Building Operations Visualizing your future This pottery is the future. OK, not the pottery itself. What the pottery represents… is the future. Our future. This ceramic...
Building Operations Gordon Gekko and the information imperative. Yesterday we revisited the information-gathering tactics of The Master of the Senate - Lyndon B. Johnson. But when it comes to...
Building Operations What LBJ can teach you about the most valuable commodity. Early in Lyndon Johnson’s senate career, he lobbied for the title of Senate Majority Whip. The more seasoned senators chuckled. ...
Building Operations Do you have Cool Hand Luke Syndrome? Why has high school Spanish failed so many students? Let’s face it - foreign language failure is acceptable in America today. Yes, I...
Building Operations What high school theology taught me about Spanish. I attended a Catholic high school. Nuns. Uniforms. Morning prayers. Mass injected into random school days. And...
Management 11 ways the ‘fiscal cliff’ deal is a net positive for housing The fiscal cliff, an economically damaging set of tax hikes and spending reductions scheduled to begin in 2013, has been avoided — for now — and that is good news for housing in the short run. Here are the positives of the deal.
Building Operations Thinking outside the bun (and the punchlist). Pop quiz! Since we know you didn’t study, we’ll keep it brief. Only two questions, graded on the curve. Ok, ok, ok… Yes. One of...
Building Operations Why Hispanics on your job don’t speak English… to you. People like to be recognized for their skills. The holiday season, chock-full of family time, is a great atmosphere for positive...
Building Operations How stereotypes hinder effective communication… and clean cabinets. It was the typical Fourth Quarter Push. We all knew the drill. Well, most of us did. It was 2006, back before...
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...
