by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Sep 29, 2020 | General
Below is a testimonial that one of our partners sent out to his work uniform rental clients, which is a market that we serve. I was humbled that he took the time to write this and wanted to share it with you. During my 40+ years of market research consulting within...
by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Sep 11, 2020 | General
HR experts weigh in on the need for discipline, skills building, testing, education and more for rising executives… ...
by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Sep 9, 2020 | Article, General
What follows is my latest thinking on what we are dealing with. Blue sky. … I am standing in the sun’s warmth on a grassy bank with a steep decline overlooking a meandering river. A winter chill is present. I am thinking business is good and 2020 is shaping up to be a...
by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Sep 3, 2020 | General, Planning
A client shared these questions with us and I have added to it. They are good questions for your leadership teams to engage in for planning the Fourth Quarter and beyond. Let me know what you think; I look forward to your feedback. Safety/ Hygiene (internal) What we...
by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Aug 21, 2020 | Article
I know that you are engaged and dealing with the next phase of this pandemic and the new abnormal. This was written by colleagues and I think it has a lot of great messages. Creating unnecessary complexity in your company can be a business killer. It quickly leads to...
by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Aug 20, 2020 | General
To recap…in March we were standing in sunlight on the riverbank seeing the possibility of spring. 2020 was to be a good year…I remember hearing the first bird and wondering about Wuhan. BAM! We are all neck-deep in frigid water. There is thick fog, impossible to...
by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Aug 13, 2020 | Article, General
On a Leadership Team of a Commercial Uniform Laundry, there is a Latina woman leading Production, a Latino male leading Maintenance and Executive Projects, a black woman leading Administration and a black woman leading HR. There are two white women, one in the...
by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Jul 16, 2020 | Article, General
The piece below is written by a colleague…I think it is right on the money. I am sharing it with you; let me know your thoughts. It’s Time to Refresh Your Strategy June 2020 I believe most would agree that it is refreshing to see business reopen and our...
by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Jul 1, 2020 | Article, General
This is something I wrote a few years ago…. As we all grapple with the murder of George Floyd and a myriad of African American people by the police and others I thought this again had relevance, pertinence, and was worth re-exploring. I have visited this and updated...
by Bruce Hodes and CMI | Jun 26, 2020 | General
Before I read this book, I thought, like most people do, being accountable was a punishment. An “Uh oh, what did I do wrong, or what did I forget to do?” Webster defines accountability as “the quality or state of being accountable: an obligation or willingness to...
