How to keep from being sued

April 1, 2025  |  Business, Tips and Techniques

A client recently asked me what seemed like a simple question: “How can I keep from getting sued? Aside from the obvious answer (which necessarily involves either a fortune or a gravestone), my answer, with some explanation, was: “Make yourself the least appealing target of what will likely be s…
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Managing the Gen X employee

April 1, 2025  |  Business, Shelf Life

Everyone seems to want to figure out the younger kids, but what if you are a younger manager who is charged with leading a person born in the 60s and 70s? Not many instruction manuals out there for this cohort. Since I happen to be a member of this forgotten generation, I thought I would take a few …
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Becoming versed in vinyl

December 1, 2024  |  Business

Coming from the cosmetics industry, I found the tent industry learning curve to be quite steep when I began my career! During my eight years in this industry, I have certainly learned a lot, but as the industry continues to grow and evolve, there’s always more to learn.
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Improving warehouse efficiency

December 1, 2024  |  Business

Several months ago, I ran across a particularly interesting query in one of the LinkedIn groups I belong to: What are some basic questions warehouse managers ask?
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Four-dimensional leadership

December 1, 2024  |  Business

Traditional leadership philosophies focus on what it takes for a leader to have sway over a team, to drive toward an outcome and to create coordinated movement. These aspects of reaching a goal are critical components of leadership, but they are one-dimensional.
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Company profile: Charnecke Tents

December 1, 2024  |  Company Profile

For decades, customers across the country have relied on Rosholt, Wis.-based Charnecke Tents for high-quality tents of all sizes. “We have customers who come back to us year after year,” says Jenny Cole, co-owner and vice president of Charnecke Tents Inc., which manufactures, sells and rents ten…
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Cultivating creativity

October 1, 2024  |  Business

Creativity comes from the confidence in one’s strengths and abilities. It may be a byproduct of your education. It may come from past work experience or even from on-the-job training in your current position. The point is that everyone has the innate ability to be creative based on past experience…
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How to use AI for marketing

October 1, 2024  |  Business

Despite being deeply entrenched in the technical world, I quickly learned that being good at what you do isn’t the same as being good at marketing what you do. This is something that many small business owners grapple with, myself included. We excel in our trades but often find the intricacies of …
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