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HEADLINES ADDED: March 26, 2008
New Home Builders Moving into Remodeling
In the last few days, I have had a number of new homebuilders call and ask about switching their business to remodeling. “Can we do it?” If you know me, you know I am normally not in favor of new homebuilders trying to get into remodeling. They are two very different enterprises. New homes are a product, new homebuilders operate a “factory in a field”. Remodeling is a service business, relationships take center stage when you are working in someone’s home. Remodeling requires handholding. But the reality is that... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 30, 2007
Are you using the office "grapevine" to its fullest potential?
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Searchers vs. Planners
In the December Atlantic, Sarah Chayes tells the fascinating, frustrating story of her Afghan adventures in entrepreneurship--and the utter lack of interest she encountered from U.S. funders charged with aiding Afghan economic development.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 13, 2007
The Six Core Values of Innovation
Innovation is the critical capability for all organizations trying to succeed in today's marketplace. But the case for innovation cannot be made solely on the basis of the economic value it creates for customers. It is equally important for enterprises and their leaders to embrace the 6 underlying core values of innovation as an integral element for a more vibrant future. This manifesto explores these values and explains how leaders can infuse them into their organizations in various ways.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: September 24, 2007
100 Ways to Succeed #96:
Make a Public "Insane Effort" Upon Occasion; Consider It to Be an "Extreme Weapon" in your Success Arsenal When an...... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 23, 2007
Another Equipment Rental Operator Goes Up for Grab
Roll-up giant United Rentals Inc. says it is exploring “a broad range of strategic alternatives...including a possible sale of the company.”... Read More
Some Work-Force Solutions Are Obvious and Ignored
It has taken decades, but the construction industry finally is coming around to accept the idea that the most effective way of dealing with work-force labor shortages is to take individual, company and local or regional action, rather than trying to transform the image of the industry as a whole.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 19, 2007
The End of a 1,400-Year-Old Business
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HEADLINES ADDED: April 15, 2007
The two reasons people say no to your idea
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HEADLINES ADDED: March 24, 2007
Could Big Change Happen Here?
The industry should very thoughtfully read ENR's Nov. 13, 2006, issue on Progressive Project Delivery, particularly the coverage of the approach being used for the London Olympics and the editorial "A Flattening World."... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 17, 2007
12 Podcasts for the Creative Class
Here are 12 must-listen-to podcasts for creative knowledge workers--those entrepreneurial spirits who start and staff the most innovative, fast-growing companies.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 24, 2007
Good Ideas Always Sound Crazy at First
If someone else had said it, it would have sounded like any cookie-cutter corporate consultant telling office workers to think outside the box. But when calls for "disruptive technologies" are coming from Andrew Grove, cofounder of the Intel Corp. and renowned management superguru, people sit up and listen.... Read More
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The Toyota Way is my favorite book for 2007. It had so many good ideas that I could not keep up and ended up reading it again and even buying the Field Book to go along with it.
Download Elegant Solutions from Change This which provides some highlights of the Toyota Production System. Too many ideas that are applicable to contractors to even count!
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- New Home Builders Moving into Remodeling
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