Tag: Paul Daniels

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May 10, 2022

What Do You Do When A Good Employee Asks For A Raise?

Paul Daniels wrote a great blog last week in our Tuesdays with Paul.  He wrote about an employee (let’s call her Paula) who walked into the office where she works (surprise…the company is Paul’s Glass Shop) and asks Paul, the owner, for a raise.  This happened in April of this year. Paul and Paula spoke for 10 minutes and Paula told Paul she would like […]

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May 3, 2022

When Do You Give a Pay Raise?

How do you accept or turn down a request for a wage increase in your business? This month it’s my turn to start a discussion with Paul Bieber and give him a chance to rebut next week. An issue that we hear all the time is the challenge of finding good people. The other side of this is how we keep our employees, especially when […]

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April 19, 2022

Glass Expo Northeast Wrap Up – the Industry is Seeking Knowledge

In the last two weeks, I have had a chance to attend two trade shows: Glass Expo Northeast, which was held in Long Island, New York, and the 2022 Glass and Glazing Forum run by the Finishing Trades Institute in Southern California. It was great to be part of these in-person events. They were both very well attended by vendors as well as trade professionals, […]

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June 22, 2021

Stay Focused and Simplify

Inc.com had a great article this month titled: Rules for the Next 12 Months, by Howard Tullman. It starts with “It’s tempting now to want to rush back to whatever normal is. But trying to get too far ahead of todays reality can bite back.” He focuses on two critical ideas “simplification” and “slow down stay focused. Look before you leap; take your time. This […]

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June 8, 2021

Time to Review Quotes and Costs, as the New Normal Kicks Off

One area that you need to focus on in this economy is understanding your true costs and making sure that your outstanding quotes are still accurate. It has been my experience that many companies do not completely understand their true costs of doing business, often because they don’t make it a practice to keep all costs up to date. Outstanding quotes in your company can […]