Leadership
Leadership
Forty Under 40 Remodeling Trendsetters
The new ideas embraced by our Forty Under 40 winners are examples of forward-thinking leadership in remodeling
Business
How to Create a World-Class Remodeling Team
Great remodeling companies position themselves for the future with the right players
Home Improvement
Get the Most Out of Your Teams with This Leadership Style
The transformational leadership style focuses on inspiring and motivating team members to achieve their full potential and exceed their expectations
Management
How to Revamp Your Pre-Construction Process
Experiencing too much slippage and delays? See how Bridget Bacon of Red House Design Build solved these issues by improving the remodeler's pre-construction process
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Translation consternation
“I’ve got a 40-page company policy and about 40 Hispanic employees. Any advice when it comes to translation?” This question came at me during the Q…
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 looking…
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 on their…
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 Google Fiber…
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 plenty of…
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…
NKBA elects 2013 executive board
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) announced the election of its 2013 executive board, which will preside over the trade group’s 50th anniversary this year.
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 relevant and timely…
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 (pandemics…
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…