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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
AI in Home Building ... What Now? What Next?
Artificial intelligence is coming to home building. How can builders use AI in new-home construction? Start with this primer
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
Built on Happiness: Meet Pro Builder's 2023 Builder of the Year
Delaware-based Schell Brothers, our 2023 Builder of the Year, brings a refreshing approach to delivering homes and measuring success with an overriding mission of happiness
A Broken Housing System Hurts American Families
NAHB Chairman's Message: In a challenging business environment for home builders, and with higher housing costs for families, the National Association of Home Builders is working to help home builders better meet the nation's housing needs
Pro Builder 2024 Housing Forecast
Sure there are challenges, but overall, Pro Builder's annual Housing Forecast Survey finds home builders are optimistic about the coming year
Leadership
8 Quality Leadership Characteristics: How Do You Score?
Score yourself to see how effective a leader you are and where there's room for you to improve
Builder of the Year
2015 Builder of the Year: Neal Communities
The Great Recession offered some hard lessons for Neal Communities—and a chance to do better than ever before
Combine Design and Purchasing for a Competitive Edge
Opportunities to make the most of materials and improve construction abound. Take advantage of them to reduce time to market and gain a competitive advantage
Business Management
On the Road to Simplicity in Home Building: A Way of Thinking and Operating for Business Success
Simplification is never about merely stripping out features or dumbing down the product. In fact, simplification is a way of thinking, designing, and operating that can improve product along with profits
Sales
Building a Best-Ever Online Sales Team
These five elements are key to a salesforce that leads the industry
On Working with Loan Officers
A mortgage loan officer can serve as an educational resource, as well as a financial one
Business Management
Consequences of Complexity in the Building Process
When complexity exceeds capacity, everyone loses. Here's the first step in fixing a broken process
Business Management
Improving Process With Clarity, Priority, and Focus
What to do when everything on the list is Job No. 1
Operations
Why do builders avoid facing the facts on process failure?
“Sometimes life – and work – would be easier if you could forget some things you’ve learned.”
So begins my August article in Professional…
