Our business is knowledge
June 1, 2006 By Carl Hughes
This is the fourth in a series on business topics inspired by the 20th century business management icon Peter Drucker.
Read More Testing a proven idea
May 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland
Propane marketers may soon have a way to evaluate competing brandsof equipment beyond the promotional material distributed by productmanufacturers and vendors.
Read More Discount pricing impacts safety
May 1, 2006 By Jay Johnston
Have you ever noticed that certain products maintain their margin,while similar products are discounted to death?
Read More What’s in a number?
May 1, 2006 By Lisa Bontempo
Numbers mean a lot when you look to the Energy InformationAdministration for price information on domestic crude oil andimports. The propane industry often looks to EIA’s Heating Oil andPropane Update during the winter months, as well as the This WeekIn Petroleum report for important data related to price and supply.
Read More Timely reporting of errors is critical
May 1, 2006 By John McCoy
In this business, accidents happen. Accidents that happen as aresult of mistakes are almost always discovered at some later date,at which point the problem must then be confronted and resolved.
Read More The role of management in retail propane
May 1, 2006 By Carl Hughes
Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not solvingproblems. Fixing problems only restores a broken situation back tonormalcy; it does not create new value.
Read More Healing healthcare wounds
April 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland
For more than 20 years, the No. 1 concern of small-business owners nationwide has been the runaway cost of health insurance.
Read More Safety by the numbers
April 1, 2006 By Jay Johnston
Arecent study of propane-related incidents and accidents indicates that the industry has a safety record that demonstrates responsible risk management and control of the distribution of a flammable material.
Read More Get a handle on hiring and promoting
April 1, 2006 By Carl Hughes
This is the second in a series of columns inspired by the late management guru Peter Drucker. This month, we apply Drucker’s thoughts on the hiring and promotion process to the retail propane company.
Read More Statutes, codes and customs
April 1, 2006 By John McCoy
Statutes, codes and customs are important in a legal context, as lawyers and judges spend a lot of time in liability cases looking at these three categories of rules to apply to the conduct of the parties before the court.
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