In the wake of the death of my wife Soheyla’s father yesterday, key people at MHI allegedly arranged to have a sign of their sensitivity delivered via a message to me. We’ll plan to share that message thread with our readers in the next few days, so you and thousands of others can see for …
Constant Contact, Aweber, AWS are among the many email services out there. The one we currently use to deliver MHProNews’ twice weekly emailed newsletter is MailChimp. Part of what we like about it are the reports. A snapshot of one such report is below, eye opening for the thirst for reliable third party manufactured housing …
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. One of our thousands of faithful readers sent me the attached scanned copy of prior Manufactured Housing Institute President, Chris Steinbert’s ‘farewell’ …
Chris Steinbert’s Farewell – Manufactured Home Industry – Then and Now Read More »
From time to time, ‘straw man’ issues are raised in manufactured housing professional circles. This is often done by those who – no surprise – think they might benefit from their particular spin on the issue. For those who don’t know, a ‘straw man’ is a communications or debate tactic, and is defined by Google …
The facts are routinely on our side. America needs what we have, even if tens of millions don’t know it, oppose or misunderstand our quality, durable homes and services. While imperfect, we are a far better option in every sense than the majority realize. We are able to demonstrate that MH is routinely a better …
Energy Rising, Politics, Image, Education, Media and Manufactured Housing Read More »
Google defines an axiom as: ax·i·om ˈaksēəm/ noun a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true. “the axiom that supply equals demand” synonyms: accepted truth, general truth, dictum, truism, principle… The axiom for today is that if you want a different or improved result, we must begin to do …
You don’t have to be a baseball fan to learn the lessons of Moneyball, a movie staring Brad Pitt based on a true story of a low-dollar losing-baseball team which turned around and became winners using new thinking, science and approaches. Before diving into a few very brief thoughts, let’s first run through some movie …
We won’t run all of the comments on the weekend Masthead about MH industry and MHI leadership. This was one from ‘Steve‘ was one of the funnier ones, so let’s share it: My 2 cents. It needed to be said and written. Most responses are like a “Stockbroker” quote, “Past Performance is NOT indicative of …
About Manufactured Housing Industry Leadership – It Needed to be said and Written Read More »
Years ago, a speaker said that without positive and negative polarity, you have no (…electric…) power. The truth is what it is. Some is good, some not good, or even ‘negative.’ When a commercial airline encounters turbulence, there are a few choices – change course, go higher or descend until it eases up. Here on …
Outstanding October, Trending Turbulence and Re-energizing Manufactured Housing! Read More »
If you haven't spent time with Rick Robinson, you've missed out on a fascinating gent who is doing fine work lobbying for our industry. I was just reviewing some of the edits from the video we will feature with Rick, the Manufactured Housing Institute's (MHI) Vice President and General Counsel. The man has a sense …
