hungry coyote cabinets

Staff meeting today was difficult. the awkwardness of it still resonates among the team members. I think we really grew as a team though. it is the difficult meetings where the growth happens. the meeting was longer than normal, and there was more than normal participation. i suppose I demanded participation. By focusing on the negative I was able to get participation, that is my only hang-up with the meeting is that I focused on the negative. I tried to not get emotional, but it happened anyway. I want you guys to remember that when conflict happens it is a good thing and although awkward it is necessary. We need to have the confidence that we can call each other out on stupid unproductive behavior. Remember that conflict comes and ebbs and goes away, with out it we have artificial harmony. I give you guys that kind of feed back with the expectation that you will give me the same feed back back. this is professional conflict, not to spill over into personal life. We have a professional dependency on each other because we are an effect work group. And this dependency will yield conflict. conflict is good and we should heated discussions more often.
Do to a bear economy I am going to start a side project. So many people are asking for an economical solution to California closets, a slightly more pricey alternative to pottery barn cabinets, and an economical solution to wooden desk tops. We already have the clients and existing machinery, and we are investing in some new machinery to make all this possible. We are acquiring a beam saw which will increase our speed, accuracy, and safety of cutting panels. Also we are acquiring a machining center which will process the panels after they are cut. The plan is to introduce this line of cabinets to our existing clients and see what is possible from there. how will we compete in this price structure? for one the line of cabinets will be fixed, the client will have to give over all licensing to us relative to means and methods. with our skill set and knowledge of products we will bring the best at the best price by controlling means and methods. the product will speak for itself. We will have a predetermined material offering, a slight up charge for any color you want, slightly less for primer only, and offer the cabinets installed or delivered only. the side project is called hungry coyote cabinets, focused around 100% lean, where every fiber of the project is towards keeping cost down through value engineering. think about a hungry coyote, is it concerned with frills, no, just value, just function, it is not focal point cabinetry.