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Crossing the Waters
The tale of a water crossing About thirty years ago, I drove an 18-wheeled truck from Farmington, New Mexico, to Page, Arizona. It was my...
Yvonne Root
May 6, 20204 min read
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Leadership — Inspire others
Inspire through leadership Your leadership capabilities as the owner of a construction contracting business may very well hinge on one...
Yvonne Root
Feb 26, 20204 min read
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3 Construction Business Lessons from a 3-year-old
Business lessons from unexpected sources The business lessons a 3-year-old passes on are pretty cool, partly because they’re so...
Yvonne Root
Jul 31, 20194 min read
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Indirect Costs in Construction Contracting
Indirect Costs can cause hair loss You know what I mean; trying to figure out what amount goes into which column can be a hair pulling...
Yvonne Root
Jul 9, 20193 min read
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Attending Scaling New Heights
We’re here in Salt Lake City, Utah at the Scaling New Heights convention produced by Woodard. We thought we would let you in on what...
Yvonne Root
Jun 18, 20192 min read
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Brand Personality in Construction
Brand Personality including logos and such Brand Personality is made up of many different (and some moving) parts. How many times have...
Yvonne Root
Jun 12, 20194 min read
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Subcontractors – What’s Your Story?
Subcontractors – What’s Your Story? Subcontractors create The culture you create within the confines of your construction subcontracting...
Yvonne Root
Apr 17, 20194 min read
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Important Construction Terms We Just Made Up
Important Construction Terms We Just Made Up Important Construction Terms – the story There was this email I received which mentioned The...
Yvonne Root
Mar 20, 20192 min read
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Subcontractors in Construction – A view from both sides
Subcontractors in Construction – A view from both sides Subcontractors are not alone Listen Subcontractors, more than once I’ve heard...
Yvonne Root
Dec 5, 20183 min read
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Our Clients Are Savvy Contractors – Take a Peek
Who our clients are Our clients are construction subcontractors. Yet there is more to the picture. They’re ambitious, smart, determined,...
Yvonne Root
Aug 29, 20182 min read
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Part 2 – 10 Qualities Needed for Scaling Your Construction Contracting or Service Business
If you missed part 1 with the first 5 qualities needed for scaling your construction contracting or service business you can find it...
Yvonne Root
Jul 25, 20173 min read
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Build Collaborations – Find and establish key relationships and networks
This is part one in a five-part series concerning Steps to Scaling Your Construction Contracting Business. You can see the introduction...
Yvonne Root
May 30, 20172 min read
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Physical Office Processes for Savvy Construction Contractors
Fitting together the pieces of organized office processes When you think of office processes, what comes to mind? Do you jump immediately...
Yvonne Root
Mar 6, 20174 min read
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10 Personal Tools Every Construction Contractor Needs
I’ve discovered Construction Contractors and Subcontractors are among the most adept and proficient folks around. They wear such a...
Yvonne Root
Feb 20, 20173 min read
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