Business Management
How To Catch The Wave
Have you ever been to the beach when the surfers were out? Do you remember watching them sit out in the ocean on their boards, waiting for the perfect wave to come along and carry […]
Business Management
Business Management
Behavior – What’s Holding YOU Back?
What is wrong with my business? Why am I struggling? Why can’t I grow? Why am I losing customers? If you are asking yourself these questions and looking for the answers on your income statement […]
Business Management
Managing For Predetermined Profit
Managing for a predetermined profit is not a well-known practice in the construction industry, where smaller companies, including startups, owner-operated organizations and small partnerships represent the majority of firms. Yet, when put into practice and […]
Business Management
A Health Checkup For Your Business
Measuring key variables keeps you strong. Imagine you’re going to your doctor for an annual physical. You’re expecting the usual round of poking, prodding and blood work, but the doctor just smiles and pronounces you […]
Business Management
Taking Chances
There is no shortage of effective leadership. A search on Google will turn up endless pages of magazine articles, books and speeches about all of those characteristics viewed as essential for a dynamic and motivational […]
Business Management
Fear Of Change
Fear of what’s new or different can stifle your business. Change does not come easily for most employees. In fact, it often threatens them, especially when faced with learning a new routine or process. That’s […]
Business Management
How To Identify And Avoid Toxic Business Errors
In nature, a number of substances that we eat or drink are necessary to our health, but they can become toxic when ingested in large amounts—these include salt, sugar, vitamins, minerals and even water. When […]
Business Management
Where Did All The Money Go?
A focus on revenue is key, but construction firms must not lose control of costs . You were certain you had done everything right. You won the bids. You generated the sales. Revenue was great, […]
Business Management
History Vs Reality
When information isn’t real-time Timely and accurate information is the lifeblood of business. Whether it pertains to markets, customers or competition, information is the foundation of the decision-making process. The refrain “I need it now” […]
Business Management
Shedding Light On Global Commerce
In the summer of 1997, I drove through the 17th century Chinese philosopher’s Zhu Bolu’s hometown. The Village of Kunshan had posted a large sign, in Chinese, above the highway that read, “Mend the roof […]
Business Management
The Catalyst
As the laws of physics state, an object at rest tends to remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force. This inertia can be the death knell of an organization, cause or culture. […]
Business Management
Team Member Or Criminal Offender
According to the United States Chamber of Commerce, one-third of all businesses fail due to employee theft. The problem? Business owners fail to identify the villains stealing their profits. Perhaps owners fail to identify the […]
Business Management
Changing Company Culture
Most people never give company culture a second thought until there is a need to change it. Culture is rarely defined in a business or an organization and, unlike personnel policies or procedures for established […]
Business Management
Why You Should Edit That Memo One More Time
You’ve finished writing a letter or perhaps an e-mail to a customer, and are ready to send it off. But what about the embarrassing chance that you notice simple errors in your letter after it’s […]
Business Management
Business Management
The Winds Of Adversity
By Gentry Stanley & Micah Stanley, JD Adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity or distress. An unfortunate event or circumstance. A crisis. Trouble, affliction, opposition, pressure, anguish, testing, catastrophe, disaster, misery […]
Business Management
Women-Owned Businesses
While the number of women-owned businesses—defined as privately held companies that are at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or more women—is increasing, and the economic contribution of this group is significant, the […]
Business Management
Question & Answer – Small Business
I own an eatery in a very slow mall. We have a corner spot right by the main entrance. I post daily specials and advertisements in the commons area. What else can I do? Restaurants, […]
Business Management
Why Join A Trade Association?
Some business owners might say their schedule is demanding enough at the moment, and the thought of adding one more activity to their busy calendar is unbearable. So why should they try to cram time […]
Business Management
Going Green
A beginner’s guide to going green at work, financially and otherwise. During these past two years of global economic crisis, executives at companies around the world have been looking for ways to increase their bottom […]
Business Management
Does A Building Need An Architect?
Information Technology (IT) is more complex than most buildings. As such, it requires a similar architectural process in order to achieve a positive and predicted outcome. Too many IT projects don’t conclude positively or as […]
Business Management
Success Insured
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES: INVEST IN PROPER INSURANCE TO LIMIT YOUR BUSINESS’ LIABILITIES AND PROTECT PERSONAL ASSETS. Most small- and medium-size construction companies are inadequately insured. It’s easy to understand why, as most never consider their liability […]