 | Bill Lee is owner and CEO of Scott Rice Office Interiors, LLC, a company created in 1934, then known as Bauman's. Scott Rice is a Steelcase dealer and an Office Furniture USA franchise owner. Scott Rice provides office furniture, modular carpet, panel systems and related installation and moving services to businesses and organizations throughout central Kansas. Bill acquired Scott Rice in December 2003 after serving as general manager for the three previous years. He has a broad background in sales/sales management and held general management positions in four different companies over the last 25 years. Bill has managed businesses in several different arenas to include office products, paper converting, specialty advertising and now office furniture. He has been involved in three business turnarounds during his management career. Bill grew up in Southeast Kansas and graduated from Kansas University. He served as an Army infantry officer in Vietnam and considers this experience as his best learning experience related to people management. Bill has always felt that managing toward superior service performance is the key to success in any organization and he made that a top priority at Scott Rice from the very beginning. |
Office Environment
2006-09-01 11:54:00
High tech, is it effective?
ANSWER: Most business people feel there is a direct link between improved productivity and advances in high tech communications over the last 20 years. Today people are more accessible – information is more accessible. Combine this with wireless computers and telephone headsets and voila, your office is anywhere you go. Training sessions, meetings and seminars can all take place wherever you are – this is cutting expensive travel costs and driving higher productivity as internet conferencing becomes more popular. So, what is the downside?It is thought that the benefits far, far outweigh the downsides of the new communications technologies. Wireless security is one issue that businesses must think about if protecting information is a major part of their business. Developers are continuing to improve this aspect.
