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In the Spirit of Team Culture
We have been watching Ted Lasso (if you have not already, you have to check it out) and in reference to team culture - it is incredible.... Read More
Reset
Sometimes when you’re pushing the hardest is the best time to take a pause and disconnect. I was reminded of this last week when our family took a short trip out of town to celebrate our youngest’s birthday.... Read More
5 Skills for Managing a Large Project
We have a few really large casino jobs we manage that vary in size. The other day, I was on a job site and my daughter texted to ask how my day was going. I sent her a picture of the media rack I was working on - it was giant. She said, “wow - that looks expensive!” To which I wrote back… "30 million" ... Read More
Perceived Value
I think sometimes as business owners, you can forget what it is that creates value. This was a hot topic in our house and around the office this week as we had a personal reminder of the “illusion of value”.... Read More
How Can I Help You?
The customer is always right, right? No. In fact, not usually. But the truth is the customer pays the bill and we try to keep them happy.... Read More
We're Masters
When we formed Pulse Group 6+ years ago, one of the first core values we created was “fight conformity”.... Read More
Are you down with Google Docs?
As the world changes, it’s hard to keep up with new trends and changing times, especially if you are so caught up in your own world. ... Read More
Follow the signs
I started this month by intending to write about how rhythms are way more critical than resolutions, an idea which when realized, is the simplest step to following through on those New Year’s promises that you make to yourself. Simplest step, but not necessarily the easiest.... Read More
Customers Beware
This one is just for fun. I’ve been getting a lot of good feedback on the blog lately, and my wife recommended that when I get ideas for blogs, I jot down reminders.... Read More
Lighten up
My family is in what some might call a small season of change.... Read More
The Power of Last Minute
This is a quick best practice I have recently realized is a necessity in my life... Read More
Grit
We had a really cool experience last week and wanted to share it in the form of a blog.... Read More
Being on Brand
This weekend I was working with my step-daughter on applying for her first job.... Read More
Gratitude
I have recently been working on creating daily habits that will really drive home structure and balance in my life.... Read More
Your employees are your lifeblood – Part II
This is the sequel to the last blog we did, where we described the unfortunate situation where a business owner or manager may become too dependent on one department, why it’s detrimental to the company as a whole, and ways to recognize such a thing when it is happening.... Read More
The Genuine Article
This topic is one of my core foundations of my personal brand. As you can see from my Pulse Group description, I am “The Straight Shooter”.... Read More
A Quick Public Service Announcement
Did you know there is new set of LG Commercial Television’s on the market that do not have key features for integration?... Read More
Buy Nice or Buy Twice
I recently had an end-user ask me the most efficient way for a consumer to choose a quality integrator in today’s day and age. My answer was simple: bid it out and go with the most expensive option.... Read More
Guide to Picking Products
Have you ever heard of the saying “Buy Nice or Buy Twice”?... Read More
What’s in your backpack?
All summer- or maybe in the last couple of days, we’ve prepped for this week. It’s back to school week.... Read More
Dangerous Phrases
Like Pavlov’s dog, people are often conditioned with a few dangerous phrases. When confronted with a difficult question, many people use a response they have grown accustomed to using without thinking their answer through, or even worse, they lie.... Read More
Release your inner diva
At some point, there was a breakdown in communication between you and the customer.... Read More
Navigate conflict with ease
As a business owner, you are faced with the challenging job of keeping everyone happy and sometimes that may mean at your own expense.... Read More
Are you on the right path?
Back in the beginning of the year, we wrote a blog called “Resolutions and Rhythms”. It was all about how we can work to make our New Year’s resolutions achievable and something to be excited about. Well, here we are, about to enter August and I have one question for you… How are those resolutions coming along?... Read More
East Coast Vs. West Coast
CNBC recently released article about East Coast versus West Coast corporate culture in the financial and IT industry.... Read More
Defining your Programming Brand
You may hear Group Member’s from Pulse Group talk about “defining your brand”, but what does that mean? A person’s individual brand is something different for everyone.... Read More
Resolutions & Rhythms
It is that time of year when we all start thinking about how to make this New Year different than the last. You’re a year older, and your mind is exploding with ideas!... Read More
Avoid the Sales Curve – Part 1
This blog is about creating a healthy company pipeline for you and your team.... Read More
Documentation vs. Quick View
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