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Whether your company has 20 employees or 2,000 employees, communications is critical to success. The good communicator knows that good information exchange moves people to action, and that you can never communicate too much.  There’s always a need to emphasize, clarify and enlighten.  Do you need a newsletter?  How about town-hall meetings?  Need an intranet?  How about a blog?  There are a number of places you can go for comunication ideas and recommendations, but here are some best-practice sites I’ve found helpful:

• Importance of Team Communication Skills
  
  
• 5 Tools for Online Business Communication
  
  
• 10 Great Team Communication Apps
  

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·         10 Great Team Communication Apps

According to a study recently released by the National Association of Home Builders, bathroom remodels at the most common remodeling project, recently overtaking kitchens. Many of the respondents commented about how they’d rather stay where they are at now and fix it up.

What have you seen? Does it match their findings?

It’s a carpenter’s pencil with a level bubble in it… but wait, there’s more!

Apparently it also has some magnets in it to hold it on scaffold or anything else metal. It’s made from recycled stuff.  Read more about them here.

I know how I feel about it, what about you guys?  Pro or Not So Pro?

I’ve worked on some interesting green building jobs in the past.  We had to do things like sorting the waste into different piles: wood without nails, wood with nails, recyclable, etc.  At the time it seemed like a pain, but you’ll be amazed when you see the amount of trash that is generated by building.  Anyone else have any stories to share?

Looking for tips on how to get the most out of your multi-tool?  Look no further than the Joe the Pro page on YouTube.  Visit http://www.youtube.com/user/Boschjoethepro to learn about the latest blades, segmented saws and sanding accessories for your multi-tool.  And you’ll get the quick lo-down from a real user, because I use them all!

You'll find information about how to get the most out of your multi-tool and its accessories on the Joe the Pro YouTube page.