Future Plans Begat Current Work Have you ever caught yourself overlooking the tasks and happenings right in front of you and constantly looking towards the future? Whether that future is later on in the same day, the very next day or some day down the road, it is easy to have your mind on the […]
Smart Growth
If you have an interest in growing your construction business. Here are several options for smart growth: A – Train somebody B – Finding already trained workers C – Steal somebody D – Outsource E – Scale down on number of projects There are lots of reasons to try to grow & expand your […]
3 Key Contractor Scheduling Terms
Keeping a schedule on a construction project can be very similar to attempting to herd a litter of cats in the same direction. A construction project has so many moving parts that it can be a daunting task to keep a project on schedule. Deliveries, employees, subcontractors, vendors and the dreaded but inevitable DELAYS all […]
Construction Intuition
Whatever your trade, craft or even profession, there seems to be a professional intuition that is developed over time. Knowing when & how to implement this intuition into your business & projects can be a game changer. It can really help tie together all of the myriad of moving parts that occur on a daily […]
Fail Forward
It has been said that you should never lose – you either win or you learn. While this saying makes perfect sense for a motivational speech for a sporting event, can it be applied to your construction business? Easy answer – YES. Apply it every day. Multiple times a day if necessary. Trust me, if […]
Contract(ors)
Contract is the root word of what we all consider ourselves to be – Contractors. Think about it, you can’t spell contractor without contract. Likewise, you should NOT be doing any contracting type work without a contract. Sure, it is not as cool a word as demo day or excavation and writing a contract is […]