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Fresh Perspective

The Real Reason Your Business is Stagnant |Fresh Perspective Vol. 1

You're missing one essential commitment.
Idan Shpizear
Idan Shpizear
October 15, 2019
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As a business owner, you have to learn to focus on the One Big Thing.
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Discipline for the Undisciplined | Fresh Perspective Vol. 2

How to change your mentality and achieve the life you want.
Idan Shpizear
Idan Shpizear
September 19, 2019
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Cultivating discipline begins with changing your mentality.
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Restoring Success: Chuck Boutall's "Must Have" Restoration Tech Tools

Chuck Boutall
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
September 5, 2019
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The rapid developments from tools to products to software and more has not slowed. We need to be diligent and thoughtful in our investments in technology.
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Restoring Success: When People Don't Follow Instructions

Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
August 1, 2019
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When instructions are not followed, bad things can happen. Find positive approaches to help the team follow instructions.
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Restoring Success: Creating Effective Customer Surveys

Plus, understanding and utilizing Net Promoter Scores.
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
June 6, 2019
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Is your customer survey process really giving you the information you need?
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Lisa Lavender: Inspiration is Everywhere

Restoring Success: Your Restoration Company's Digital Content

Inspiration is Everywhere
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
May 3, 2019
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As a disclaimer, I am not formally trained or an expert in Social Media; but rather a restorer and educator who recognizes the power of the digital world in which we operate.  There is great opportunity to build relationships, show your expertise, establish credibility and more if we harness the power. 


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Restoring Success: Developing an On-Call System

Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
April 4, 2019
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There are many different on-call schedule designs that accommodate the different shapes, structures, and sizes of restoration companies.
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restoring success color

Restoring Success: Communicating Through Color

Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
March 7, 2019
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How much information in our daily life is actually displayed using color? In transportation alone, highways, traffic signals, pedestrian crossings and airports use color to organize information.


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Restoring Success: Hiring Outside the Industry

Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
Justin Sifford
January 31, 2019
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By taking the approach of evaluating the skills and traits of individuals that lend themselves to a successful career in restoration without industry specific experience, we can broaden our search for prospects
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Restoring Success: A Truly HAPPY New Year

Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
January 3, 2019
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As a leader in an organization, positive self-talk and focus on a successful vision that you control is important to your effectiveness and ability to engage the team in the thriving future ahead, the vision. 
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