Full Value Subcontractor @FullValueSub

A trade contractor is onboarding a new APM. Her babysitter became unavailable when she was scheduled to walk a job with the owner and new boss. Since the job was in a current office building, he suggested she bring her girls along. She did. The next week the youngest girl…

Science girl @gunsnrosesgirl3

a year ago

A trade contractor is onboarding a new APM. Her babysitter became unavailable when she was scheduled to walk a job with the owner and new boss. Since the job was in a current office building, he suggested she bring her girls along. She did. The next week the youngest girl…

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Next week is the last day of another first non-family executive. His resignation was not due to performance. Booked three straight years of record profits without growing revenue. The executive resigned because the founding family continued to undermine the company pushing…

Toughest part of the owner-operator ecosystem is when the biggest threat to the business comes from the person or family that built the organization. The solution is a honest evaluation from the person in mirror by the person in the mirror. The key word is honest. No lie hits…

This is a path worth traveling again and again. I was lucky to be able to begin walking job sites with my Dad when I was 8 or 9. Great memories that have been very valuable to me professionally. Respect for @_specofdirt

Spec of Dirt @_specofdirt

2 days ago

This is a path worth traveling again and again. I was lucky to be able to begin walking job sites with my Dad when I was 8 or 9. Great memories that have been very valuable to me professionally. Respect for @_specofdirt

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Why should you learn a trade? To build cool stuff that becomes your legacy. Building cool stuff creates a sense of pride & accomplishment. Follow @Build_Culture They are building cool stuff that will stand the test of time. 👏👏👏

Building Culture @Build_Culture

3 years ago

Why should you learn a trade? To build cool stuff that becomes your legacy. Building cool stuff creates a sense of pride & accomplishment. Follow @Build_Culture They are building cool stuff that will stand the test of time. 👏👏👏

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Activities that protect full value creation. Continuous Improvement (CI) | CI keeps an owner's mind focused & mindset strong. Without continuous improvement there is a risk that an owner becomes bored. Bored owners are not effective leaders, & will begin to loose talent.

The number one weakness of almost every trade contractor is implementing and maintaining financial and accounting systems. The number one challenge to scaling trade contractors is establishing and maintaining a clear communication loop between the field and the back office.

Activities that undermine or lead to value destruction within a construction company. Opportunities | Many will want your success. You will constantly be presented with opportunities. Learn to say no or they will steal some of your success. Great businesses are built on nos.

It is very hard to achieve full value without continuous improvement. It is very hard to sustain continuous improvement without growth. It is very hard to consistently sustain continuous scaling without learning the business of your trade.

Three value outcomes for owners of construction companies. -- The owner's mindset & skills grow with the company. Value, mindset, & skills continues to grow. This is the full value path. -- The owner, the company & value stops growing. This is the path to pseudo…

A painting trade contractor was having liquidity issues due to this issue. One of his largest GC clients, and "buddy", sent him to his banker. The banker was surprise the painter had not been paid. But would not work with him because he was not enforcing his lien rights. I was…

Travis Cain @TravisC61772702

2 years ago

A painting trade contractor was having liquidity issues due to this issue. One of his largest GC clients, and "buddy", sent him to his banker. The banker was surprise the painter had not been paid. But would not work with him because he was not enforcing his lien rights. I was…

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Trade contractors financial consequences of bad project management by a GC. A trade contractor has two projects with a GC. The second project the margin was increased due to some payment challenges on the first project. It was not enough. The trade contractor has not received…

Full Value Subcontractor @FullValueSub

2 years ago

Trade contractors financial consequences of bad project management by a GC. A trade contractor has two projects with a GC. The second project the margin was increased due to some payment challenges on the first project. It was not enough. The trade contractor has not received…

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Aggravating but critical information to post. Contractors are the most targeted business as a group for phishing type attacks in the US. The main reason is contractors use weak passwords and avoid dual factor authentication protocols. Followed up with a GC yesterday regarding…

Three things have stood out from being able to study the systems and mindset a top 1% contractor for 3 years. 1. His systems are proven to decrease operational risk while increasing net profits. 2. He only works with three qualified subs for each trade. 3. He pays subs within 3…

When onboarding a new GC, subs should not accept the contract is "take it or leave it". But must have an positive alternative. A GC sent sub a contract that was going to take two hours to mark up. I suggested they not waste the time. The sub politely told the GC that the…

Trade contractors follow this account. This is how to promote your trade. This is how to teach the public the value of a trade, and how we get people excited about learning a trade. @Build_Culture executes their trade and the business of their trade at a very high level.…

Building Culture @Build_Culture

2 years ago

Trade contractors follow this account. This is how to promote your trade. This is how to teach the public the value of a trade, and how we get people excited about learning a trade. @Build_Culture executes their trade and the business of their trade at a very high level.…

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The work of many trades are critical to a well built structure, but the work of the trade is never seen or appreciated by the people that enjoy the building. Installing rebar is one of those trades. Sending some appreciation to a group of unsung trade people. #Respect

Managing a trade constractor requires focusing on consistent execution, teaching consistent execution and reinforcing consistent execution. Trade contractors are contracted for the consistent execution of their trade per plans and specs.

Owners that are unwilling to be good employees for 3 years should not sell their businesses. They need to learn to hire and manage CEO that allows them to become an investor. You cannot sell your business and continue to operate as a business owner. Continuing to operate as a…

Watching a plan being executed with the correct people and equipment is beautiful.

Science girl @gunsnrosesgirl3

2 years ago

Watching a plan being executed with the correct people and equipment is beautiful.

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