Category Archives: The Journey
Company Values Should Be Lived, Not Filed With Last Years Receipts
In your last post Chuck, you really hit on one of my pet peeves, defining a company’s values. Not that having values is a bad thing, we ALL have them and we ALL take them into everything that we do. … Continue reading →
Charles E Hughes, LLC – Company Values
Back in January we were going to talk about values. Then we had record breaking cold, unusual snowstorms, and now unprecendented rainfall and it’s not even the typical monsoon season. Homeowners don’t want their front doors off in any of … Continue reading →
Creating A Company Where We All “enjoy and take pride in the experience”
Like what you said yesterday Linda about quality being more than just a nail in the wall. Most carpenters are such perfectionists when it comes to their craft. It is good to be reminded of all the other things that … Continue reading →
A Quality Install Means More Than The Nail In The Wall…
Chuck, you are right, quality craftsmanship is our core strength. However, as we have always discussed with our employees, subcontractors and vendors, quality means more than the nail in the wall. That nail in the wall, or more specifically, the … Continue reading →
What Do We Mean By “High Quality” Door Installation?
What Do We Mean By “High Quality” Door Installation? So many things! Whenever I think of this, I think of that saying “Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching”. It means always doing each step of … Continue reading →
How Do You Shut Up And Just Listen, Truly Hear The Other Guy?
Hey Chuck, great post on Wednesday about the different types of doors, looking forward to sharing more of this info with our readers. Same with the post on listening. Whew, so important – maybe even more important than talking. I … Continue reading →
Listening Is The Other Side Of Talking
Picking up where we left off last week about communication, my son Charlie reminds Linda and I that listening is the other side of talking. I know that listening is one area that we excel in… when it comes to … Continue reading →
Internal & External Communications Within A Family Owned Business
I am glad that you have decided to blog about the insides of a family owned business Chuck, especially since this is all our family has ever really known. Your first post has been about open communication and I agree … Continue reading →
Communication Is So Important!
Didn’t have one of my banner moments this weekend with my son. We allowed a whole bunch of little tiny irritations to build up over the week. I was feeling used, he was feeling abused. And one little comment caused … Continue reading →
It’s A Brand New Day – Make It A Good One
My wife Linda is always telling me that today is the start of a brand new day and to make it a great one. Normally, I respond automatically, “ok, honey you have a good day too” and head out the … Continue reading →
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