Yvonne Root
Being Profitable
Every Monday morning, The Profit Constructors’ social media posts are routinely filled with something akin to an Irish blessing. They...
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Yvonne Root
- Mar 25, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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Yvonne Root
- Feb 26, 2020
- 4 min
Leadership — Inspire others
Inspire through leadership Your leadership capabilities as the owner of a construction contracting business may very well hinge on one...
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Yvonne Root
- Feb 12, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Yvonne Root
- Oct 23, 2019
- 2 min
What Running With the Big Dogs Means
The story about how we REALLY feel about our clients. Our clients Run With the Big Dogs! While some might see us as contractor fans,...
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Yvonne Root
- Aug 7, 2019
- 2 min
Being Patient in an Impatient Construction World
Being Patient for the long-haul Learning to be patient takes . . . well, it takes a modicum of patience. And, I’m among those who’ve had...
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Yvonne Root
- Jul 24, 2019
- 3 min
Employee Handbooks and All That
Employee Handbooks for reading pleasure? 😵 I was asked to help write an employee handbook for Schulte and Schulte recently. And I...
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Yvonne Root
- Jul 17, 2019
- 4 min
Building Castles and High Rises
Building streams This report is going to follow two diverse streams which converge to make one river of thought. The first stream has to...
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Yvonne Root
- Jun 12, 2019
- 4 min
Brand Personality in Construction
Brand Personality including logos and such Brand Personality is made up of many different (and some moving) parts. How many times have...
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Yvonne Root
- May 29, 2019
- 2 min
Financial Acumen for Construction Contractors
How Financial Acumen puts you ahead When you gain financial acumen, you understand how to use financial reports along with all the...
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Yvonne Root
- Apr 24, 2019
- 4 min
Focus for Construction Contractors
Focus for Construction Contractors Focus is a core factor of business success Yet focus, simply for the sake of focus makes no sense....
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Yvonne Root
- Apr 10, 2019
- 4 min
Delegating in the Construction Arena
Delegating in the Construction Arena Delegating: a leadership tool Every day you send people into the field or to their desks to...
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Yvonne Root
- Mar 6, 2019
- 3 min
Promoting Your Commercial Construction Business
Promoting Your Commercial Construction Business Promoting your construction business While promoting your commercial construction...
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Yvonne Root
- Jan 9, 2019
- 4 min
Growing Your Construction Business in 2019
Growing Your Construction Business in 2019 Growing your construction business is much like planning to run with the big dogs. As a matter...
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Yvonne Root
- Oct 2, 2018
- 3 min
Instagram and the Construction Contractor
Instagram? Why? Before we get into the whats, hows, and wherefores of using Instagram to market your construction contracting business,...
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Yvonne Root
- Sep 19, 2018
- 4 min
Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 3
Business is great Business is great – until it isn’t. The construction contracting business is well known for its boom or bust nature....
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Yvonne Root
- Sep 12, 2018
- 4 min
Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 2
Construction business growth Construction, at its very heart, is exhilarating. Being part of an industry that manufactures the clients’...
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Yvonne Root
- Sep 5, 2018
- 3 min
Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 1
You’ve gone beyond finding your first client. You’ve gotten past all the start-up issues. You are ready to take the next steps to grow...
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Yvonne Root
- Aug 15, 2018
- 2 min
Technology Isn’t the Focus, Business Is
Your technology choices Finding technology that is relevant to running your subcontracting business is easy. Right? *Beep* Wrong! Finding...
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Yvonne Root
- Aug 7, 2018
- 3 min
How to Know if Your Office System is a Mess
Office systems – they’re no joke Office systems could be funny, right? Let’s step back a moment and look at where this post came from. As...
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