Starting a Conversation with Someone Can Be a Scary Thing
Why Do We Find This Simple Act to be So Terrifying? Most of us are uncomfortable in situations when we are surrounded by people that we don’t know. It can be hard to start a conversation with people in these kinds of circumstances. I know that I find this hard. For me, I often feel […]
What Do You Need to Know to Run a Successful Construction Business?
It Has More to do With Business and Less to do With Construction There’s something exciting about the thought of starting your own business. It seems like a great idea initially. The problem is that most people don’t realize what it takes to operate a successful construction company. We’ve all seen construction companies get started […]
How Can We Best Help in Times of Disaster?
We Naturally Want to Help, But Sometimes This is the Second Disaster Pastor Lee was on vacation this past week, and we were blessed with Rev. Bob Baer and his wife Cherri in his place. Their message was about ministering in times of disaster. These two have been involved in disaster response through UMCOR (United […]
How Implementing a Plan Can Help Us Build a Successful Business
The Five Remaining Areas of the “Job List” Building Block Back in December we started discussing the importance of building your business on a solid foundation and why people in the construction industry avoid doing it. Then we talked about how a reporting process like the “Job List” can be an important building block in […]
Why is it That We Miss the Target So Often?
Most of the Time it’s Because We Aren’t Focused on the Target Why is it that we can so easily lose our focus? There are a few reasons for a lack of focus. It could be the millions of things that surround us every day that are working extra hard to get our attention. Or […]
How Does the “Job List” Help Us See the Future of Our Construction Company?
That’s a Question We’re Going to Continue Answering in This Week’s Solution Previously we discussed the importance of building your business on a solid foundation and how it can prevent your business from falling down around you. We talked about the different parts of that foundation and their purpose. Next, we talked about construction companies […]
What is “Shiny Object” Syndrome, and How Can We Avoid Being Tricked by it?
By Having Clarity of Purpose and Being Intentional in Our Actions In today’s world, where we’re flooded with information, it’s common for people to get “shiny object” syndrome. Shiny object syndrome is a disease of distraction. It is especially prevalent in highly motivated people who crave new technology and cutting-edge developments. It’s like a dog […]
The Final Step in Raising the Construction Contractor Accountability Bar
This is How the Construction Contractor Evaluation Works in the Real World It’s time to bring this process of evaluating construction contractors to a conclusion. Like most things needed to run a successful business, this process of evaluating and holding the construction industry to a level of excellence isn’t as simple as we’d like it […]
Why is it That Some People Can’t Stop Pre-telling the End of the Story?
It Would be Helpful if Those People Had a Spoiler Alert Alarm It’s fun when reading a book or watching a movie and we’re trying to figure out what’s going to happen. It’s like solving a puzzle or riddle and makes our creative brain go to work. Part of the thrill of those kinds of […]
Why We Need Numbers to Help Construction Contractors Achieve Excellence, Part 4
How Else are We Going to Know How High the Bar Actually is? Over the past several weeks we’ve discussed how low the bar is regarding the construction industry and the need to raise it. We talked about how most people working in construction aren’t even aware that there’s a problem. Then we looked into […]