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Business - Commercial Construction Industry
Environmental Sustainability
Investors and bankers may not see the benefits of environmental sustainability initially, but over time it can increase energy savings costs and property value.
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Draft a Winning Playbook
Business is more fun when you manage it like a professional sports team owner or head coach. Every day, ask yourself what decisions need to be made and how would a coach go about making the right decision. In order to win more games than you lose, you need to be working on all of the nine chapters in your playbook, as described above.
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Commercial Real Estate Development and Re-Development
Commercial real estate development serves as a vital part of the United States economy as it contributes to both the local economy and developing communities.
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What Do Team Leaders Do
People are motivated by their own reasons, so it is the team leader’s job to discover what makes each person do their best and produce outstanding results.
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What Positions Do You Need to Fill
When you don’t fill positions with people who have the talent, potential, or experience to accept full responsibility, your company won’t get to the next level.
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What Should Your Overhead Markup Include?
Many contractors don’t know their exact job costs, equipment costs, overhead budget, and how much profit they should make. Without an understanding of your numbers, working hard in a financial vacuum keeps you busy and broke instead of productive and profitable.
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Will Owners Pay More for Quality Work?
Even though low price appears to be the deciding factor in selecting construction service providers, it is not the only factor. When contractors give their owners exactly what they want, they will then get paid what they want. This is the true “win-win” outcome.
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Win with Open-Book Management
Open-book management is a system that helps companies who are interested in making more money get their people to think and act like business people instead of just workers.
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Work Less and Do More
If you work too much, you will make mistakes, tend to micro-manage, make less money, and miss great opportunities.
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