Case for Discussion

Two Men and a Lot of Trucks
Mary Ellen Sheets created her moving business purely by accident trying to help her sons to increase business by drawing a stick figure ad in the newspaper, and it too well. Mary’s motivation solely thrived from the amount of business she started to receive so quickly from the advertisement, and the fact she could not muster up enough courage to turn down any business. Sheet’s a very determined and hardworking individual person who visualize an opportunity and do whatever is need to reach any goal she set for herself. She is a business orientated person who is capable of establishing business in her home and turn it into the best business investment she has ever made. All those qualities combined with her personal drive are excellent qualities that she possess that makes her a successful entrepreneur and manager.
The key that is vital to her company’s success is her high performance team. Her team worked diligently starting off in a small pickup truck with only two workers. If you do not have a strong willed group of individuals that share the same desire to see growth in the business, and work proficiently to achieve the best results could cause your business to decrease in profits. Mary took the initiative to train her franchise and employees to build a competitive advantage in the moving business. She taught the basic from learning to answer a customer’s first phone call to the handshake at the end of the move. Mary also supplied an actual simulation of a move in a two story house to teach the employees how to handle all challenges that may arise. Not only did she teach the instructional part of the move but she also taught the business aspect of the company also. Mary relies on her own instincts and experience when she deals with the customers on a daily basis. Sometimes in a tedious business as this