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Being the Most Effective Self-Storage Manager You Can Be Using Time-Management Skills

One of the best aspects of the self-storage manager position is you can do a great job, get it all done in eight hours and go home. Here are some skills and practices the best managers use to manage their time and complete their varied tasks in highly effective and ...More
January 24, 2012 By Bob Copper
Posted in Articles, Management
Seeking Professional Happiness in 2012: Finding the Perfect Self-Storage Position

Your average American adult devotes a third of his time to his job or tasks related to his job, for example, commuting. With so much being invested in our professional lives, our personal happiness and well-being is intimately tied to our choice of work. If you aren't fully ...More
December 30, 2011 By Teri Lanza
Posted in Blog, Management
Free Report: Manager Recruitment in Self-Storage

Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has released a free report for industry facility operators titled "Manager Recruitment in Self-Storage: Best Practices for Finding, Evaluating and Hiring Staff." Downloadable from www.insideselfstorage.com/reports.aspx, the report provides ...More
December 7, 2011
Posted in News, Management
3 Key Elements to Being a Memorable Leader

While there are many great leaders in the world, not all of them are truly memorable. So what makes one leader memorable and puts another in the “out of sight, out of mind” category? It comes down to three key elements. Develop these characteristics in yourself and you, ...More
November 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Management
Finding and Choosing a Self-Storage Manager: Strategic Steps to Hire Right

One of the greatest costs a self-storage owner faces is that of finding, interviewing, hiring and training new facility managers. To ensure you’re choosing the best candidate, you need to have a strategic process in place. ...More
October 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Management
Public Storage Workers in Ontario, Canada, Join Union

Fifty-eight workers for self-storage chain Public Storage in Ontario, Canada, have banded together to join the province's United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union. The Ontario Labour Relations Board unofficially approved the action at an Oct. 12 meeting, and now an ...More
October 13, 2011 By John Carlisle
Posted in News, Management
Word About Self-Storage Talk Spreads at Inside Self-Storage World Expo in Tacoma

As I sit in the back of a seminar room at the Inside Self-Storage World Expo in Tacoma, Wash., I am ecstatic that so many presenters are, first of all, members and participants of Self-Storage Talk and second, have mentioned (and sometimes elaborated about) SST in their ...More
October 5, 2011 By John Carlisle
Posted in Blog
Getting a Job as a Self-Storage Manager: How to Present Yourself and Land the Position

The position of self-storage facility manager has become one in which sales, marketing and customer-service experience is essential to business success. Self-storage owners realize their managers are the face of the organization to the public, and the store’s performance is ...More
October 5, 2011
Posted in Articles, Management
Wage and Hour Issues in Self-Storage: Determining if a Facility Manager Is Exempt or Entitled to Overtime

Many self-storage owners operate under the misconception that if an employee carries the title “manager,” it’s enough to exempt the employee from being paid overtime. While it’s not impossible for a facility manager to be exempt, there are benchmarks that must be met. ...More
September 29, 2011
Posted in Articles, Legal Issues, Management
Employee Retention in Self-Storage: Cost-Effective Solutions for Creating Job Satisfaction and Longevity

Finding and retaining employees is a challenge in every industry. Savvy self-storage owners must think outside the box to boost employee morale and loyalty. Here are some creative, cost-effective ways to ensure employee satisfaction and retention. ...More
September 25, 2011
Posted in Articles, Management

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