Martin Luther King Jr. Day was beyond busy for an already busy operation here. So, what was conceived as a Masthead post weeks ago, will finally happen today. Each of us have flaws, and Dr. King was no exception. Nevertheless, his bold leadership and lessons ought to be studied. He should inspire our industry and …
Let’s be frank. As nice as a roughly 15% growth of 2016 over 2015 is, manufactured housing could be several times larger than its current annual shipment rates. The Trump Administration which is touting more pro-business postures, offers the manufactured housing industry an amazing opportunity. Will the free enterprise solutions to the affordable housing crisis …
Frank, Frustrations, and Free Enterprise February in MHLand, 2017 Read More »
The Top Line – Media Engagement Matters to Your Operation’s Bottom Line. That’s why this issue matter$ to you. In another exclusive report from the manufactured home industry’s largest and most trusted news source for professionals, MHProNews published extensive comments by Frank Rolfe, Darren Krolewski and others on the issue of MHI and Media Engagement. …
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Let’s start with something I will close on. As a seasoned association executive told the Masthead, they ‘are not in the business of defending bad judgments or bad actors‘ who cause the troubling headlines that impact manufactured housing. Please, hold that wise thought, as you read what follows… The Hebrew Scriptures, commonly known by Christians as …
Correction! Accountability, Politics, Media and Manufactured Housing Read More »
“What a difference a day makes,” said National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) President Juanita Duggan, in a widely-hailed report on the Daily Business News. She was speaking of the jump in small business confidence that began on November 9th, the day after Donald John Trump announced that Secretary Hillary Clinton had conceded the Oval …
As the Louisville Show formally was closing down, the oath of office at the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States was taking place. Two newspapers dubbed it the Don of a New Day in America. Briefly, the Louisville Show did well, a clear step up from 2016. More details to come next …
“Obscene” is how some people tragically view private enterprise, perhaps unaware of all the good that free enterprise has done to lift billions out of poverty. “Profit Break” aptly describes the promise of this year, the promise of the trade show season and key elements of today’s Masthead. Via the Daily Business News, we’ve taken …
Stating the obvious brings clarity. There are direct, indirect and a combination of methods that can be employed to deal with a given challenge — especially when it involves people. Dictionary.com defines Jiu Jitsu as “the use of an opponent’s strengths or one’s own weaknesses to accomplish one’s goals: That was a kind of intellectual jujitsu…” …
Let’s look at a pattern that is hiding in plain sight. This pattern has and is being used to disrupt the manufactured housing industry. If we as professionals fail to define ourselves and our operation(s), then others will define us – often to our disadvantage. When enterprises like yours or ours are harmed, that will …
MHAction Disrupting Manufactured Housing Industry Business as Usual Read More »
Imagine that your garbage collection worker vanished. No one takes that person’s place. Life would get pretty smelly, bug-and-rodent infested pretty quickly, right? Picture that you’re a supervisor at a production center. The team you manage quits, and no one will take their place. Your favorite breakfast, lunch or place-for-a-beverage spot loses all their workers. …
