Blog | Management
6 Steps to Determine If You Love Your Inner Boss
June 15, 2021
During a recent coaching session, one of my relatively new clients – the owner of a $2.5 million contracting company – told me how burned out he was. So, I asked him, “Why don’t you take a vacation?” He tried to avoid answering by making a joke. He said, “My boss won’t let me because […]
Cultural Onboarding: An Important but Neglected Technique for Attracting and Keeping Employees
January 27, 2021
These days hiring employees is a challenge, and, in some parts of the country, it’s almost impossible. And when you do hire someone who looks like a great fit, they often no-show or leave after a short time. This tough employment market has many contracting company owners scrambling for better solutions. But, one technique that […]
A Year-End Checklist to Help Keep Your Contracting Business Smooth Running and Profitable
December 17, 2020
You may not think about your business this way, but your business is a machine that’s built to generate leads, sell business, deliver your services, and collect money. Your organization structure (org chart, job descriptions, reporting relationships, linkages between roles) is the blueprint for how all the parts of your company are organized and connected […]
Why Striving for Perfection May Hurt Your Contracting Business More Than It Helps
October 20, 2020
Most owners that I know are perfectionists, or at least they have strong perfectionist tendencies. Does that describe you too? Perfection is highly valued in America, and we’ve been trained at school, at work, through our parents, and through the media to always strive for perfection. And in fact, your business wouldn’t be successful if […]
4 Keys for Breakthrough Success in Your Contracting Business Beyond the Million-Dollar Threshold
September 6, 2018
Having a million-dollar or larger business is the dream of many business owners. It’s a sign that you have really made it; the point most owners think there will be enough money and time to do what they want when they want to do it. That’s the dream. The reality is often quite different. For […]
Here’s How We’ve Helped Other Businesses.
Since working with Bill we have gone from losing money to a 6-figure profit and our business has grown more than 20%. It’s incredible. Working with Bill has been a great investment.
Bill’s tools and techniques reduced the struggle and helped me get and retain new customers. While working with Bill, my sales increased 40%, even though the price wars were brutal.
Bill’s constant guidance and insight has helped us make decisions that were instrumental in greatly improving our business and making us happier more fulfilled people.
-Rick Holtz, HJ Holtz and Son Painting
-Warren Hoffman, Hoffman Interior Painting
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