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Being Profitable
Every Monday morning, The Profit Constructors’ social media posts are routinely filled with something akin to an Irish blessing. They...

Yvonne Root
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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A Lean Mean Communicating Machine
Turning your construction contracting company into a Lean Mean Communicating Machine is imperative. In the best of times, communicating...

Yvonne Root
Apr 1, 20203 min read
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Solutions for Homebound Employees with Children
So, you’ve sent the office staff home. And, the schools have sent their children home. How do they (and your construction contracting...

Yvonne Root
Mar 25, 20205 min read
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Working Remotely
Easing the remote transition Working remotely isn’t a new idea, but it may be for you. Now that you already have or are planning to send...

Yvonne Root
Mar 20, 20201 min read
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Trust and Risk Mitigation in Construction
Editor’s note: Our social calendar (including blog posts) is scheduled weeks (sometimes months) in advance. The following post was...

Yvonne Root
Mar 18, 20204 min read
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Budgeting and Estimating
Proper budgets and estimates If your commercial construction contracting business is to survive, then you must be equipped to provide...

Yvonne Root
Mar 11, 20202 min read
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Job Cost Tracking
Who needs Job Cost Tracking? You do. That is, you do if you’re a commercial construction subcontractor, and you are determined to manage...

Yvonne Root
Mar 4, 20203 min read
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Leadership — Inspire others
Inspire through leadership Your leadership capabilities as the owner of a construction contracting business may very well hinge on one...

Yvonne Root
Feb 26, 20204 min read
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Leadership — Develop an eye for the big picture
How neglecting some things in your business pays off Here’s the deal; big picture thinking is a core leadership competency. Yes, as a...

Yvonne Root
Feb 19, 20205 min read
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Leadership – Practice Composure
Leading with Composure Keep in mind these three important facts concerning composure: Everyone wants it Most have messed it up It can be...

Yvonne Root
Feb 12, 20202 min read
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Leadership – Keep learning
Leadership means continual learning You’re a construction contractor. By default, that means you’re a leader. Through reason, that means...

Yvonne Root
Feb 5, 20203 min read
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Organize Your Construction Office Space
Organizing Fundamentals Establishing three organizing fundamentals in your construction contracting office will aid you and your staff to...

Yvonne Root
Jan 29, 20204 min read
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Technically it is About Organizing the Tech
Organizing Technology Tech is a wild and wooly beast that can be tamed. It really must be tamed if you’re to survive in the construction...

Yvonne Root
Jan 22, 20203 min read
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Organizing Time in the Construction World
Organizing Time is About Organizing Time When you run from one business fire to another all day, there’s a good chance you didn’t take...

Yvonne Root
Jan 15, 20204 min read
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Spark the Vision – Part 2
What follows is the second in a two-part series concerning creating and passing on a vision for your commercial construction company. The...

Yvonne Root
Dec 18, 20194 min read
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Spark the Vision in Your Construction Business
Your vision matters Vision in your construction business is different from goals or objectives. “You’ve got to give yourself the freedom...

Yvonne Root
Dec 11, 20194 min read
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Your Construction Business Has a Dog
You own a dog whether or not you know it If you own a construction contracting business, you own a dog. And we’ll get to that part later....

Yvonne Root
Dec 4, 20193 min read
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Words, Choose Them Wisely
Words are precious Words are very precious and using them wisely sets you apart. When you own a construction contracting business, you...

Yvonne Root
Nov 20, 20195 min read
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Tackling Problems in Your Construction Business
Tackling Problems in Your Construction Business Last time, we talked about When Solutions Become Problems. As promised, now we’re diving...

Yvonne Root
Nov 13, 20194 min read
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When Solutions Become Problems
Solutions can go awry Things that seem like a good idea at the time can turn out to be anything but. For example, you and your gang just...

Yvonne Root
Nov 6, 20193 min read
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