The Power of Categories Whether you think of it as a well-oiled machine or a streamlined operation, the health of your construction...

Wait, I have to do that next? Determining what the next step is in a sequence of steps can be rather easy or a bit complicated. For...

Chuck in a Truck doesn’t need to write out or document his systems; they’re in his head. And that works for him. But the minute he hires...

What’s in a name or title? Occasionally, I can’t help myself. I borrow from The Bard, William Shakespeare. He asked (through the voice of...

First things first The other day, The Profit Constructors received an excellent review from a client, and that got me to thinking about...

Documents run business Documents run business and, in the construction contracting business, the very idea of documentation is embedded...

Give reskill and upskill opportunities There once was a time when cross-training was enough to keep things under control when an employee...

How symbiotic relationships sustain savvy construction contractors and other business owners. Symbiotic relationships in nature Do you...

Construction and Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to the world as Dr. Seuss, was a creative writer who delighted children as well as...

Shakespeare may have lamented, “What’s in a name?” then gone on to describe a sweet rose whose name would make no difference. We...

Cost-Benefit Analysis and numbers The cost-benefit analysis allows commercial construction subcontractors to compare expected potential...

The whole team When you run a commercial construction subcontracting business, it is vital to have people who know what you don’t know on...

Things aren’t what they used to be The reaction to the Coronavirus pandemic has caused shifts in buying habits, consumer expectations,...

The tale of a water crossing About thirty years ago, I drove an 18-wheeled truck from Farmington, New Mexico, to Page, Arizona. It was my...

Not choosing a path is the same as choosing a path Let’s say you have a choice to cut your hair or to let it grow. If you say, “I don’t...

There I was, scrolling through a personal social media account when I saw what I was certain was just one more post telling me how to...

Being a construction contractor has never been an easy job. Being a construction contractor in mid-April of the year 2020 – well, that’s...

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

Turning your construction contracting company into a Lean Mean Communicating Machine is imperative. In the best of times, communicating...

So, you’ve sent the office staff home. And, the schools have sent their children home. How do they (and your construction contracting...