Archives for the 'Business' Category
Home Depot: Good For Do-It-Yourselfers, Not So Much When They “Do-It-For-You”
“Here’s our money, we trust you, just come into our homes and devastate our lives,” a Home Depot customer tells NBC4. “It’s just been a nightmare,” says another.
Now Home Depot is a company that not unlike Wal-Mart, has its share of fans and foes. The fairly common home improvement supply store is a wonderful place [...]
28 February 2007 | Business, Construction, Construction Defect, Inspections, Litigation | No Comments
Respect For Competition May Increase Market Share
Garr Reynolds, author of the always inspiring Presentation Zen, provides some insight this week into a subject that is definitely relevant in the construction defect litigation industry. In his somewhat lengthy post, he analyzes the nature of competition in business through the vantage point of an American consultant living in Japan. He cites some recent [...]
23 January 2007 | Business, Construction, Construction Defect, Consulting, Experts, Litigation, Technology | No Comments
The Connection Between Jazz and Construction Defect Investigation
Wynton Marsalis has long been renowned for his musical abilities, but he also was recently honored for his talents in leadership. The USA Today recently published an article consisting of a question & answer session with Marsalis regarding his thoughts on the connection between jazz and business leadership. Link to Article
I’ve (in my past history) [...]
21 January 2007 | Business, Construction, Construction Defect, Inspections, Litigation | No Comments
New Electronic Discovery Rules May Mean Some Changes In The IT Department
Most people don’t even know about this. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure received a makeover that will make Sarbanes-Oxley Act seem like a paid holiday for IT staff. In a nutshell - no more excuses of “the PC ate my email”. If you are involved in a federal lawsuit (will the states follow?), you [...]
10 January 2007 | Business, Consulting, Litigation, Technology | No Comments
How Important Are Clients To Your Business?
Ed Poll, from the LawBiz Blog, has written a nice piece about the things that clients tend to value most about attorneys. Not bad advice for consultants either.
A suggested listing of traits most valued by clients set forth the following items:
Show up on time
Do what you say
Finish what you start
Say please and thank you
Link to [...]
1 January 2007 | Business, Consulting, Litigation | No Comments
Golden State Fence Co.: Help Wanted
Golden State Fence Company has some positions available. In addition to needing laborers to fill some vacancies resulting from recent proceedings, the company may be looking for a new president and vice president as well.
Following an investigation into government contractors, the company was found to employ a number of individuals that were not legal U.S. [...]
16 December 2006 | Business, Construction, Litigation | No Comments
Outsourcing Isn’t Always Bad
From USA Today Small Business:
“Fed up with rising labor costs, a new generation of entrepreneurs is launching millions of tiny companies differing from business in the past: They don’t want employees.
“The trend, building since the late 1990s, hit a milestone this year when the number of these microbusinesses reached 20 million — one for every [...]
12 December 2006 | Business, Construction, Consulting, Litigation, Technology | No Comments
E-mail Sign-Offs And Online Etiquette
What is the proper way to end (or for that matter begin) an e-mail transmission to a business associate? The NY Times explores this sometimes confusing issue.
Link to Article
27 November 2006 | Business, Consulting, General, Technology | No Comments
Still No Substitute For Hard Work
Fortune Magazine looks at what it takes to be successful.
“The first major conclusion is that nobody is great without work. It’s nice to believe that if you find the field where you’re naturally gifted, you’ll be great from day one, but it doesn’t happen. There’s no evidence of high-level performance without experience or practice.
“Reinforcing that [...]
21 October 2006 | Business, Consulting | No Comments
Top 5 Mistakes Of Entrepreneurs
Seth Godin knows marketing for entrepreneurs. At WorkHappy.net, there is an article that outlines Mr. Godin’s top five marketing mistakes that entrepreneurs tend to make. Below is an excerpt that certainly has a ring of familiarity to it:
“Expecting gratitude in exchange for having done something that was hard. Yes, you built a company, you might [...]
18 August 2006 | Business, Consulting | No Comments
