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...

What is a construction project made of? What makes a successful construction project a successful construction project? What is the...

Construction Business Owner as Hero When writing this post, I wanted to use the title, “How to be a Top-Notch Construction Business...

It’s your plan Take a moment to envision the peeling of potatoes. In your mind’s eye, you might have seen different tools being used, but...

Interruptions – you got ‘em When daily interruptions and distractions keep you always on your toes as you put out the small fires they...

The mighty checklist tool From administrative procedures to job site safety protocols, from purchase orders to change orders, from daily...

In the first of this two-part series, we dealt with removing the obstacle course in your commercial construction subcontracting office...

Obstacle Course or Office? Obstacle courses can be for the fun of it, or they can be used for training military and police forces, but...

Operations Accountability Last time, we focused on the dual options (DIY or MODIFY) that The Profit Constructors offers construction...

We looked at sorting and clutter in the first part of this two-part series. This time, we’re tackling the process of sorting within three...

What sort is it? The post titled The Power of Categories focused on how the development of categories is the basis for organizing your...