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November/December 2016 3 www.feda.com C O V E R S T O R Y November/December 2016 F E A T U R E S 4 President's Message "Where's Tomski?" 6 Industry Insights "To Reclassify or Not?" Shelly Myers, Wasserstrom 8 Association Highlights "A New Era" 32 Foster Frable "The Chef/Kitchen Design Dilemma" 56 Money Matters "Order Economics" Three Important Facts on Giving Feedback • Corrective feedback can be constructive. • Corrective feedback is growth-oriented. • Corrective feedback is for the benefi t of the person being coached. Source: Tom Reilly Training 10 DEFINING SPACES 11 The Great Lakes Culinary Center 14 Burkett Restaurant Equipment & Supplies 18 Atlanta Fixture & Sales Co. 26 Globe Equipment Co. 58 TriMark SS Kemp 20 FEDA at The NAFEM Show 3 Reasons to Attend the Box Lunch Sales Seminar 28 Career Pathing Why it's Important for Your Sales Team and Beyond 34 Leadership in a Changing Environment More on the 2017 FEDA Convention Speakers and Topics 44 Best Practices in Carrying Cost Consider this Before Accepting a Vendor Offer 54 9 Lessons from the Best Boss I Ever Had! By Past FEDA Convention Speaker Ryan Estis 46 Assessing the Risk Use this conversation starter to expose vulnerabilities. D E P A R T M E N T S You're Invited! The good news is you don't have to travel around the country to visit these fi ve showrooms. Get ready to be inspired by bold designs, ambi- tious renovation projects and a few drop-dead gorgeous "grand plans." There are also plenty of tips on effec- tive merchandising and how to create the big-box vibe.