck Violand February 16, 2026
Leadership and Management After the Kickoff: Leadership Habits That Keep Q1 on Track January sets the plan. February tests leadership. Learn how to keep your... Shauna Parsons February 6, 2026
GPS Podcast The Formula for Building a Business You Enjoy Shawn Jackson of Liberty Restoration shares how having fun, building the... Violand February 4, 2026
Leadership and Management From Can-Do-It to Conduit: The Legacy Your Leadership Leaves What legacy will your leadership leave? A reflection on character, humil... Chuck Violand February 2, 2026
GPS Podcast Real Talk on Growth, Culture, and Leadership in Restoration Kevin Hussey of United Fire & Water discusses leadership, culture, ... Violand January 21, 2026
Leadership and Management From Can-Do-It to Conduit: Becoming the Leader Others Grow Through True leadership is not about doing more. It is about growing others. Lea... Chuck Violand January 19, 2026
Human Resources Declutter Your Career Think of your bookshelf, or for those of you who are digitally minded, t... Violand October 9, 2020
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,... Violand April 20, 2020
Human Resources When Employees Do Their Best Work Restorers in today’s market should always be looking for new and innovat... Tim Hull March 20, 2020
Leadership and Management Managing and Leading Remote Employees By 2025, 32.6 million Americans will work remotely. Here are several pra... Scott Tackett June 3, 2024
Leadership and Management 21ST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, Part III Having rational conversations about disagreements that have become emoti... Chuck Violand April 19, 2024
Leadership and Management 21ST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, Part II In part II on resolving disagreements, we outline the first four steps t... Chuck Violand April 15, 2024
Leadership and Management 21ST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, Part I The Four Ds: The top 4 reasons for business dysfunction and decline. It ... Chuck Violand April 1, 2024
Leadership and Management Are You Playing Defense In Your Business? It starts with the age-old question, “What would you do differently if y... Chuck Violand March 18, 2024
Leadership and Management Ownership to Leadership – Epilogue, Part II Starting, running, and then selling a successful company is a huge achie... Kelley Dolan March 4, 2024
Operations and Systems Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part V Explore the ‘We’ phase of business growth, where building structure and ... Chuck Violand December 23, 2024
Operations and Systems Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part IV In this part of the business life cycle, learn how hiring the right peop... Chuck Violand December 9, 2024
Operations and Systems Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part III The “Me” Stage of the Business Life Cycle: A guide for navigating throug... Chuck Violand November 25, 2024
Operations and Systems Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part II The ‘Me’ Stage of the Business Life Cycle: Learn to leverage it’s streng... Chuck Violand November 11, 2024
Operations and Systems Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part I From startup to maturity, every business follows a natural evolution. Di... Chuck Violand October 28, 2024
Operations and Systems Working On Your Business: Getting Off the Truck, Part VII 80% of businesses in North America are run by owners who have no employe... Chuck Violand August 5, 2024
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... Violand December 20, 2021
Teams and Culture Joe Bagadonuts Sometimes it’s asking the right questions and then caring enough to actu... Chuck Violand November 1, 2021
Teams and Culture How to Create Culture in a Restoration Business: Creating a Competitive Advantage If you’re a restoration business owner or manager, how many times over t... Scott Tackett March 21, 2021
Teams and Culture The Great Wallendas In many ways a company’s culture holds similarities to the tightrope act... Chuck Violand October 5, 2020
Teams and Culture EQ: Keys to a Healthy Company Culture, Part IV Relationship management is the ability to build value-adding relationshi... Chuck Violand August 20, 2020
Teams and Culture EQ: Keys to a Healthy Company Culture, Part III Paying attention to other people doesn’t diminish your own self-awarenes... Chuck Violand July 20, 2020