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Management

Build stronger teams and better businesses. Discover leadership strategies, workforce solutions and operational best practices that help construction companies improve productivity, culture and long-term growth.

  • Big Thank Yous Get You Noticed

    In reading your “Mediocrity” article I picked up on some great tips about the importance of maintaining a good relationship with clients. I would like to send a thank you letter to a few clients that we recently completed projects for. I feel that this letter needs to have something more than just a generic thank you in it. Can you offer any suggestions? Your input would be greatly appreciated.
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  • Stop Doing Their Jobs for Them

    Several years ago, I made a commitment to take charge of my company, put my priorities first, and focus on building a business that works for me. I committed to working smarter, getting organized, being in control, focusing on things that produce bottom-line profits, delegating as much as possible, spending more time with customers and getting home at a decent time! When Monday morning rolled around, I couldn’t wait to get to the office. I arrived at work at 6 AM and made a list. I prioritized these tasks into the following categories:
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  • Outsourcing Training

    Identified by successful businesses as critical, training is the all-important yet sometimes difficult to incorporate function. Through training, companies transmit information, convert it into knowledge and transfer learning in an attempt to improve employee and overall organizational performance, meet various compliance standards and engage the workforce in continuous development necessary to meet personal and organizational goals and objectives.
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    Understand & Manage Passive-Aggressive Employees

    From identification to intervention: a supervisor’s response plan
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    Motivating Strategies to Gain Better Performing Construction Employees

    Use four simple steps to get the most out of your employees; learn about them and use that knowledge to motivate them to do their best work.
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  • What Is Your Hiring Philosophy And Does It Fit Your Business?

    How different ideologies shape company culture, workforce quality, & long-term success
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  • Five Characteristics of a Well-Designed Employee Incentive Plan

    The beauty of a well-designed employee incentive program is that as employees meet their physical and financial goals, you, as the owner, attain your goal of making your company more valuable and, perhaps, more marketable.
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  • Hiring Trends

    Organizations are adopting a variety of efforts to recruit, attract, hire and retain top candidates.
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  • Improve Productivity with Performance Evaluations

    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. With a well-developed system in place aligning organizational, team/departmental and individual goals, the organization will be in a much better position to achieve their overarching financial goals.
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    Institute Screening Technologies Into the Hiring Process

    Nearly all executives have a different opinion as to what keeps their organization in a leadership position, and these answers can range from innovative products and service to competitive pricing and advertising.
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    The Business Owner Toolbox Part 5 : Get Results or “You’re Fired!”

    I hate to fire people. Last week, I was forced to make a tough decision on one of our construction and development projects.
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    Motivate Employees to Behave Like Construction Company Owners, Part 1

    Creating a culture of employees who think and act like owners can lead to amazing results, both financially and culturally. I am on a mission to eradicate entitlement. People with this mentality believe they deserve things because of who they are rather than what they do. It is my opinion that this mentality has been cultivated over several decades by lowering standards in schools (it is more important to feel smart than be smart) and eliminating the competitive element in games and sports (it is more important to feel like a winner than be one). The result is a workforce of some individuals who feel entitled to a work environment and compensation that is not equivalent to the work they perform. So, how do you, as a business owner, deal with this?
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