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Restoring Success: Adjusters are People too…

So how do you work better with them? The first step is to understand the responsibilities of the adjuster.
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
July 11, 2014
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Building relationships with adjusters is something that draws attention in our industry, as it is a cornerstone of developing any restoration business.   


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Restoring Success: Juggling the Juggle of Life in Restoration

Schedules, lists and plans can fly out the window in minutes.
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
June 20, 2014
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You can go to workshops about time management, read countless articles about work-life balance and yet nobody can truly understand the juggle of a restorer, well, like a restorer can.


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Restoring Success: “I Need Good People”

A common theme in our industry is the need for what we call “good” people
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
May 15, 2014
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As service providers, we know that all the technology and procedures can’t substitute the need and desire for not just good people, but great people.


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Responding to a Fire: What is the Most Important Thing?

Every person will react to the stress of experiencing a fire differently
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
April 11, 2014
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It was a late Saturday morning. I received a phone call from a project manager, stating he was at a fire. It is very rare for a project manager to call me in need of any assistance so I immediately asked if everything was OK.  


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Restoring Success: What’s Your Inventory Control Solution?

There are an endless number of approaches and combinations of approaches that may work for your organization
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
March 7, 2014
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A frustration shared by many restorers is inventory control. You wake up one morning and all the extension cords are gone, an air mover goes missing, a dehumidifier gets left on a job site. 


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Restoring Success: What the CAT Just Happened?

As we all know, in this business, sometimes you have days to get ready and sometimes minutes.
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
February 7, 2014
2 Comments

Were you ready? And are you ready for the next catastrophic (CAT) event? Whether it is more frozen pipes to come, a flood or hurricane, we need to be ready. We need to be ready to handle high call volumes and respond. 


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Restoring Success: Core and Shared Values

To make your shared values align with your operations, it starts with the leadership
Lisa Lavender
Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.
January 3, 2014
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If you are a new company, this may seem like a fruitless task, but there is no better time than when you are starting out and beginning to build the organization to develop a set of shared values. 


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