Tag: management
These items have all been tagged with the tag "management", You can see other tags in the Tag CloudAmerica's obsession with sports is nothing new, but here's an interesting tidbit that will make any employer pause: Average fantasy sports fanatics spend an estimated 34 minutes per day just thinking about their teams, which means 30 to 40 million employees linger on sites for over 30 minutes every day deciding on whether Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez will continue his base stealing this week or which team's closer is going to shut down the lefties in the ninth inning.
Over the past several years, the construction industry has been going strong with plentiful amounts of work available. But with this growth comes the routine challenges of personnel, infrastructure, cash flow, etc. While all of these challenges are items you see and face everyday, another challenge may be arising that you need to be aware of as well: The day your deferred taxes are due!
Construction Business Owner, May 2008
Dear Jayme,
There's a guy in the company who does great work but has a really sour attitude. He's always complaining, whining and criticizing me and how we do things. When I talk to him about this, he gets insulted and angry, and it just makes things worse. How do I handle this?
Hal
Construction Business Owner, May 2008
The commercial and institutional building industry comprises many disciplines, from architects and contractors to product manufacturers and facility managers. Clear and accurate communication between these disciplines is absolutely essential for a project to be successful. For more than fifty years, the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) has provided the standards and formats that help the industry's professionals work together more effectively. In recent years, CSI has updated its flagship products, and this year is introducing some new tools.
Construction Business Owner, May 2008
The market is slowing down. You need sales. Where are all those sales opportunities going to come from?
Are they behind that door?
Are they under this rock?
You know they're here somewhere, but where?
Well, maybe, just maybe, they're right under your nose.
Construction Business Owner, May 2008
Editor's Note: This is the fifth in our 2008 series of "Get Your Business to Work," written by our regular columnist George Hedley. In last month's article, George Hedley offered his first ten of twenty tips to boost your bottom line. Tips eleven through fifteen follow.
Ever been accused of being a sandbagger? Golfers who pad their handicap are often called sandbaggers. They keep their handicap artificially high so they get a few extra strokes from their opponents when playing match play. The term "sandbagger" comes from the concept of filling your golf bag with some sand so it's heavier than normal, causing you to get tired and not play up to your potential. In order to keep their handicaps comfortably higher than they should be, sandbaggers do little things like missing short putts on purpose when they don't need to sink them to win a hole.
Construction Business Owner, April 2008
When Jose Elias-Calles first began in construction, he enjoyed remodeling and building homes, but the emotions often interlaced with homebuilding eventually pushed him toward commercial work. He purchased a small commercial construction business in 1989, and nineteen years later, Consolidated Contracting Services, Inc., has grown to a $40 million-a-year commercial contracting company.
Construction Business Owner, April 2008
Most owners of construction companies came up through the operations side. They were in the field early in their careers, learning their trade from the ground up.
Today, many contractors find themselves owning a business that has grown significantly from where it started. They generally aren't experts in organization structure and therefore aren't aware of the need to assess the organization they have in place to handle the current and future volume of the business.
Don’t you just hate it when good jobs turn bad? You get the job at a good price. You keep an eye on your weekly job costs. Everything seems to be on course for a profitable conclusion...and then it all falls apart at the end.
Construction Business Owner, March 2008
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I recently graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and went to work for my dad in the construction business. I have grown up around the business and have a pretty good grasp of the industry. My dad gets me involved in every aspect including: estimating, project management, meeting clients, year-end financials, etc.
