Tag: 2007 September Issue
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There’s good news for employers who find themselves torn between the affordable worker and the practiced employee. As it turns out, many construction-industry job seekers are coming to understand the effects of rising healthcare costs. The result: They are placing more emphasis on qualitative benefits, such as enjoyment of their work, than on the more traditional, financial benefits.Construction Business Owner, September 2007
Editor's Note: This is the ninth in our 2007 series of The Business Owner Toolbox written by our regular columnist George Hedley. Each article is written to provide you with practical, immediately applicable business management tools to assist you on your path to building a successful, growing business.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
"Negotiation" defined is a "discussion aimed at reaching an agreement"-which is not always the simplest of tasks. Following certain guidelines is helpful to develop better negotiation skills for more productive discussions. A method to use for optimum give-and-take is principled negotiation.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
Amidst a sea of policies, procedures, tactics and best practices, one of the most critical tools an organization must have in place is a credible performance evaluation system that will serve to increase productivity and efficiency, improve customer satisfaction and market share and increase employee commitment.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
Many smaller and mid-market companies in the construction industry are misunderstood or ignored because their reports and schedules are inaccurate, often because the reports are used primarily as a tool for the accountant to prepare a tax return or to fulfill a bank-reporting obligation, so they do not contain enough information for you to control your business.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
In the construction industry, equipment and machinery are essentially your business. Without the proper equipment, it would be nearly impossible to get jobs done with efficiency, craft and care.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
People manage risk in a variety of ways—some do so in a highly structured manner, while others take a much more laissez-faire approach. Some people think that since you cannot know what will happen, don't worry about it; just deal with it when it happens. Unfortunately, those who manage risk this way will most likely be managing the risk of losing their job.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
It's a common problem shared among busy construction owners—working hard to manage all the details of their jobs leaves little time to tell which projects are working.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
If you have a toxic-looking office in a scary part of town, you probably won't have many people stopping by to say "Hi." The same is true of websites.
