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3 Keys to Successful Crisis Management for Self-Storage Operations

Understanding human nature and how people react to crisis is one of the fundamental keys to crisis management. By following these three suggestions, self-storage operators can be better prepared for an emergency. ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in Articles, Management
Health-Care Changes Loom: Is Your Self-Storage Business Ready?

The sweeping health-care reform passed in 2010 takes full form next year. Here’s what self-storage owners needs to know about the mandate, penalties and health-care exchange programs. ...More
April 2, 2013
Posted in Articles, Legal Issues, Management
California Self Storage Association Offers New Employment-Manual Template

The California Self Storage Association (CSSA) is now offering a fully customizable employment-manual template to help self-storage operators avoid employment lawsuits. Written specifically for the CSSA by labor and employment specialist Lisa Barnett Sween of Lewis Brisboe ...More
April 1, 2013
Posted in News, Legal Issues
StorageAlly Self-Storage Coaching Firm Launched by Mark Beck

Mark Beck, former vice president of operations for the William Warren Group and StorQuest self-storage, has launched a new self-storage coaching firm, StorageAlly. The company will provide industry consultation, facility support and employee training at all levels. ...More
February 11, 2013
Posted in News, Management
The Affordable Care Act’s Employer Shared Responsibility Penalty and How It May Affect Self-Storage Owners

With the Affordable Care Act’s healthcare insurance mandates on the horizon, there’s a lot of confusion about how self-storage operators will be affected. This article examines the definition of a “large” employer as well as the penalties employers might incur and how to ...More
February 11, 2013
Posted in Articles, Finance, Management
Building an Effective Training Program for Self-Storage Facility Managers

Every day, well-meaning self-storage owners hire fresh faces to manage their facilities. In too many instances, however, those new employees have no idea how to successfully manage the owner's multi-million-dollar asset. An effective manager-training program will lead to a ...More
December 15, 2012 By Bob Copper
Posted in Articles, Management
A Storage Operator Worth His Salt Never Stops Learning

In a recent episode of HBO TV series "Treme," expert trombonist Antoine Batiste emphasizes the importance of continued learning to excel in one's craft. Today, successful self-storage operation takes talent and skill, which is why training and ongoing education are ...More
November 16, 2012 By Teri Lanza
Posted in Blog, Management
New ISS Slideshow Provides a Guide to Self-Storage Manager Training

Last week Inside Self-Storage published a new online slideshow, "Training for Success: Cultivating Talent in Self-Storage Facility Managers," which provides guidance on how to build a quality manager-training program, including insight from some of the top training ...More
November 14, 2012
Posted in News, Management
Training for Success: Cultivating Talent in Self-Storage Facility Managers

These days a self-storage operation cannot be successful without a quality, well-trained facility manager. Some talents and skills must be present at the time of hire. Others can and should be imparted and enforced during a formal facility-training program. This slideshow ...More
November 8, 2012
Posted in Galleries, Management
Hiring Self-Storage Managers: Changing the Interview Process to Discover Who Can Really Do the Job

When hiring a self-storage manager, the right skills and experience is important, but how an applicant applies them to the job is what counts. Here are three steps to retooling the interview process and putting candidates in the job before you hire them. ...More
November 3, 2012
Posted in Articles, Management

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