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roybarker.com January 29, 2018January 29, 2018Business, development, General, Planning

Get Access to a Great Tool

I wanted to share one of my most requested template downloads from 2017. This is a great tool to visually show your professional staff the financial impact of filling or not filling one more unit. The premise behind this template is that once you reach a certain occupancy level, the actual cost of adding one more resident is significantly lower, therefore adding exponentially to the bottom line. This is due to sunk fixed cost already being covered. If you have 90 … Continue reading “Get Access to a Great Tool”

roybarker.com January 27, 2018March 2, 2018Business, development, General, Net Neutrality, Senior Living Operationsat&t, barker, bellhead, cable, connected, consumer, deregulation, Development, ecommerce, MDS, Moore Diversified Services, net neutrality, network, phone, roy, Roy Barker, senior, Senior Living, service, southwestern bell, startup, telephone

Net Neutrality: What it is and Why it’s so Important

I typically write about business and the senior living industry, but I decided to tackle a new subject with this blog post: net neutrality. It might seem off-topic, but it could actually have a very real impact on the senior living industry. And it definitely has the potential to affect all of us in our personal lives. I want to be upfront about the fact that I likely don’t have all the details and my knowledge might be limited in … Continue reading “Net Neutrality: What it is and Why it’s so Important”

roybarker.com November 16, 2017November 27, 2017Employees, General, Meetingbarker, employees, MDS, meetings, Moore Diversified Services, motivational, roy, Roy Barker

How to Conduct Motivational Meetings That Make a Difference

Everyone would like to believe that they are good at holding corporate meetings. After all, as the boss or manager, it is likely something you have to do on a regular basis. But the truth is that most people hate meetings, and you might even hate running them as much as your employees hate attending them. So if you want to switch things up and find a way to make meetings more enjoyable for everyone, here’s how you can conduct … Continue reading “How to Conduct Motivational Meetings That Make a Difference”

Roy Barker August 28, 2015October 23, 2017Employee Retention, Employee Turnover, General, Human Resources, Operating Expenses/Costs, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized2015 Strategic Planning, budgeting, Cash Flow, employee retention, exempt employee overtime, exempt employees, Expense Reduction, Financial Success, Goals, HR, Human Resourcese, Improved financial margins, Improved Operating Results, improved terminal value, Income Statement, MDS, Moore Diversified Services, Opportunities, Optimization, overtime, overtime solutions, Roy Barker, Senior Housing, Senior Housing Consultant, Senior Living Consultant, successful 2015, SWOT, wage expense increase, wage increase, White House Proposal

More Wage Pressure Could Be On The Horizon!

In a proposed plan by the White House, more exempt employees will be eligible for overtime compensation. Not long ago I wrote a piece on the impact of increasing wages through both higher minimum wages and entry level wages in Is Your Business Prepared for the $15-An-Hour Entry Level Worker? Now, you should not only consider the impact of rising wages for hourly workers, but also potential wage impacts related to exempt employees. The proposed plan by the White … Continue reading “More Wage Pressure Could Be On The Horizon!”