Moving Words – Heat
Written by Timothy Brady. “Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust to the clay at the French Open, the grass at Wimbledon, the hard courts of the U.S. and the heat of the Australian Open. A professional is expected to […]
The Movers’ Zone – New Rochelle, NY
Written by Timothy Brady. You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension of not only sight and sound, but of moving. Making a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of furniture, odd objects, and interesting people. That’s the signpost up ahead: your next stop……The Movers’ Zone! Unless you live and work around […]
Moving Words – Overcoming the Fear of New Technology
Written by Timothy Brady. You’ve been there. Done the research, crunched the numbers, looked at worst-case scenarios. Made every effort to be sure you’ve turned over each stone. In other words, you’ve done your homework. Now the walk into the decision-maker’s office to present all the reasons why this technology is exactly what your moving […]
Moving Words – OOPS
Written by Timothy Brady. “A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.” – Robert Fripp As a van operator the scariest sound I can think of while at a shipper’s residence is hearing any member of my team suddenly yelp out “OOPS!” And either preceded or followed by a crashing, scraping or bumping […]
Moving Words – Goals
Written by Timothy Brady. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Zig Ziglar We all have set goals in our lives. Many times it’s having these goals that keeps us driven and working, even in the most difficult and challenging of times. […]
Moving Words – Unexpected
Written by Timothy Brady. “If history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience.” – George Bernard Shaw In the moving industry dealing with the unexpected is, well, expected. However, looking at the quote from George Barnard Shaw, does he not have a point that most ‘unexpected’ […]
Moving Words – Challenge
Written by Timothy Brady. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Martin Luther King, Jr. There aren’t many things more complicated than the challenge faced by every mover in the handling and transfer of someone’s […]
Moving Words – Asset Utilization
Written by Timothy Brady. “One of the great responsibilities that I have is to manage my assets wisely, so that they create value.” – Alice Walton First, let’s define Asset Utilization: To determine how well a company is using its available assets (anything adds monetary value to your operation) to generate revenue and profit. Or, […]
Moving Words – Consistency
Written by Timothy Brady. “In any team sport, the best teams have consistency and chemistry.” – Roger Staubach Blind ambition will spin wheels but never move you forward; however, when you add persistence to the process, forward motion will begin. But – one more element is necessary to actually move towards achieving a goal. That […]
Moving Words – Reputation
Written by Timothy Brady. “If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful.” – Jeff Bezos Building your business reputation is something that requires time and effort. The best reflection of your reputation is what your customers tell others about you, your employees and the […]
