Great Solutions for Builders 6 ‘Toll-isms’ to live by “You Can Buy More Land in an Afternoon… Than You Can Get Rid of in a Lifetime.” This simple home-building proverb sits framed, front...
Building Operations In 2013, give the gift of MOPFI. MOPFI (MOP-fee) Make Other People Feel Important The holiday season is rife with platitudes. Things...
Customer Satisfaction Lessons Learned from Lance Armstrong There is no question that Lance Armstrong has one of the most unique comeback and sporting histories of all time. He was a little known...
Building Operations What “The Elf on the Shelf” can teach you about productivity, leadership. The Elf on my Shelf isn’t working effectively. Instead of duping my 5 year-old into behaving like a Christmas angel, it’s giving...
The Lean Builder How do you lead a leader? Looking for some answers! My December column just came out on HousingZone.com and you can read it here: http://www.housingzone.com/scott-sedam-how-do-you-lead-leader...
Quality Management The number of responses needed for statistically valid customer survey results It is critical to know what our customers think of living in the homes we build for them and what it was like to be involved in the design...
Building Operations Spanish Twins: The fastest way to learn Construction Spanish. 1. Metal 2. Material 3. Plan 4. Base 5. Idea 6. Hospital 7. Doctor 8. Vertical 9. Horizontal 10. Diagonal ...
Building Operations What's in your vocab? 2 words for a smarter vocabulary. 1. Twitter 2. Gangnam Style 3. Like 4. Gronkowski 5. Angry Birds 6. Linsanity 7. Kardashian 8. Middleton 9. 50 Shades ...
Quality Management Sources of quality defects in construction projects A recent research study on quality in construction projects established the following Quality Problem Factors as the sources of quality...
Building Operations Rented profits + 3.5 steps to reduce your risk. Do you know what the Spanish term for Profitability is? It’s Rentabilidad. RENTABILIDAD (rayn-tah-bee-lee-DAHD) Profitability ...
