Mike Philie

In times of high demand, a short-staffed team needs support from both the leader and one another. Here are tips to keep things running.

Seamless collaboration between sales and production is vital to meeting customer expectations and maximizing efficiency.

As June ends, evaluate your business strategy and progress to meet the second half of the year’s objectives.

Owners of label and packaging manufacturing businesses are looking for what will define the next chapter for themselves personally, as well as for the business. What are today’s options?

If your scheduling system is not up to par with the rest of your operations, perhaps it’s time to reassess your process.

If you are considering selling your business, let’s review some steps to help maximize shareholder value and minimize the drama.

Now is the time to be evaluating where you are and how your team is doing and forging a path to becoming an even better company. This business pause has presented business leaders with the opportunity to evaluate their company cultures and make sure that their teams are performing efficiently and cohesively. 

We are at an inflection point like we’ve never seen before. Lessons learned from previous national crises — such as September 11 and the Great Recession — will be well-served as companies emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. But will that be enough to successfully rebound to pre-pandemic business levels?

What is it that you do, that is different from your competitors, that keeps your customers coming back? Organizations that can clearly identify and articulate those attributes have a competitive advantage in breaking out of the me too competitive environment.