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CoatingsPro | Coatings Industry Magazine

New Shift in Manufacturer’s World

Paint giants in the United States have stores and centers throughout the country. This gives the contractor immediate access to the products needed. However, there are several specialty and global manufacturers that do business in the United States and do not have the same distribution outlets.

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Proper Parking Structure Maintenance: Catching Problems Early

Vehicles regularly entering parking garages leave water, oil, and other muck behind, not to mention salt and de-icers tracked in during the winter months that can corrode the structure’s concrete and steel support system.

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The 12 Factors that Build Phenomenal Leaders

When you think of leadership you are actually thinking about influence. At its core, leadership is really about the influences on the people around you and the ability to move them in certain directions to achieve certain goals or objectives.

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Dehumidification Demystified: Part 2

Picking a familiar air change rate is common among experts and those who think they are experts.

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Flying Into Chaos: Lessons of Success From a Voyager Pilot

Metaphors for breaking records abound, and patience for “limited thinking” is in short supply. So when someone who’s flown combat missions over Vietnam and broken world aviation records talks, you listen.

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Local Landmarks and Finding a Niche: Jim Stelzer

An eye catching project can be a real sense of pride for the community, and cities that don’t even put letters or logos on their tanks are missing a golden opportunity. True that it’s a little bit cheaper, but they’re missing out on advertising the quality of their city.”

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Communication Lessons From Customers

Preparedness comes by having the structure in mind that will allow your persuasive and reassuring abilities to control the situation. Maybe it was your staff, your management team, or a salesman, but the buck stops with you.

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Do You Want to Make More Sales? 5 Ways to Help

In your coatings contracting business, how long does it take for you to go from an inquiry to a serious sales presentation with the “buyer” (e.g., facility owner or general contractor)? Weeks? Months? And when the time comes, are you prepared?

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Insidious Impacts of an Employee Mis-Hire

The world’s innovators are calling for reinvention and transformation of human resources (HR) departments. Given that the majority of hiring responsibilities fall within HR and it is in most cases the entry into companies, reinventing HR must start with transforming the way leaders think about and behave when hiring.