Too Busy Too Train?

by | Apr 3, 2019 | BUSINESS OWNERSHIP TOPICS

Do you wish your field crews and management people were as good as you? Do they often struggle and fail to do things the way you want them done? How long does it take them to master a new task or idea? Would a regular training program make a difference? I recently...

Slap Their Backs

by | Apr 3, 2019 | BUSINESS OWNERSHIP TOPICS

My first year in high school, I went out for the water polo team. Our coach was also the head baseball coach who never played water polo and couldn’t swim. As the season progressed, we learned the basics and began to gel as a team. I liked our coach and...

Leaders Make Selling a Priority

by | Apr 3, 2019 | BUSINESS OWNERSHIP TOPICS

“I have some deep concerns about the future of your company. I have some deep concerns about your leadership. I have some deep concerns about the management team you have assembled. Your business is not growing for one reason: You and your management team are...

What Labor Shortage

by | Apr 3, 2019 | BUSINESS OWNERSHIP TOPICS

There Are Enough Workers! Everyone complains they can’t find enough good help. So the construction industry labor shortage must exist. Right? Well, guess what? There is NOT a labor shortage in the United States. A new luxury hotel recently opened in Las Vegas...

Let Go To Grow!

by | Apr 3, 2019 | BUSINESS OWNERSHIP TOPICS

As a business owner, I need to get a huge return on my time.  Every year, our company does $40 to 75 million in commercial construction and development.  We also manage over 500,000 square feet of leased buildings.  I don’t have time to sweat the small...