Leo Harmon’s Post

Did you know there are 4.8 million family businesses in the UK employing around 14 million people? 👇 Some of our biggest and best-known companies are family owned and include brands like - Thatchers Cider Company Ltd - Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate - Wates Group - Timpson Group - Samworth Brothers - Walker's Shortbread Ltd. - Arnold Clark - Rigby Group plc - Fuller's Brewery - Reed - Warburtons, to name but a few. These are companies we know and love - and it's because of the unique way in which they run their business - deeply invested in their people and the communities in which they are based. That's why we need to back family businesses and ensure they have the right policy environment to continue for generations to come. Below are just a few stats. You can read more about the importance of family businesses on our website at www.familybusinessuk.org #FamilyBusiness #FamilyEnterprise #FamilyFirm

🎅 With Christmas just around the corner, we thought we’d start the fesitivities with a game of guess who! This Barwood staff member has: - Been rising through the ranks of Barwood since they joined in 2017. - A first class degree in Real Estate. - Run the odd half marathon. Let us know who you think they are in the comments below and all will be revealed tomorrow… #christmas #propertyinvestment

Monthly town halls are a great way to keep employees updated on the business. This month’s town hall falls on opening day at Fenway for the Red Sox so we will be raffling off a Red Sox blanket and will have the following treats: peanuts 🥜, cracker jacks, and soft pretzels 🥨. Additionally I like to put little treat bags together for my direct reports with clever puns 🤓 #treatsformypeeps #monthlytownhall #businessupdates

CAUSE AND EFFECT: ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS In this real world, any effect always has a cause or causes, i.e. factors that contribute to a certain outcome. The problems we are seeing now are EFFECTS OF CAUSES that were not addressed or had not been foreseen or just due to plain negligence of our leaders. Increasing government ministry or increasing police force are 'band-aid' solutions which will not alleviate the problems. Here, I will state only few factors or causes of the 'effects' we are seeing now in our major cities: *Vagrancy Act neglected. No control over rural-urban migration *No Strict Act on Population Control or Birthrate, i.e. how many children each parent must have basing on certain criteria they must meet *Poor Census Records (if only we have a proper database of people, the government can align it's resources accordingly) *Poor/No proper urban planning of streets, avenues, towns, cities, etc... *Deeply-rooted Public Servants Corruption (like bribery, Nepotism, Regionalism, Money Laundering, Misappropriation of public funds,etc...). When there is corruption at high level, the people suffer (in terms of less employment opportunities, poor government services, inflation, etc...) so people start to rebel. *Outdated School Curriculum System producing more dropouts than more 'human resources' *Laziness by public servants. We don't need research to confirm this. Just go to any provincial or local government offices and see how the attitude of public servants towards their work. They can come in to work at 10am, go lunch at 12pm-3pm, come back at 3:30pm and go home at 4pm or 5pm. Unlike in the past where we have KIAPS who do patrols, today the public servants they hardly do any 'patrols' to update census and do assessments of communities. NB: This are some factors contributing to the problems, which I believe if addressed, will at least alleviate the problems. If anyone can add on some opinions, please do so. #rootcauseanalysis #cause_and_effects #factors #probles

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There have been mergers in California and now on the East Coast. Will the great state of Texas be next?!? It might be worth researching the benefits of such a merger solely for operational reasons. Price increases are not the only option when handling the rise in operation costs.

The economic impact of Kentucky's Bourbon industry is truly significant. With a $9 billion overall impact, $5.4 billion in capital investments, and 23,100 jobs providing $1.63 billion in wages, the industry is a major driver of economic growth. Additionally, it generates $358 million in state and local taxes and supports $1.6 billion in payroll. Kentucky Bourbon not only represents our heritage but also serves as a cornerstone of our economy. Learn more how #BourbonBuildsKentucky > https://bit.ly/3KmfTgL

Among the chaos at Fletcher Building, one business stands tall: GIB® (Winstone Wallboards Ltd). Below is a link to my recent response to Tex Edwards where I lay out my case. As one who has negotiated at the table with most suppliers to the building merchant channel (1992-2002), I rate GIB® (Winstone Wallboards Ltd), the very best. It's time to admire their achievement over decades of continuous improvement. If you've sat at the table, haggled like I have and have a few bruises, I'm interested in your view. If you're a disgruntled competitor to GIB, my advice, - work on your value proposition. https://lnkd.in/gVaFCMR5 Chris Caiger Jerry Hirst #PlaceMakers #Carters #ITM #Mitre10

Another deal for Midpoint Developments Limited

If you are in a leadership role and have the great pleasure of mentoring people, you never know what words will resonate in your conversations. You tend to think it's the longer suggestions you give them after listening to their challenge(s). But a lot of the time it's the seemingly small things said that resonate the most. #beaforcedontforce #sales #consultiveselling