Yvonne Root
The Up-to-Date Guide to Organizing Your Construction Business – Part One
Warning! If you’re here for a quick fix, this post isn’t for you. Read on if you’re serious about finding ways to make your construction...
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Yvonne Root
- Aug 9
- 5 min
36 Reasons to Get into Construction
The Story Behind This Post We’re going to have a little fun here today. It all started when I noticed a plethora of articles, blog posts,...
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Yvonne Root
- Jul 19
- 4 min
How to Delegate Well – 7 Tips for Better Delegation
Before delving into the tips for better delegation, let’s clarify one thing: delegating to others takes time and practice – it is an...
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Yvonne Root
- Jul 12
- 3 min
The 3 Rs of Construction Contracting
As part of a recent post concerning transparency in your construction business we said, “The best way to avoid anxieties or suspicions is...
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Yvonne Root
- Jul 5
- 3 min
3 Ways to Respond to the Naysayers
You’re running a construction business. You have things to accomplish. But there are naysayers! Before deciding which of the three ways...
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Yvonne Root
- Jun 21
- 3 min
A Straightforward Guide to Transparency in Your Construction Business
Putting Trust on the Line When you commit to openly sharing expectations, mistakes, setbacks, feedback, revenue, and other numbers in...
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Yvonne Root
- May 31
- 3 min
5 Strategies Discerning Construction Subcontractors Use to Prosper – Part 5
The emphasis is on relationships in this final part of the 5-part series concerning strategies used by discerning construction...
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Yvonne Root
- May 24
- 2 min
5 Strategies Discerning Construction Subcontractors Use to Prosper – Part 4
Grasp Your Tech Leveraging modern technological solutions keeps your construction business from being left behind. In this fourth part of...
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Yvonne Root
- Apr 26
- 4 min
Train Them Up
An ancient proverb says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” I was reading through...
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Yvonne Root
- Mar 9
- 4 min
An Unusual Look at Change Orders
The Big Picture You get it. You know that change orders are woven into the fabric of construction contracting. Even if they aren’t...
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Yvonne Root
- Jan 18
- 2 min
Construction Business Acumen Lists
The foundational concept for the information that follows is this: Any successful business owners possess business acumen. A typical...
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Yvonne Root
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Employee Loyalty Does Exist!
Employee Loyalty Remember the M&M commercial where Santa and an M&M each declare that the other exists? They’re both astonished at the...
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Yvonne Root
- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
Fresh-Data and Decisions
Sometimes it seems we have data coming out our ears. From marketers to religious leaders, from school officials to medical providers,...
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Yvonne Root
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
Adaptive for Construction Contractors
Myth: Construction Contractors don’t want to use new technology. Truth: Construction Contractors DO want technology that is easy to set...
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Yvonne Root
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
An Unusual Look at KPIs
Because you are a construction contractor, there are two fundamental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) you hear about all the time. They...
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Yvonne Root
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
Let’s Talk nettTracker!
Keeping Track Construction accounting pros, would you like to spend just a few minutes (instead of hours) making adjustments at the end...
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Yvonne Root
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
Capable Construction Contractors Collaborate part 2
The first part of this two-part series aimed to supply food for thought concerning the benefits of collaborating; now, the focus will be...
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Yvonne Root
- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
Priority Make it a Priority
It happened again. I found myself standing across the counter from a sweet young sales clerk who, in all innocence, asked me, “Do you...
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Yvonne Root
- Jun 8, 2022
- 3 min
Accountability, Who Cares?
This article isn’t about a singular “accountability partner.” It is about understanding the plethora of people in your life and...
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Yvonne Root
- May 4, 2022
- 2 min
Leadership Through Communication
Being a construction business leader makes it incumbent on you to practice excellent communication. It is that simple – and that hard....
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