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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

A successful construction contracting or service business means having great people on your team. Finding and keeping those great people...

A construction contracting company or construction service business is a reflection of its owner; it is also a signifier for where the...

Becoming an entrepreneur, starting your own construction contracting or service business is the beginning of a journey. It is likely you...