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Woodruff Imberman

President
Imberman & de Forest Inc.

990 Grove St., Suite 404
Evanston, IL 60201
phone: 847-733-0071

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Why settle for good enough?

A survey reviewed the operations of 24 steel pipe and tube manufacturers. Only a minority of these showed signs of having well-run, efficient operations, as measured by on-time shipments, minimal inventory and work-in-progress, employee turnover, internal rework rates, and most importantly,...


Tailoring incentives to employees' needs

An appeal to business owners to look past bonuses to a new way of structuring incentives for their employees


The ups and downs of employee communication


Are you still settling for good enough?

A study of executives at several tube and pipe fab shops revealed that the executives and managers are ensnared by four potential traps: talking instead of doing, failing to see the big picture, avoiding listening, and failing to communicate.