systems | Profit Constructors

Yvonne Root

Oct 11, 20236 min read

Owning a Job vs. Owning a Construction Contracting Business: How to Know Which You Own

“If your business depends solely on its owner, you don’t own a business but instead hold a job.” – Alan Wozniak Many think they own a...

Yvonne Root

Jun 14, 20235 min read

5 Business Practices that Make Your Construction Company’s Reputation Shine

A reputation is a commonly held opinion of the character of a person or business. The implications of the preceding sentence are...

Yvonne Root

Jun 7, 20234 min read

The Jazz Guide to Putting Swing into Your Construction Business

Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and a slew of other artists have recorded the iconic jazz hit “It Don’t Mean a Thing...

Yvonne Root

Mar 29, 20234 min read

Upgrading Your Processes – Part 2

As fun as an old typewriter may be to look at – even play around with – it wouldn’t be of much use to your construction business...

Yvonne Root

Mar 22, 20234 min read

Upgrading Your Processes – Part 1

Getting the Fire Going While knowing how to start a fire in the wilderness with only a few tools and a bit of wood can be a fun...

Yvonne Root

Apr 6, 20224 min read

Four-Step Strategy for Building Systems

System Focus There is a system for everything in your life – and your business. From getting up in the morning to laying back down at...

Yvonne Root

Nov 17, 20212 min read

The Secret to Continual Optimization – Lessons from the Bus

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

Yvonne Root

Oct 28, 20213 min read

There is No Hope in Hope

Hoping Isn’t Enough Similar to tossing a multitude of coins into a wishing well, hope is without foundation if there is nothing backing...

Yvonne Root

Jul 28, 20213 min read

Cool! Our Systems are Alive!

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