Yvonne Root
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When you want information, confirmation, or illumination, you draw from a supply of resources. Perhaps your mentor, a fellow contractor,...
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Yvonne Root
Feb 10, 20213 min read
Kissing the Right Frog
So far in this series we’ve: · noticed who the hero was when the Big Bad Wolf came around · learned when to call for your Fairy Godmother...
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Yvonne Root
Jan 27, 20212 min read
How You Know You Need A Fairy Godmother
Yeah, we know, you’re a strong, tough, resilient hero who dwells in the Land of Construction Contracting. That doesn’t mean you don’t...
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Yvonne Root
Jan 13, 20216 min read
5 Ways A Construction Contractor Stands Out
It is in the potential. And it is looking outward. The potential clients who need your services aren’t mind-readers. You must tell them...
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Yvonne Root
Jan 6, 20213 min read
Why You Should Forget Comfortable
Get too comfortable in your business, and you’re likely to discover the same thing sleeping people and sleeping dogs learn. You get left...
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Yvonne Root
Dec 9, 20204 min read
Improving Your Core Values Score
Core Values – Everybody’s Got ‘Em Simply having core values doesn’t mean a construction contractor has high ethical standards. Even the...
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Yvonne Root
Dec 2, 20203 min read
That Sure as %*&# is Not Safe!
Have you, like me, grown weary of the Stay Safe message? Well, hold on to your seatbelts because this adventurous message isn’t about...
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Yvonne Root
Nov 25, 20203 min read
Got Crappy Employee?
Every construction company either has or has had at least one crappy employee. Just like in the friendliest of neighborhoods, it seems...
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Yvonne Root
Nov 18, 20204 min read
No Joke – It’s a Construction Project
What is a construction project made of? What makes a successful construction project a successful construction project? What is the...
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Yvonne Root
Nov 4, 20203 min read
How to be a Top-Notch Construction Business Owner
Construction Business Owner as Hero When writing this post, I wanted to use the title, “How to be a Top-Notch Construction Business...
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Yvonne Root
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Plan Plan Plan
It’s your plan Take a moment to envision the peeling of potatoes. In your mind’s eye, you might have seen different tools being used, but...
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Yvonne Root
Oct 14, 20204 min read
Putting out the Fires
Interruptions – you got ‘em When daily interruptions and distractions keep you always on your toes as you put out the small fires they...
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Yvonne Root
Oct 1, 20203 min read
The Must-Have Tool for EVERY Construction Contractor
The mighty checklist tool From administrative procedures to job site safety protocols, from purchase orders to change orders, from daily...
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Yvonne Root
Sep 23, 20202 min read
Get the Obstacle Course out of Your Office! Part two
In the first of this two-part series, we dealt with removing the obstacle course in your commercial construction subcontracting office...
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Yvonne Root
Sep 16, 20204 min read
Get the Obstacle Course out of Your Office! Part One
Obstacle Course or Office? Obstacle courses can be for the fun of it, or they can be used for training military and police forces, but...
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Yvonne Root
Sep 9, 20203 min read
Conquering the Construction Operations Monster
Operations Accountability Last time, we focused on the dual options (DIY or MODIFY) that The Profit Constructors offers construction...
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Yvonne Root
Aug 19, 20204 min read
Sorting it Out part two
We looked at sorting and clutter in the first part of this two-part series. This time, we’re tackling the process of sorting within three...
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Yvonne Root
Aug 12, 20203 min read
Sorting it Out part one
What sort is it? The post titled The Power of Categories focused on how the development of categories is the basis for organizing your...
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Yvonne Root
Aug 5, 20203 min read
The Power of Categories
The Power of Categories Whether you think of it as a well-oiled machine or a streamlined operation, the health of your construction...
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Yvonne Root
Jul 15, 20202 min read
What’s in a Title?
What’s in a name or title? Occasionally, I can’t help myself. I borrow from The Bard, William Shakespeare. He asked (through the voice of...
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