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Quality Management

Here are some interesting results from a 2011 survey by the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. % Agree or Strongly Agree As it...

Building Operations

5 Ways to get better Results as a Leader

Over my 30 years of working with senior leaders, I have seen the good the bad and the very ugly. It seems that any “C’ level person who...

Lean Design

Growing up near Detroit, I know that old plans are like old cars —sooner or later they start costing you more money than they are worth. It...

The Lean Builder

As I write this week’s blog on a plane from Detroit to Vegas, I happened upon an article in the Delta in-flight magazine about healthy...

Quality Management

The all American home

When we talk about sustainable home building we focus on energy efficiency and green. But another level of sustainable building is ensuring...

Quality Management

SMART

The SMART acronym is an excellent way to evaluate your goals and objectives. Are they Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely...

Building Operations

For a little less than two years, I led the 15th largest real estate brokerage firm in the US. It was an interesting departure from the day...

Building Operations

3 Ways to Optimize Employee Performance

It's time to refocus attention on your employees and begin turning your people back into highly productive, committed members of your team

The Sweet Spot

Time for remodelers to innovate is now

During the housing boom, new products were being introduced into the home building market at a staggering rate.According to the Harvard...

The Lean Builder

How to Save $5,000 Per Unit

If you knew you were losing about $5K per unit due to just one item of waste in your houses, would you do something about it?

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