5 Core Values to define your employee training and customer relations: 1) gain and maintain trust, 2) continuous improvement, 3) quality always wins, 4) discipline equals freedom, and 5) produce. These aren’t your typical values you may have seen on one of those motivation posters 20 years ago. These are the kinds of values that are as adaptable to parenting or the Navy Seals as they are to a painting business. Nick Slavik of Nick Slavik Painting and Restoration in New Prague Minnesota and host of Ask-A-Painter LIVE takes time to chat with us and un-package what his company’s core values mean for his team.

Check out the poster "Pathway To Success" which we produced and are releasing with this podcast. Feel free to print them off and hang them in the workplace!

Hear Nick speak at the PDCA EXPO, March 6-8 in Savannah, Georgia. He will be presenting, “The Modern Apprenticeship: From 0-22 employees in 20 months.” Register for the EXPO at PDCA.org.

Find Nick’s Ask-A-Painter show at facebook.com/askapainter

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On this episode of Paint ED, we talk with a person some call the Elon Musk of the painting industry, Jason Paris of Paris Painting in Minnesota. This guy is literally promoting people in his company and offering pay increases based on--problem solving. The newer a problem his team members solve, or the more efficiently they solve an old problem, the more money they can make. And it's not a chaotic free-for-all. Jason is able to clearly communicate the process to new employees, and regulate it objectively.

Don't miss Jason's presentation at the PDCA EXPO on March 6-8 in Savannah, Georgia. He'll be speaking on, "Engineering Your Leadership Team - How finding and developing a millennial leadership team who habitually challenge industry norms helped build my business super fast." Register for the EXPO at pdca.org/expo.

Learn more about Jason and Paris Painting at paris-painting.com

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No one wants to spend time or money on training, but everyone knows you have to. It’s an investment. So you want to make sure that investment is effective! Michael Smith at Teach Initiative works all day long on training/learning problems, and he’s come up with fantastic content and solutions. But the best of what he has to teach about training is the ‘how’ and not just the ‘what’ of training that develops true engagement. It’s obvious this guy cares about making training effective, and in the end, that means more money in your pocket.

Hear him speak at the PDCA EXPO, March 6-8 in Savannah, Georgia. Register for the EXPO at PDCA.org.

Learn more about Teach Initiative at TeachConstruction.org

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On this episode of Paint ED, Danny Kerr from Breakthrough Academy talks with us about putting together a bulletproof, strategic plan for the New Year that honors your short term objectives and long-range goals. It’s hard to plan for everything, but no one comes as near a perfect plan than our friends at Breakthrough Academy. They can see down the road, and have developed systems and templates that are designed to help businesses forward their momentum and growth. Listen as Danny explains why “growing for the sake of growing” may not be the best way forward if you want to realize true growth.

Catch Danny’s LIVE webinar with Q&A on January 16, 2019 in which he’ll dive deeper into the topic and help you get your business plan to one-page!

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On this episode of Paint ED, we welcome Igor Trninic, one of our friends at Breakthrough Academy, to talk about leadership that increases productivity. Leadership that empowers and inspires teams to accomplish great things together is an amazing thing to watch. We all want to be that type of leader. But a lot of well-intentioned business owners sometimes find themselves in situations where they don’t feel like they’re getting exceptional results with their team. Igor and I dissect the problem and bit and he gives his take on what may need to change to activate the type of leadership qualities that motivate people around you to not only be inspired, but productive.

Hear Igor speak on this topic in more depth at the PDCA EXPO, March 6-8 in Savannah, Georgia. Register for the PDCA Expo at pdca.org.

Learn more about Breakthrough Academy at btacademy.com

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On this episode of Paint ED, John Busick, President of Bob Kunst Painting and Co-Founder of WorkGlue, talks with us about asset tracking and scheduling. This is something every contractor will bump up against at some point, and it quickly snowballs into bigger problems, if it isn’t controlled. John helps set up the basic problems that contractors can expect, and offers some insight into how he began to develop solutions which became the ground work for a new technology.

Hear John speak at the PDCA EXPO, March 6-8 in Savannah, Georgia. He will be presenting, “Rapid Growth and Smooth Operations - Wait…What? Is that possible?” Register for the EXPO at PDCA.org.

Learn more about WorkGlue at workglue.com

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On this episode of Paint ED, Brian Byrd, a fitness professional at Train For Life Studios, specializing in injury rehab, talks about ways anyone in the painting industry can keep their body fit and energy efficient. It only takes a few minutes each day to stretch and hydrate, and the long-term results are very worth the time. If you're a manager at any level, you might want to think about encouraging your employees to remember to stretch and hydrate more often. It's good for short-term health, for long-term health, and it's good for production because safe and healthy people are more efficient.

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On this episode of Paint ED, Steve Skodak, the Executive Director at PDCA, sits down with us in studio to discuss PDCA’s Industry Standards. Many contractors do not understand what the Industry Standards are or how to use them. The Standards are there to protect your business, and standing by the standards can truly make you more profitable. Find out in this podcast how contractors, home-owners, general contractors, and architects are using them, and how they are being promoted by PDCA to help them become recognized and adopted in the industry.

You can find the PDCA Industry Standards at PDCA.org/industry-standards

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On this episode of Paint ED, Nichole Dorr, a Regional Coordinator at Paint Care, talks with us about how paint recycling has expanded and improved over the years, and how you can take steps to be more eco-friendly and community-minded in your business practices. Learn how Paint Stewardship is good for your business! PDCA is proud to have Paint Care as a sponsor and supporter. Together with organizations like Paint Care, we really do believe we can better our industry and help you grow your business at the same time.

Learn more about Paint Care at paintcare.org

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On this episode of Paint ED, Christian Militello from Militello Painting and Powerwashing in Philly talks with us about need for new employees to have a clear pathway for advancement in their work. Everyone doing anything needs to know where they’re going. Are you providing clear goals and progress milestones for your team? Christian tells us how he’s developing a solution, and the challenges he’s come up against in the process. We want to hear your ideas! Comment on our Facebook or Instagram pages, or email us at support@ pdca.org.

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