by Dennis Engelbrecht | Nov 29, 2023 | Digging Deeper
Having worked with contractors for well over 20 years, Dennis has seen plenty of successful contractors as well as others who are… less successful. What is the primary difference between the achievers versus the less successful ones? The answer may be found in one...
by Wayne Rivers | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Wayne and his wife Lisa were cleaning up a boat together this spring, and she offered a labor-saving idea which Wayne rejected out of hand. No, this isn’t a soap opera story of a marital dispute, but it does beg the question: What does cleaning a boat on a sunny,...
by Wayne Rivers | Nov 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” We are sincerely grateful for your partnership and humbled by the trust you’ve shown in us. We wish you a wonderful and safe...
by Dennis Engelbrecht | Nov 15, 2023 | Digging Deeper
Contractors wish they had a crystal ball so they could accurately predict the future of the industry. Today’s headlines have frequent doom and gloom predictions about the U.S. economy and a possible recession, but commercial construction grew at about 8% in 2022 and...
by Wayne Rivers | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Marcum, a national accounting firm with a robust construction practice, produced an excellent, insightful survey earlier this year. They note that backlogs are good, public sector construction spending is strong, materials costs have somewhat stabilized, and supply...
by Dennis Engelbrecht | Nov 8, 2023 | Digging Deeper
Urgency addiction is a real thing in the construction industry. It feels good to solve problems, resolve a crisis, and get accolades for having “saved the day.” But constantly fighting fires and dealing with urgent problems tends to crowd out planning and setting...
by Wayne Rivers | Nov 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
A peer of ours went on a Viking Cruise Lines trip, and found that one of the ways Viking as a company defines who they ARE is by clearly stating who they are NOT. In an industry where far too many contractors try to be all things to all people, this exercise could...
by Dennis Engelbrecht | Nov 1, 2023 | Digging Deeper
The 2020 pandemic disrupted and changed the construction industry in the short run for sure, but some of the disruptions more and more appear to be permanent. Where will you need new thinking, new skills, and potentially even a new organizational structure to adapt to...
by Wayne Rivers | Oct 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
A Junto is defined as “a political grouping or faction,” and that’s somewhat the entity that Ben Franklin created along with eleven other prominent Philadelphians in the eighteenth century. However, Franklin’s group was apolitical and was a club for the mutual...
by Dennis Engelbrecht | Oct 25, 2023 | Digging Deeper
When it comes to hiring, is there a “secret sauce” available to you to increase your odds of not only making a good hire but also getting someone with strong leadership and teamwork characteristics? What may be a good predictor of finding people who show character...
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