By George Hedley Most companies, managers, project teams and field crews don't have a clue when they hit a homerun. Employees are told to 'do your best,' or 'work as hard as you can,' but not given specific milestones to shoot for. Most companies and managers never...

What is your top business priority? Where do you spend your time? Is it attention to details, customer service, supervising, scheduling, ordering materials, or paperwork? To improve your bottom-line, it shouldn't be any of the above! Maximizing your profit must be...

One of my dreams is to play all the top 100 rated golf courses in the world. Often these courses are exclusive private country clubs that hold PGA golf tournaments. I like to play these tough courses because their design features make it difficult to shoot a good...

The World Has Changed! As I sat in my hotel room, stranded in Boston, on September 11, 2001, I didn't realize how drastically and quickly the business climate was going to change. I was still confident about the future and business in general at that time. Our...

Have you noticed people who think and act small, stay small? And those who think and act BIG, are the ones who make it happen? Being HUGE is attitude, altitude, and active action. It's getting past the little things which get in your way and hold you back. It's...

The successful business today must work! Work well, work fast, work lean and produce results. Leading companies today are innovative, creative, cutting edge AND always achieve exceptional bottom-line results. Old methods of doing business won't deliver above...

Ask fifty construction company owners what a perfect business would be like for them. You'll likely get forty-nine different answers. But, one common focus will stand out - business owners want their business to create equity and build wealth. Equity and wealth are...

Select which reason you think most construction company owners go into business: ___ They like to work 80 hours per week ___ They like to be stressed out ___ They like to be out of control ___ They like to be under-paid ___ They like to be over-worked ___ They like...

How many times have you said to yourself: "It seems like workers don't care." "Can't anyone take some initiative?" "No one accepts any responsibility except me!" "It seems like people don't get excited about doing a good job anymore!" "If only we could find some...

By now you are well on your way to implementing the first nine steps of this entrepreneurial excellence series. You are getting close to owning a business that works without your constant attention, direct supervision, controlling, micromanaging, and everyday...