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Organized Contractor

Mar 11
2 min

Budgeting and Estimating

Proper budgets and estimates If your commercial construction contracting business is to survive, then you must be equipped to provide pro...

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Yvonne Root

Oct 30, 2019
4 min

Ask the Right Questions

Want to know what your employees want, so they feel satisfied with their job? Ask them! It isn’t as daunting as you may think. There are ...

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Yvonne Root

Sep 25, 2019
3 min

Safety and Your Construction Crew

Safety counts The most important tool in your “safety toolbox” is found in the minds of your workforce. Therefore, the first hurdle to ov...

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Contingency Budget to Performance Budget

Yvonne Root

May 22, 2019
3 min

Contingency Budget to Performance Budget

Turn your contingency budget into your performance budget You can get your commercial construction team on board for saving time, reduci...

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Preventing Loss of Tools, Equipment, and Supplies

Yvonne Root

Feb 6, 2019
4 min

Preventing Loss of Tools, Equipment, and Supplies

Preventing Loss of Tools, Equipment, and Supplies Preventing loss of your stuff I remember the overall depletion of my dad’s spirit the m...

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Yvonne Root

Jan 30, 2019
5 min

Building Construction Jobs

Building Construction Jobs Building construction trades need workers Over and over, we hear from our clients and other construction contr...

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Are Loyal Employees a Thing of the Past?

Yvonne Root

Nov 7, 2018
3 min

Are Loyal Employees a Thing of the Past?

Loyal to what? In the construction industry, in 2018, the idea of loyal employees has taken a beating. Loyalty has gotten into the workfo...

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Yvonne Root

Jul 25, 2018
4 min

Phones on the Roof

Phones anywhere on a construction site What do you think? Should there be phones on your construction site? There are a number of constru...

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Achievement-Based Bonus Programs That Don’t Stink – Part 3

Yvonne Root

Jun 6, 2018
5 min

Achievement-Based Bonus Programs That Don’t Stink – Part 3

Build the bonus program Building an achievement-based bonus program will take some effort on your part, yet it need not be overly complic...

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Implement a “Give it Away” Policy with Your Construction Team

Yvonne Root

May 16, 2018
3 min

Implement a “Give it Away” Policy with Your Construction Team

Last time, I talked about making decisions concerning whether a change order is necessary when dealing with requests from clients. If you...

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Yvonne Root

May 9, 2018
3 min

Do You Really Need a Change Order?

Client requests Strategy is involved when you determine what to do and what not to do when dealing with client requests. Be sure all your...

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5 Strategies to Retain Your Best Employees – Part 3

Yvonne Root

Mar 28, 2018
2 min

5 Strategies to Retain Your Best Employees – Part 3

This is the third in a 5-part series about specific strategies you can use in order to retain your best construction employees. You can f...

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5 Strategies to Retain Your Best Employees – Part 2

Yvonne Root

Mar 21, 2018
2 min

5 Strategies to Retain Your Best Employees – Part 2

This is the second in a 5-part series about specific strategies you can use in order to retain your best construction employees. You can ...

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5 Strategies to Retain Your Best Construction Employees – Part 1

Yvonne Root

Mar 14, 2018
3 min

5 Strategies to Retain Your Best Construction Employees – Part 1

Create a great place to work! This is the first in a five-part series. Find the other posts by clicking on Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Pa...

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Yvonne Root

Feb 14, 2018
5 min

Short and Sweet the Way to Meet

Better management in your construction business through daily meetings Safety meetings are Boring! But they don’t have to be, and they sh...

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Yvonne Root

Jan 17, 2018
3 min

You Know You Want Excellent Employees

Chances are, you as a construction contractor, look for people who show up on time, whose appearance cleans up well, who protect their wo...

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5 Features You Must Rock in Your Construction Business

Yvonne Root

Jan 10, 2018
5 min

5 Features You Must Rock in Your Construction Business

Have you ever looked around and wondered how you got to where you are? You may have inherited your construction contracting business. Or ...

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Not “If” – Rather “When” Something Goes Wrong on Your Construction Site

Yvonne Root

Jan 3, 2018
3 min

Not “If” – Rather “When” Something Goes Wrong on Your Construction Site

If you’re a construction contractor who hasn’t experienced anything go wrong on one of your projects, you’re either brand new to the biz ...

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Yvonne Root

Dec 6, 2017
3 min

Part 2 – Let Middle Managers Manage

This is part 2 of a 2-part discussion about growing your business through growing your middle managers. If you missed part 1 which concer...

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Yvonne Root

Nov 29, 2017
1 min

Part 1 – Let Middle Managers Manage

This is part 1 of a 2-part discussion concerning growing your construction contracting or service business through growing your middle ma...

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