Mark Richardson
Post COVID? What Comes Next in the Home Renovation Business?
I am writing about this topic not because we are past COVID but because most of us are so ready to think about and be past COVID. For all the reasons you know, remodeling has been a silver lining…
Looking Forward to Business Success in 2021
While 2020 threw monkey-wrench-type challenges into businesses across the spectrum, the home furnishings industry — both for interior designers and retailers after lockdowns were lifted — have for…
7 Tips for Mitigating Workplace, Team Fatigue in Uncertain Times
Many have tried to describe the way they are feeling in these times (and it even changes on a week-to-week basis). Some weeks you are overly optimistic and other weeks you are not. Some weeks you are…
Remote Work. Virtual Connections. New Business Habits for a 'New Normal'
Are you trying to get back to normal or are you adapting to a new normal?
I was speaking to a thought leader from Google recently and she reminded me of an important dynamic. She said it takes 66…
Positioning for the Future...After Coronavirus
I have written and spoken many times about this topic. Today, however, my voice is different. The home building, design and furnishings world has been turned upside down with the coronavirus health…
Are You Prepared for Your Business's Half-Time
From a sport’s fan perspective, half-time may be a chance to go get a snack or another beer. From the coach’s perspective, it’s an integral part of the potential success of the event.
A coach knows…
Are You Ready to Be Fired? 5 Tips for Your Business Succession Plan
Many years ago, I was having lunch with a business friend who was moving into the final stages of his career. I asked him, “So what are you focused on now?” He said something I will never forget. He…
7 Tips to Streamline the Design Selection Process for Clients
For many remodelers (and these practices apply to interior designers), this process has become extremely protracted and complicated; so much so, that a group I work with in California found that the…
5 Tips for Making More Time for You and Your Business
It recently occurred what my second favorite day of the year is (after Thanksgiving). It’s not my birthday or even Christmas. It is the day after we move the clocks back for daylight saving time. On…
7 Tips for Making Your Business More Fun
Are you having fun in your business?
When you enjoy something, you are happier (and that makes the people around you happier as well). On the other hand, if you find a task painful, you generally…