Features70TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL HARDWARE SHOW
The National Hardware Show celebrates a rich history spanning 70 years of serving the home improvement marketplace. From its early beginnings in New York during the post-World War II housing boom and eventual move to Chicago in the 1970s, to today’s current location in Las Vegas, the National Hardware Show continually evolves through the industry’s involvement, commitment and passion to improving America’s quality of life through their homes. Today, the National Hardware Show is the place for global manufacturers, associations, organizations and the media to unveil their new products, ideas and insight to a broad spectrum of home improvement resellers.
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12,000 attendees came to GlobalShop in 2015, with a 6% increase in qualified buyer attendance over the previous year. Additionally, the Buyer Interest Index (Bii) increased 8.05% year over year, further supporting economic growth in the retail industry, and rising interests in products and services on display. The Path to Purchase Centerpiece provided retailers with solutions for the ever-evolving in-store journey (where 92% of retail transactions still occur, even if they begin online). The Centerpiece featured 15 exhibitors that are leading the charge in helping retailers play a more integral role through all phases of a transaction from research to purchase.
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Book Review
THIRTEENERS
By Dan Prosser
At least 87 percent of companies fail to execute their strategy every year. Perhaps you’re one of them: no matter how many employee meetings you hold or how many tweaks you make to policies and procedures, what needs to get done just... doesn’t.
According to Dan Prosser, the problem can be traced back to a lack of connectedness. Today, every company’s competitive advantage derives from how well they can innovate. Employees have to feel safe to share their ideas. Colleagues need to be able to work together to develop and modify those ideas. No one can get there without connectedness. In other words, only when employees are connected to each other, to their common purpose, and to their company’s vision and strategy will they accomplish what leaders want them to.
With a focus on business as a network of interrelated conversations, Prosser’s new book, THIRTEENERS, explains how to build the connectedness that will push your company into the 13 percent of organizations that successfully execute their strategy. With forty years of experience in building his own companies and helping other CEOs and entrepreneurs create a more prosperous path for their businesses, Prosser is well-equipped to teach leaders:
According to Dan Prosser, the problem can be traced back to a lack of connectedness. Today, every company’s competitive advantage derives from how well they can innovate. Employees have to feel safe to share their ideas. Colleagues need to be able to work together to develop and modify those ideas. No one can get there without connectedness. In other words, only when employees are connected to each other, to their common purpose, and to their company’s vision and strategy will they accomplish what leaders want them to.
With a focus on business as a network of interrelated conversations, Prosser’s new book, THIRTEENERS, explains how to build the connectedness that will push your company into the 13 percent of organizations that successfully execute their strategy. With forty years of experience in building his own companies and helping other CEOs and entrepreneurs create a more prosperous path for their businesses, Prosser is well-equipped to teach leaders:
- Whytheconversationswithinyourworkplacecanmakeorbreakyoursuccess
- How to identify disconnecting conversations and replace them with conversations that support engagement, growth, teamwork, and innovation
- Howwell-meaningleadersbehaveinwaysthatactuallysowtheseedsof
dissatisfaction, stress, and even fear amongst employees
- Why chaos can be a transformative tool in achieving positive business outcomes
About the Author
As CEO of The Prosser Group and BreakthroughSchool.com, Dan Prosser has over 45 years’ experience building his own companies. For the past 13 years, he has successfully coached business leaders and entrepreneurs on how to build an extraordinary competitive edge for their businesses. For more information, please visit www.thirteenersbook.com.
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press