An Article By Greg Woleck In remodeling, success can be deceiving. From the outside, a company may look like it’s thriving—busy schedules, impressive projects, full pipelines, and great-looking social media. But underneath that momentum, many businesses are far more fragile than they appear. When conditions change—as they always do—that fragility gets exposed. I’ve spent a
An Article By Mark Harari Sometimes, the best business lessons come from the worst examples. I recently had a few experiences that left me shaking my head. And while some of these moments were frustrating, they also served as great reminders of what not to do when it comes to delivering an excellent client experience.
By Greg Woleck, Remodelers Advantage You’ve been there. You walk out of a conference session buzzing with ideas. The speaker just shared a brilliant strategy for streamlining production schedules, and you’re ready to hit the ground running. Then Monday morning arrives. Emails pile up. A client demands a last-minute change. That stack of ideas you
An Article By Greg Woleck I love baseball. It’s been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. And every time I drive from my home in Western Connecticut down to our office in Maryland, I pass by Ripken Stadium. No matter what else is going on, it always brings a
An Article by Dale Nikula and originally published to JLC Online I went into the construction business because of my passion for building. I love walking through a building under construction or being remodeled and visualizing what it will eventually become. I didn’t go into construction to sell but soon realized that I couldn’t build
An Article By Dale Nikula Okay -so you have everything in place for your team to operate effectively. You have a killer production management system that includes pre-construction meetings, weekly project meetings, an app to track schedules and change orders, and most importantly, a detailed project manager job description. In your mind, everyone on your
An Article By Heather Oddo, COO/Marketing Director of Closer Look General Contracting Most remodeling professionals have been there: you’re on a call or standing in a walk-through when the prospective client hits you with “Can you give me a ballpark?” It’s a fair question—but also a risky one. How we handle that moment speaks volumes
By Greg Woleck In residential remodeling, one of the most common performance gaps I run into isn’t about skills, effort, or even systems. It’s urgency. Not panic. Not scrambling. I’m talking about steady, intentional follow-through. The kind that keeps a project moving without the need for constant reminders or someone jumping in to course-correct. I
Today’s episode of PowerTips Unscripted features Peg Buehrle as a guest. During the show, she discusses the significance of team development for business growth. The growth of a business depends on the growth of its key leaders and their respective teams. Therefore, it is crucial to have a development plan for each team member. Peg
In this episode of PowerTips Unscripted, Victoria and Mark are joined by Pete McDowell to discuss succession planning and how business owners can exit their company. According to Pete, there are four primary ways for a business owner to leave their company: selling the company, transferring the company to family or employees, or ESOP. He
