A loving and caring marriage doesn’t necessarily follow a full-out gorgeous wedding. In the same way, knowing a few efficiency techniques...

They go by several different titles. It could be they are the bookkeeper. Other titles we’ve heard are accountant, controller, accounting...

Most folks tend to think of growth as getting bigger. And that is a way people, things, and construction businesses grow. But there are...

Excellent leaders enable others to act. They empower people to step up and become leaders themselves. “Before you are a leader, success...

Perhaps one of the best examples in recent history of a leader being able to inspire a shared vision is Martin Luther King Jr. His “I...

It May Not be What You Think The concept of humility has gotten a bum rap over the last decades. People think showing humility will label...

Typically, traditions are associated with holidays. Usually, the aspects considered are which meals are prepared, where the ornaments or...

Take a Leap You probably don’t strap a sizeable elastic cord around your ankle several times a week and jump off the edge. But if you’re...

In this continuing Word of Mouth series, it is time to look at Vendors and Service Providers. Use these links to take you to the previous...

In the last post. you learned about the upcoming series of articles having to do with word of mouth strategies. These strategies are...

Which One Is It? When I first heard the words Word of Mouth Strategy, I thought the concept seemed rather oxymoronic. My thinking went...

Networking the Old-Fashioned Way Even if it is New-Fashioned The concepts and practices of networking are both ancient and fresh. On the...

When you want information, confirmation, or illumination, you draw from a supply of resources. Perhaps your mentor, a fellow contractor,...

So far in this series we’ve: · noticed who the hero was when the Big Bad Wolf came around · learned when to call for your Fairy Godmother...

Yeah, we know, you’re a strong, tough, resilient hero who dwells in the Land of Construction Contracting. That doesn’t mean you don’t...

It is in the potential. And it is looking outward. The potential clients who need your services aren’t mind-readers. You must tell them...

Get too comfortable in your business, and you’re likely to discover the same thing sleeping people and sleeping dogs learn. You get left...

Core Values – Everybody’s Got ‘Em Simply having core values doesn’t mean a construction contractor has high ethical standards. Even the...

Have you, like me, grown weary of the Stay Safe message? Well, hold on to your seatbelts because this adventurous message isn’t about...

Every construction company either has or has had at least one crappy employee. Just like in the friendliest of neighborhoods, it seems...