Everybody Communicates Do you communicate on the most important subjects within your organization? We all know we should have conversations about improving performance, sales goals, marketing efforts, efficiencies and, probably at the top of the list, financial management issues. We … Continue reading
Today we had a very fun teleconference with Frank Ross and Jim Paluch, creators of A Better Way 2 Learn Financials and Gregg Wartgow, editor in chief at Green Industry Pros. They debated whether having a financial system or communicating … Continue reading
Read Frank Ross’s response when asked what he means by the breakeven point. The Breakeven Point is the sum of all the costs that I have in a particular environment. If I were selling a widget, it would be the … Continue reading
In a recent teleconference with Frank Ross, he was asked for advice on what to look for when hiring an in-house accountant or bookkeeper. Here is how Frank responded to that question: Desired Qualities for a Bookkeeper/Controller: Commonsense – We … Continue reading
Congratulations, Hemlock Landscapes! Hemlock Landscapes of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, finished all 32 lessons of A Better Way 2 Learn Financials back in December. They moved through each lesson as a team and worked through the topics applying the lessons … Continue reading
In a recent teleconference with Frank Ross, he was asked why companies should communicate about financial management and what if the owner or leader in the company is worried he or she will reveal ignorance on a certain topic. Here … Continue reading
Excerpt from Teleconference on 9/9/12 with Jim Paluch and Frank Ross: Does a great culture just happen by luck? No. Think about the great companies in the industry and ask yourself these questions: How do they live and breathe every … Continue reading
Money Can’t Manage Our People The question of how to best compensate a salesperson has tested some of the greatest minds in the business. And, likely as not, were you to take a poll of the industry, you will find … Continue reading
In response to a question from a participant in A Better Way 2 Learn Financials concerning the use of overtime, here is what Frank Ross has to say: Overtime certainly is an illusive target. Some of us think it is … Continue reading
