Bruce Hodes

Bruce Hodes

Three Oaks, Michigan, United States
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Since 1984, Bruce Hodes has dedicated his professional life to helping companies grow and…

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  • Accepting What Is and Creating Your Future

    Bruce Hodes/ Strategy Driven

    Given the Challenges such as rising fuel prices the supply chain, COVID-19, inflation and on and on, you ask, What the heck are you talking about? How can I have a fantastic second half with all that going on? Simply put, what if you and your organization chose to embrace the present and stopped resisting the past? I am inviting you not to resist what you are dealing with and simply engage in having a remarkable rest of the year.

    An opportunity that I had during the pandemic is being…

    Given the Challenges such as rising fuel prices the supply chain, COVID-19, inflation and on and on, you ask, What the heck are you talking about? How can I have a fantastic second half with all that going on? Simply put, what if you and your organization chose to embrace the present and stopped resisting the past? I am inviting you not to resist what you are dealing with and simply engage in having a remarkable rest of the year.

    An opportunity that I had during the pandemic is being able to see organizations and their various responses to the Pandemic. A case in point are three commercial Uniform laundry and delivery companies that reacted differently to the Pandemic.

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  • The Stages of Emerging- A tale of what is next

    Talent Management & HR

    Faces framed and puffy; eyes glazed and unfocused; kids (and cats) in the background; dirty T-shirts seemingly the new corporate casual. This pretty much describes most leadership team meetings I have witnessed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • COVID-19 Commentary: Thoughts On What We Are Dealing With...

    Textile Services Magazine

    A consultant analyzes pandemic planning, from sales to safety in a world where ‘optimism and denial are cousins'.

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  • Coaching and Supporting in our New World

    Training Magazine

    The intention is that my insights might contribute to your power, ability, and freedom to be resilient in our new COVID-19 world.

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  • It All Impacts...Just be Nice

    Training Magazine

    Being nice is rare in service interactions and, therefore, is a secret weapon.

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  • Great Customer Service Is a Spot of Bright Sunlight on a Dark, Stormy Ocean

    Training Magazine

    Great customer service goes a long way toward making the customer’s experience positive. This begs the question: Why is great customer service so underutilized?

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  • It All Impacts...Just be Nice

    Young Upstarts

    Our planning session was occurring and there he was. A Hilton employee quietly entered with copies in his hand. He was the red headed front desk guy who told me he would make copies. My plan was during the break to go and pick them up, and then there he was. Bright, cheerful, and bringing added value. That put him and the San Diego Hilton Garden Mission Valley on the fast track to being my favorite hotel.

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  • The Missing Link to Strategic Planning

    Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers

    Over the years, I have been haunted and vexed by four enigmas. What has eluded me is a process that supports the implementation of the strategic plan. A lot of time and energy goes into yearly planning. A leadership team remaining focused on execution of the plan becomes the challenge given the day-to-day fires. This issue breaks down into the four enigmas that, until recently, I have not been able to solve. Recently I had a breakthrough and have components that, together, make up the…

    Over the years, I have been haunted and vexed by four enigmas. What has eluded me is a process that supports the implementation of the strategic plan. A lot of time and energy goes into yearly planning. A leadership team remaining focused on execution of the plan becomes the challenge given the day-to-day fires. This issue breaks down into the four enigmas that, until recently, I have not been able to solve. Recently I had a breakthrough and have components that, together, make up the missing link.

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  • Author of Front Line Heroes: Battling the Business Tsunami with Performance Oriented Culture

    Writer's of the Round Table Press

    Most business books talk about what other companies did to succeed and not about how to do it. Front Line Heroes is not only all about the “How” but also bold, cheeky and accessible. This book’s chapters include, “Posters, Plaques, and Horse Manure,” “Stop the Past & Start the Future” and “Why Stoopid Games?"

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  • The ABCs

    Ezine Articles

    A methodology guaranteed to drive mediocrity out of your organization. Let us know your results. We look forward to hearing from you.

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  • English

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  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

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