| April 25, 2013 | News for the wholesale distribution industry |
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- Do it Best earns employee-training honor
 Dale Carnegie Training has awarded Do it Best with its Leadership Award for outstanding employee development. "What makes Do it Best Corp. a special place is, I think, everybody here ... we take our jobs pretty seriously, but we try not to take ourselves too seriously. We have a little fun along the way, and hopefully have the kind of environment here that people want to be a part of," said Bob Taylor, Do it Best president and CEO and a NAW past chairman of the board. WANE-TV (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
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- Using automation to accelerate bar code scanning
Distributors may be able to expedite operations by automating the process used to scan the bar codes on the shipments received from suppliers, writes James Cooke. Automated processes can be thrown off by variation in the placement of bar codes, so distributors may need to create standard specifications for suppliers to follow, he writes. TED Magazine
(4/19)
- Is your old lift truck on its last legs?
It's probably time to get a new lift truck if the cost to keep your old truck running is greater than the value it generates, according to experts. When deciding whether to retire an old truck, you should consider factors such as how many hours it has spent in operation, how expensive it is to maintain and how it is affecting productivity. DC Velocity online
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- The right way to use your sales pipeline
Adding new opportunities to the top of your sales pipeline is important even if you're unsure whether you'll ultimately be able to close them, writes Colleen Francis. You can create a more accurate sales forecast by monitoring the progress of opportunities through the pipeline, she writes. Salesopedia.com
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- Leaders should take time to polish their personal brand
Smart leaders make a point of thinking about how they're perceived by others, writes Joel Garfinkle. That means being visible and consciously cultivating a memorable, meaningful public image. "You are the CEO of You, Inc.," Garfinkle writes. "You are responsible for creating your personal brand, for getting your name known, for being memorable." ThoughtLeaders blog
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- 3 ways bosses can help women to achieve their potential
Companies do better when women are able to fulfill their potential, so bosses have an incentive to help women, writes Dana Theus. Often, that means leaders working on their own sensitivity and self-awareness. "You can't get rid of your biases, but you can understand and own them in ways that can help you be biased in more useful ways," Theus writes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
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