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Five cities poised for home price growth (and five that aren't)
In case you missed it in the news…
Is remodeling up, down or moving sideways?
There's not much doubt where new construction sits these days -- bouncing along the bottom.
The remodeling market, on the other hand, is a…
Has the Economy Forced Everyone to Lie
I recently conducted several searches in both residential and commercial businesses in multiple states. The positions ranged from superintendents…
Soft costs? That hurt so much, how could it be anything but hard? — Lean Tuesday with Scott Sedam
I am finishing up my September column for Professional Builder based on a list of the 10 biggest myths of Lean Building, and I just wrote…
The rise and fall of the American Dream
So, they said we needed change. They said it would get worse before it got better. They said unemployment is decreasing. They said the rate of…
Hotspots: corrective and preventive action
A hotspot is a recurring problem, by focusing on the top ranking hotspot with corrective and preventive action they can be reduced or eliminated…
Do you remove things that get in the way of progress?
Here are some interesting results from a 2011 survey by the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.
5 Ways to get better Results as a Leader
Over my 30 years of working with senior leaders, I have seen the good the bad and the very ugly. It seems that any “C’ level person who…
Add horsepower to your existing plans — Lean Tuesday with Todd Hallett
Growing up near Detroit, I know that old plans are like old cars —sooner or later they start costing you more money than they are worth. It is…
