Typically, traditions are associated with holidays. Usually, the aspects considered are which meals are prepared, where the ornaments or...

Take a Leap You probably don’t strap a sizeable elastic cord around your ankle several times a week and jump off the edge. But if you’re...

In this final installment of the word of mouth series, the topic is clients and customers. You can see the other posts here: Word of...

This post is the third in the series concerning word of mouth strategy. The introduction is here, with the second found here. Where’s the...

In the last post. you learned about the upcoming series of articles having to do with word of mouth strategies. These strategies are...

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...

Get too comfortable in your business, and you’re likely to discover the same thing sleeping people and sleeping dogs learn. You get left...

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

You know, and so do we that being a construction contractor and keeping up with all-the-things isn’t easy. Sometimes you need to call for...

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

Why Have a Chain of Command? Organized construction contractors know how to use the chain of command. A clear and valid chain of command:...

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

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

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...

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...

It’s not magic, but what being organized can do for commercial construction subcontractors is phenomenal. From attracting the best...

[updated 11/24/21] Looking back on holiday traditions is among the “traditions” of many. Right? So, as we were looking forward to the...

Cost is something we can all understand – or not There is this interesting mindset we humans get caught up in, known as the Lost Cost...