By Jim Moody, CAE President There are only a handful of cardinal rules in association management: 1) Don’t lie to your board. 2) Respect members’ time and money. 3) Never forget that members are your members, not your friends. You’d think those are pretty easy to keep, but I’ve broken the last one a hundred […]
By Brae Canlen At a gathering of 200 pro dealers and suppliers in Savannah, Ga., the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) board of directors introduced a new leadership team headed by Chuck Bankston, president of Bankston Lumber in Barnesville, Ga. The Oct. 24 installation was held during the ProDealer Industry Summit, a […]
By Ken Clark Chuck Bankston, the fourth-generation owner of Bankston Lumber and the incoming chairman of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) stands beneath a sign in the yard’s main warehouse in Barnesville, Ga. The sign reads: “If you’re not having fun, you’re fired.” Source URL: http://www.homechannelnews.com/article/walking-aisles-bankston-lumber Originally Posted: August 1st, 2012