Ways to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 2: Automation
Home builders can maximize efficiencies gained through simplification and standardization by automating both on-site and back-office operations
Happiness and 'The Bear'
Can happiness be the core strategy of a home building business? It can ... and it probably should be
How to Improve Home Building Productivity, Part 1: Simplify, Standardize
Simplifying and standardizing your processes and purchasing creates efficiencies that save money and time and attract the best trade partners
Business Management: Then vs. Now
How much has the home building industry changed in the last half-century? Here’s a look at 12 home building operating practices and how they’ve evolved
Business Measurement Fails, Part I
Why is getting the numbers right so hard when managing a business?
A Deming Dozen: Nuggets of Wisdom to Work and Live By
Wise words from quality and efficiency expert Dr. W. Edwards Deming abound. Here’s a look at a dozen of the best of Deming's ideas that home builders can learn from
Business Management Best Practices
Award-Winning Builder Talks Post-Pandemic Home Design in NAHB Podcast
NAHB’s Housing Developments podcast explores potential solutions for a frenzied post-pandemic business environment
Business Management Best Practices
How the Home Building Industry Can Adapt to a New Normal in 2022
Expecting the unexpected can help builders stay one step ahead in the new year
Business Management
Everything You Need to Know About Construction Bonds
Everything you need to know about construction bonds from the four types of bonds to what contractors need for getting bonded
Business Management Best Practices
What Homeowners Want From Pros
Follow these tips to keep homeowners satisfied and to earn your next high-quality referral
Labor + Trade Relations
Are Your Trade Contractor Relationships Strategic or Transactional?
Reward those trade partners that work with you to solve problems and treat the rest simply as transactional suppliers
Leadership
The Benefit of Clear Goals for the New Year
Crystal clear direction for 2022 is critical to sustaining the successes we’ve enjoyed during the past 24 months
Business Management Best Practices
The Professional Advantages of Going Virtual
Why virtual meetings may be better than conducting business in person
Business Management Best Practices
How Some CEOs Are Working to Retain Talented Labor
Here are some incentives companies are offering to their employees
Business Management Best Practices
What Would You Tell Your Rookie Self, Vol. 2
Industry professionals share tips and tricks that only come with experience
Project Management
5 Ways to Upgrade Your Project Management Practices
Better project management starts with streamlining workflows and focusing on working smarter not harder
