It happened again. I found myself standing across the counter from a sweet young sales clerk who, in all innocence, asked me, “Do you...

How to Stay on “The List” of Your Preferred GCs The most important part of making sure you stay on the list of your preferred general...

It’s Right There Just the other day, someone pointed out a good quality my grandson has that I know about, but I sometimes take for...

Part of my job is always looking for valuable information for construction contracting business owners and managers. So, whenever I come...

A Little Background Each Friday, as the week comes to an end, we publish “Run With the Big Dogs Inspiration:” on our social channels,...

This month, the Profit Constructors podcast hosted by Tonya Schulte took a slight turn. Rather than looking outward at the movers and...

Sometimes there are hard stops (like the end of the year,) and sometimes there are flows (like the middle of winter) that coincide or...

The Secret The secret to continual optimization is picking up the most helpful tool in your business acumen toolbox and putting it to...

Perhaps you’re one of those construction contractors who feel like this: I nicknamed my cat “The Vast Majority of Social Media” because...

Take a look at the first stanza of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “There was a little girl.” There was a little girl, Who had a...

Savvy construction executives have developed (or are developing) top-notch problem-solving skills. Even if you were born with a highly...

No, this isn’t about your mom warning you to get away from “the wrong” crowd. This is a call to action concerning upping your game. Get...

OK, so construction contractors and construction accounting pros have moved from photocopied, three-hole-punched, big blue binder...

Effective Construction Contractors Prioritize On any given day, the following potential priorities may shift and move from one position...

A loving and caring marriage doesn’t necessarily follow a full-out gorgeous wedding. In the same way, knowing a few efficiency techniques...

Your construction business depends on the concept of recharging in many different ways. For example, some hand tools, most electronic...

They go by several different titles. It could be they are the bookkeeper. Other titles we’ve heard are accountant, controller, accounting...

Most folks tend to think of growth as getting bigger. And that is a way people, things, and construction businesses grow. But there are...

Excellent leaders enable others to act. They empower people to step up and become leaders themselves. “Before you are a leader, success...

It May Not be What You Think The concept of humility has gotten a bum rap over the last decades. People think showing humility will label...