Staffing

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Legal Considerations for Letting Self-Storage Employees Work From Home During COVID-19 Legal Considerations for Letting Self-Storage Employees Work From Home During COVID-19

COVID-19 has driven many businesses to let employees work from home. If this is happening at your self-storage operation, here are some things you need to know to better manage staff and mitigate legal risk.

byAshley Oblinger

Nov 20, 2020

4 Min Read

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Ways for Self-Storage Employers to Step Up Their Staff Support During COVID-19 Ways for Self-Storage Employers to Step Up Their Staff Support During COVID-19

byStacie Maxwell

Nov 19, 2020

6 Min Read

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Investing and Real Estate

What Does It REALLY Take? The Energy and Time Necessary to Be a Profitable Self-Storage Owner What Does It REALLY Take? The Energy and Time Necessary to Be a Profitable Self-Storage Owner

Nov 14, 2020

6 Min Read

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The Ups and Downs of Ownership: ‘The Self Storage Guy’ Shares First-Hand Insight for Handling a Bad Hire The Ups and Downs of Ownership: ‘The Self Storage Guy’ Shares First-Hand Insight for Handling a Bad Hire

Nov 11, 2020

How to Write a Quality Self-Storage Job Posting and Get It in Front of the Best Candidates

How to Write a Quality Self-Storage Job Posting and Get It in Front of the Best Candidates How to Write a Quality Self-Storage Job Posting and Get It in Front of the Best Candidates

Nov 4, 2020

7 Min Read

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Acing Your Self-Storage Job Interview: Ways to Prepare and Make a Positive Impression Acing Your Self-Storage Job Interview: Ways to Prepare and Make a Positive Impression

Oct 14, 2020

4 Min Read

How to Fine-Tune Your Self-Storage Staff and Performance Through Mystery Shopping

How to Fine-Tune Your Self-Storage Staff and Performance Through Mystery Shopping

The Power of Networking to Advance Your Self-Storage Career Prospects

The Power of Networking to Advance Your Self-Storage Career Prospects

The Power of Networking to Advance Your Self-Storage Career Prospects

bySteven Jeffers

ISS Store Featured Product: DVDs to Master Self-Storage Staffing

ISS Store Featured Product: DVDs to Master Self-Storage Staffing

ISS Store Featured Product: DVDs to Master Self-Storage Staffing

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Guidance to Find Kick-Butt Facility Managers From ‘The Self Storage Guy’

Guidance to Find Kick-Butt Facility Managers From ‘The Self Storage Guy’

What It’s Like When COVID-19 Strikes at Your Self-Storage Operation

Team Down! What It’s Like When COVID-19 Strikes at Your Self-Storage Operation

Team Down! What It’s Like When COVID-19 Strikes at Your Self-Storage Operation

bySusan Haviland

Management and Operation

Negotiating Your Compensation: Advice for Self-Storage Managers

Negotiating Your Compensation: Advice for Self-Storage Managers

Professional Options for Running Self-Storage Managers Through ‘Spring Training’

Professional Options for Running Self-Storage Managers Through ‘Spring Training’

What if You Get Sick: Protecting Your Self-Storage Business During COVID-19

What if You Get Sick: Protecting Your Self-Storage Business During COVID-19

Self-Storage Talk Featured Thread: When an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

Self-Storage Talk Featured Thread: When an Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

I’m So Over It! Battling Self-Storage Job Burnout and COVID-19 Fatigue

I’m So Over It! Battling Self-Storage Job Burnout and COVID-19 Fatigue

byTerri Friesner

How to Be a Self-Storage Leader, Regardless of Your Job Position

How to Be a Self-Storage Leader, Regardless of Your Job Position

byRK Kliebenstein

Tech Training for Self-Storage Teams: Steps to Improve Impact and Retention

Tech Training for Self-Storage Teams: Steps to Improve Impact and Retention

Tech Training for Self-Storage Teams: Steps to Improve Impact and Retention

Outsourcing Your Self-Storage Human Resources: Working With a PEO

Outsourcing Your Self-Storage Human Resources: Working With a PEO

byJeniece Carter-Rae

When Relationships Get Dicey in the Self-Storage Management Office

Dealing With Discord: When Relationships Get Dicey in the Self-Storage Management Office

Dealing With Discord: When Relationships Get Dicey in the Self-Storage Management Office

byPaula Dukesherer

Self-Storage Staff Discipline: A More Productive Approach

Self-Storage Staff Discipline: A More Productive Approach

Self-Storage Staff Discipline: A More Productive Approach

Management and Operation

Minimum-Wage Increases Now in Effect in Several States, Local Jurisdictions

Minimum-Wage Increases Now in Effect in Several States, Local Jurisdictions

Performing Successful Staff Evaluations in Self-Storage: Why and How

Performing Successful Staff Evaluations in Self-Storage: Why and How

bySusan Haviland

On the Front Line: Should Self-Storage Employees Receive Hazard Pay During COVID-19?

On the Front Line: Should Self-Storage Employees Receive Hazard Pay During COVID-19?

Pulling in the Same Direction: 5 Ways to Be an Amazing Self-Storage Team Player

Pulling in the Same Direction: 5 Ways to Be an Amazing Self-Storage Team Player

Food for Thought: Self-Storage Hiring and Retention in Today’s Feast or Famine Employment Market

Food for Thought: Self-Storage Hiring and Retention in Today’s Feast or Famine Employment Market

byStacie Maxwell

How to Recognize and Combat Self-Storage Manager Burnout

How to Recognize and Combat Self-Storage Manager Burnout

Working From Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic: 6 Tips for Self-Storage Professionals

Working From Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic: 6 Tips for Self-Storage Professionals

byMatt Huddleston

Self-Storage Manager Career Advice From an Industry Insider

Movin’ on Up: Self-Storage Manager Career Advice From an Industry Insider

Movin’ on Up: Self-Storage Manager Career Advice From an Industry Insider

byStephanie Tharpe

Establishing Your Self-Storage Work Culture and a System to Reinforce It

Establishing Your Self-Storage Work Culture and a System to Reinforce It

Establishing Your Self-Storage Work Culture and a System to Reinforce It

5 Simple Steps to Training New Self-Storage Staff

5 Simple Steps to Training New Self-Storage Staff

Understanding the Role of a Self-Storage District or Area Manager

Understanding the Role of a Self-Storage District or Area Manager

New Laws that Protect Employees and Affect Self-Storage Operation During COVID-19

New Laws that Protect Employees and Affect Self-Storage Operation During COVID-19

You Are the Key to Your Own Success! Why Self-Storage Managers Should Set Personal-Improvement Goals

You Are the Key to Your Own Success! Why Self-Storage Managers Should Set Personal-Improvement Goals

byDonna Edwards

Starting a New Self-Storage Job? Here are 5 Things to Help Ease Your Transition

Starting a New Self-Storage Job? Here are 5 Things to Help Ease Your Transition

byKevin Edwards

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