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Maximizing Your EVP: Employee Value Proposition
Apparel Decorators Only
Do you have an EVP? This is an acronym for "Employee Value Proposition."
An Employee Value Proposition is the specific benefits your employees receive in exchange for the time, skills, talent, and experience they bring to your business.…

Leadership: Are You A Thermometer or a Thermostat?
Business Management
Let's talk about leadership for a minute.
In your company, community, and industry your ideas and actions matter. For the purposes of this article, we are going to divide leadership into two categories.
Thermometer Leadership
This…

Importance of Change
Apparel Decorators Only
Change. I don't know about you, but I feel that right now we are at a critical juncture in the industry.
Costs are rising all the time and from every direction. Garment inventory is sketchy or non-existent.New technologies are emerging.…

A Guide for Finding Employees
Business Management
Do you need more employees right now? Chances are that you do. I'm constantly speaking with business owners, and almost all are lamenting that they can't find enough qualified help these days.
Many businesses are in a pickle. During the…

Fear is The Wrong Motivator
Business Management
Let's talk about Fear, with a capital "F". It's a big topic, so I have to ask: Are your employees afraid of you?
I know some of you will state, "Well they should be. I'm the boss!"
I get it. You may even enjoy throwing your weight around.…

Value Mapping Your Business
Business Management
While most shop owners and leaders spend a lot of the day pushing orders through the system and making sure everything ships on time, not much time is spent actually looking at the processes in place or how the financial paddle propels their…