7 Sales and Marketing Trends to Watch (and Learn From)
These award-winning campaigns from NAHB's 2024 National Sales and Marketing Awards showcase next-level strategies and stellar results
Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity
Consider these solutions for reducing cycle time, hard costs, dry runs, rework, miscommunication, and overall inefficiencies on the jobsite
Sales and Texting? Know the Rules
Texting your sales prospects en masse can be an efficient way to get your message through if you follow these best practices
How to Create a More Inclusive Workplace for Women in Construction
Consider these tips and techniques to attract and retain more women in your home building company and reap the benefits of a more diverse workforce
Ways Women Are Overcoming Hurdles and Making Gains in Construction Careers
Actionable advice for women construction workers who encounter bias on the job
7 Ways Jobsites Could Be More Inclusive and Welcoming to Women
Four industry pros weigh in on simple but significant ways to make construction sites more welcoming to women
Learning from the dysfunctional
The vast majority of what is written about management and business is about excellence, those people and organizations that excel. Little is…
Simple and fun introduction to lean concepts: Thinking outside the dome
Using Lean concepts can be very powerful; the trick is using them correctly. In an earlier blog I discussed ‘Lean and Six Sigma in Construction’ (…
Video and product list for the All American Home
Building a home made entirely from American made products from the nails to the bathtub was achieved by Bozeman, Montana builder Anders Lewendal.…
'If you think you can, or you cannot, you are right' — Lean Tuesday with Scott Sedam
Henry Ford was a genius and if not father of the automobile per se, he was arguably father of the automotive industry. As usually accompanies…
Break from the pack, and do it now
I recently saw the movie "MoneyBall" with Brad Pitt as the lead playing a GM of the Oakland A’s baseball team. For the readers who have not…
It doesn’t matter where you excel, it’s where you need to improve that counts
Are you curious? Sometimes I wonder just how curious people really are. For example do you talking to those next to you at conferences? I don’t…
Big Q and little q
Big Q and little q is a term coined by Dr Juran and is key in fully understanding quality. It contrasts the difference between managing for…
The peanut butter & jelly sandwich workshop: A lesson in quality
Yes believe it or not we can learn a lot from the simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich. While this is very simple it is also a low cost, fun…
How to lower your fixed payroll cost by at least 40%
Recently, there has been a lot of press about football player’s compensation. Specifically, many of the new contracts written for superstar…
72% of home building employee's indicate they would resign if an employment alternative existed !
I recently conducted an online survey of over 1200 home building employees. The survey asked the question,” If the US…
