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How to Break the Curse That Keeps Contracting Owners from Effectively Training Their Team
April 24, 2025
As a contractor, you’re good at what you do. You’ve been doing it for years. But when it comes to training your team, something strange happens. You explain a task or process and you expect your employees to pick it up quickly, but more often than not they don’t “get it.” And it’s not because […]
Energize Your Team with This Simple but Neglected Technique
February 22, 2024
At the end of the year, I facilitated a planning meeting with one of my clients and his managers. In these meetings we take stock of the past year and set goals and priorities for the coming year. It’s my practice in these planning meetings to take a time to make a list of all […]
Do this to prevent turnover and ensure you have productive relationships with your best employees
June 7, 2021
This week, a client of mine who owns a painting company had one of his long-term key employees explode in anger over a very minor issue, then quit and storm out. My client told me that he was totally blindsided by how angry this employee was. So he called the employee to find out why […]
Use this Powerful Strategy for Attracting and Keeping the Best Employees for Your Contracting Business
September 24, 2018
Having some trouble finding good talent? Attracting and keeping a great team is one of the biggest challenges many companies face today. To solve their hiring challenges, most companies focus on improving their hiring process by uncovering better places to find employees and promoting the company more effectively. I’m here to tell you this is […]
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 […]
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-Rick Holtz, HJ Holtz and Son Painting
-Warren Hoffman, Hoffman Interior Painting
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