Building Operations Communicate your vision like Amazon.com's CEO Wanted: Woman who could get me out of a third world prison. This is how Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, articulated what he was...
Plumbing Fixtures + Fittings KBIS 2013 offers attendees continuing education units for featured speaker lineup The 2013 conference at KBIS will introduce four business leaders: David Bromstad of HGTV, David Lingafelter of Moen Incorporated, Gail Warrior of Warrior Group, and Tammy Erickson of Tammy Erickson Associates.
Building Operations Catalog ideas; don’t shoot them Yesterday I attended a Construction and Safety Expo outside Chicago. General contractors, Sub-contractors and Safety Suppliers were dishing...
Building Operations What’s your moon shot? You probably missed it. Nearly everyone did. At the end of last year Kansas City quietly became the first metro area to be wired with...
Building Operations How to be an instant conversation starter In your personal and professional life, being easy to talk to is a skill worth developing. But good conversationalists are rare. There are...
Building Operations 4 tips for the coming labor crunch A CNN Money article this week elaborated on what many construction firms already know: good labor is now hard to find. Some find this news...
Building Operations How to use information to become indispensable This thing will change your life. It may appear to be another timemarking commodity. It’s not. This clock not only gathers...
Building Operations Socialize this There’s a new business buzzword spreading like Strep Throat. I’m betting it’s still in the early adoption phase, but these viral epidemics ...
Building Operations Leveraging the smartphone for a safer jobsite Considering the millions of people wandering around with chins buried in their chests, thumbs ablaze on glass keyboards, few would suggest...
The Lean Builder Design for failure When I travel with my wife, or sometimes just run to the grocery, cleaners or hardware store, she frequently has to remind me, “Scott,...
