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Quality Management

Strategy

“Management has to give direction to the institution it manages. It has to think through the institution’s mission, has to set its...

Quality Management

Short term thinking

One of Demings ‘Seven Deadly Diseases’ is ‘The Emphasis on Short-Term Profits’ and therefore on short term thinking. Despite the lessons of...

Quality Management

Leadership Reflections

Here is a simple exercise to help you reflect on your leadership. Make two lists. One is headed, ‘leadership I respected and valued’, the...

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Flooring

8 tips for building solid subfloors

Ensure durability, strength, and fewer callbacks related to your subfloors by following these back-to-basics installation strategies

Opinion

4 key buyer types ? and what they want in new-home design

Psychographic market research expert Brooke Warrick identifies the values, beliefs, and tendencies of four prominent buyer groups.

Construction Quality

10 Tips to Get Your Field Quality in Order

The recovering housing market has left many builders short-staffed, and field quality is suffering. Here are 10 best practices for improving field quality

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Quality Management

The purpose of National Housing Quality Award Site Visits

“The overall purpose of a site visit is to reveal the truth about the organization and provide a thorough assessment.” Brown, Baldrige Award...

Quality Management

The ACORN test

The ACORN test is an easy to remember way to evaluate the charter of an improvement project. A Accomplishment. Does the goal actually...

Quality Management

What stories are being told about your business?

“The stories, apocryphal or not, that circulate in an organization reveal its devotion (or lack of it) to quality, and serve to inspire its...

Management

Arthur Rutenberg makes the business case for franchising home building

Housing Giant and past Professional Builder of the Year, Arthur Rutenberg, offers franchisees solid business systems and a time-tested model for profitable home building.

Arthur Rutenberg, Chairman, Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Clearwater, Fla.

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

Renters Are Choosing Single-Family Homes for These Features