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 […]
It’s Not Because We Have Value That We’re Loved
It’s Because We Are Loved That We Have Value We all want to be valued, but most people are looking for it in the wrong place. They’re looking for value from a worldly perspective. They see value in material things. Our true value is bigger than the world. Last week we discussed the surprising connection […]
The Next Step in Raising the Bar of Construction Contractor Accountability, Part 3
How Do We Get the Bar Raised to the Level of Excellence? Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve talked about the need to raise the bar of what is expected of construction contractors and how at Timber Creek Construction we’re working on a process to accomplish that. I used to believe the ultimate goal […]
This is What We’re Supposed to do…Make Things Better
How Does Salt and Light Have Anything to do With Rules and Law? Initially salt and light don’t appear to have any connection with rules and law. For that matter, what do salt and light have to do with each other? Most of us are familiar with the use of salt and light in Scripture. […]
An Eye-opening Process to Hold Contractors to a Higher Standard, Part 2
The First Step is Raising the Bar High Enough So an Earth Worm Can Get Under It I talked last week about how poorly the construction industry is viewed and the contractor’s unawareness of how low construction standards are. It’s pretty sad when the bar is so low that an earth worm can’t get under […]
How Can You Best Serve Others, That’s the Real Question
We Spend Too Much Time Focused on Ourselves Rather Than Others We need to be clear on what things are most important and focus on them first. Being clear on what’s most important is the hard part. There’s always something vying for our attention. For example, how important is fixing a broken lawn mower? How […]
How Can We Raise the Bar of Construction Contractor Expectations?
With An Eye-opening Process to Hold Contractors to a Higher Standard I read a study years ago that ranked building contractors below used car salesmen. This might not be a bad thing if used car salesmen didn’t have a reputation of…shall we say…not putting the customer’s needs first. For builders to have been ranked below […]
Knowing Who We Are, is as Important for Organizations as it is for Individuals
Figure Out What Your Organizations DNA is and Be True to it DNA is three letters that get thrown around a lot these days. It is something that is commonly gathered at crime scenes and often it is used in solving those crimes. It’s also used to look back and find out who your family […]
Now I’m Beginning to See What Virtual Construction Consulting Looks Like
Just Because I Can’t Touch it Doesn’t Mean That I Can’t Help Fix it It’s amazing what has been made possible with computers, smart phones and the internet. Virtual construction consulting is just one of those things. The topic of virtual construction consulting came up several months ago when I was talking with a friend, […]