PDP eNews

Rapid Learning–It’s for Everyone

alt When Jonathan returned home from his first day at school, his mother asked, “What did you learn?” Jonathan replied, “Not enough, I have to go back tomorrow.”

Do you feel like that too? It seems that we can never quite catch up with what we need to know. Not only do we have to learn more, we have to learn it faster.

PDP launched eNews as a way to speed up learning: (1) to share how other client organizations are using and applying PDP; (2) to present information so you can quickly grasp the advances in PDP programs, processes and technology; and (3) to provide a means for you to immediately communicate your perspective on what works and on what may need more of our attention.

Investing in "Human" Resources Pays Off

The following story comes from Mr. Ron Myatt, past president of International Circulation Managers Association and Vice President of Strategic Planning/Circulation at the Rocky Mountain News, Denver. Rocky Mountain News is a client of Joe Dowd, a PDP Franchisee in Denver, Colorado.

If a manager's greatest sin is failure to hire the right person, then the second biggest management sin must be failure to keep good people. In the late 1970s we sinned a lot. The Denver economy was booming. Colorado growth was rampant. To capitalize on this growth bonanza, we made a business decision to convert from independent distributors to an employee district manager marketing and delivery system in the city zone.