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Being Profitable
Every Monday morning, The Profit Constructors’ social media posts are routinely filled with something akin to an Irish blessing. They...
Yvonne Root
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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Solutions for Homebound Employees with Children
So, you’ve sent the office staff home. And, the schools have sent their children home. How do they (and your construction contracting...
Yvonne Root
Mar 25, 20205 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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Leadership – Practice Composure
Leading with Composure Keep in mind these three important facts concerning composure: Everyone wants it Most have messed it up It can be...
Yvonne Root
Feb 12, 20202 min read
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What Running With the Big Dogs Means
The story about how we REALLY feel about our clients. Our clients Run With the Big Dogs! While some might see us as contractor fans,...
Yvonne Root
Oct 23, 20192 min read
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Being Patient in an Impatient Construction World
Being Patient for the long-haul Learning to be patient takes . . . well, it takes a modicum of patience. And, I’m among those who’ve had...
Yvonne Root
Aug 7, 20192 min read
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Employee Handbooks and All That
Employee Handbooks for reading pleasure? 😵 I was asked to help write an employee handbook for Schulte and Schulte recently. And I...
Yvonne Root
Jul 24, 20193 min read
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Building Castles and High Rises
Building streams This report is going to follow two diverse streams which converge to make one river of thought. The first stream has to...
Yvonne Root
Jul 17, 20194 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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Financial Acumen for Construction Contractors
How Financial Acumen puts you ahead When you gain financial acumen, you understand how to use financial reports along with all the...
Yvonne Root
May 29, 20192 min read
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Focus for Construction Contractors
Focus for Construction Contractors Focus is a core factor of business success Yet focus, simply for the sake of focus makes no sense....
Yvonne Root
Apr 24, 20194 min read
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Delegating in the Construction Arena
Delegating in the Construction Arena Delegating: a leadership tool Every day you send people into the field or to their desks to...
Yvonne Root
Apr 10, 20194 min read
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Promoting Your Commercial Construction Business
Promoting Your Commercial Construction Business Promoting your construction business While promoting your commercial construction...
Yvonne Root
Mar 6, 20193 min read
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Growing Your Construction Business in 2019
Growing Your Construction Business in 2019 Growing your construction business is much like planning to run with the big dogs. As a matter...
Yvonne Root
Jan 9, 20194 min read
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Instagram and the Construction Contractor
Instagram? Why? Before we get into the whats, hows, and wherefores of using Instagram to market your construction contracting business,...
Yvonne Root
Oct 2, 20183 min read
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Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 3
Business is great Business is great – until it isn’t. The construction contracting business is well known for its boom or bust nature....
Yvonne Root
Sep 19, 20184 min read
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Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 2
Construction business growth Construction, at its very heart, is exhilarating. Being part of an industry that manufactures the clients’...
Yvonne Root
Sep 12, 20184 min read
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Grow an Established Construction Business – Part 1
You’ve gone beyond finding your first client. You’ve gotten past all the start-up issues. You are ready to take the next steps to grow...
Yvonne Root
Sep 5, 20183 min read
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Technology Isn’t the Focus, Business Is
Your technology choices Finding technology that is relevant to running your subcontracting business is easy. Right? *Beep* Wrong! Finding...
Yvonne Root
Aug 15, 20182 min read
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How to Know if Your Office System is a Mess
Office systems – they’re no joke Office systems could be funny, right? Let’s step back a moment and look at where this post came from. As...
Yvonne Root
Aug 7, 20183 min read
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