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Home » Authors » Chuck Violand
Chuck Violand

Chuck Violand

Chuck Violand is the founder and principal of Violand Management Associates (VMA), a highly respected consulting company in the restoration and cleaning industries. Violand is a respected authority on entrepreneurial small businesses, having spent over 30 years as both a business consultant and an executive coach. He is also an author, popular keynote speaker, and a regular contributor to trade journals and newsletters. His first full-length book, “The Entrepreneurial Conspiracy,” was published in 2021. To reach him, visit Violand.com or call (800) 360-3513.

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Gaining Strategic Advantage in the Battle for Top Talent

3 Critical Areas of Focus for Attracting and Keeping Great Workers
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Chuck Violand
April 12, 2022
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Rather than begin the hiring process by looking at external factors such as unemployment rates or shifts in the perceived value of secondary education (things outside your control), it would be more beneficial to start the recruiting process by looking internally at both your company’s culture and the company’s leadership (things within your control). Chuck Violand highlights three critical areas to invest in.


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Restoration Recruiting: Playing Hardball

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Chuck Violand
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April 28, 2021
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It’s baseball season! For diehard fans of America’s favorite pastime, this is an exciting time of the year. Just the sounds and smells of the stadium on a warm summer night are enough to get the heart of most enthusiasts pumping a little faster. 


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Violand Vault: Revising Resolutions, Adopting Strong Finishes (& the College Football Championship)

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Chuck Violand
January 17, 2018
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What if we quit thinking about what we want to start doing, and instead start focusing on a strong finish?
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Violand Vault PODCAST: More Remedies

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Chuck Violand
September 11, 2017
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We all find ourselves "checking out" once in awhile. Chuck shares some remedies to help you check back in.
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Hurricane Harvey: An Open Letter from RIA President Chuck Violand on Restoration Industry Response

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Chuck Violand
September 1, 2017
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This is what we're all about; being there to help communities recover from a disaster is what drives our members, our industry, and our association.
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Violand Vault: Chuck's Alpha Talk on Straight Talk

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Chuck Violand
February 27, 2017
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Are you suggesting circumferential reduction instead of just suggesting someone drop a few pounds?
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I Don’t Wanna Grow Up

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Chuck Violand
June 30, 2014
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At some point in our lives, I would expect all of us have been exposed to the story of Peter Pan, either through books, stage plays, or films like the 1991 movie Hook starring Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman and Julia Roberts. 


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Getting Ahead of Ourselves

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Chuck Violand
September 2, 2010
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In How The Mighty Fall, business authority Jim Collins writes “when an organization grows beyond its ability to fill its key seats with the right people, it has set itself up for a fall.”
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