Jesse DeBenedictis joins the Tim Faller show to talk about emotional intelligence. Jesse tells us his definition of emotional intelligence and how he, as a leader, uses it to better his business. He discusses how being self-aware is the most critical piece of emotional intelligence. He also talks about how having good emotional intelligence can
Steve Barkhouse joins PowerTips Unscripted to discuss how to create a culture of mental health support in the remodeling industry. In the post covid era, Mental health has affected many employees and business owners, so Steve and his team created a framework for dealing with the added stress that comes from covid. This support framework
Season 4 Starts With This Special Episode Recorded Live at The Remodelers Summit Listen to this episode and get tips on creating an effective and highly functional relationship between company ownership and the production team. Clark Harris and Eric Bain of Innovative Construction discuss how they have built an open, trusting, and team-based relationship that
In this episode, Jeff Talmadge discusses how he and his team created a point system for his design staff to spread their workload. Each designer is assigned a predetermined number of points, weighted by criteria such as permitting, scope, and complexity of the job. The team tracks points weekly and has found that designers are
An article recently written by Victoria Downing and published in Remodeling Magazine. Employee training is often neglected. But there’s a clear link between company profitability and business owners who invest in employee training. Remodelers don’t have to spend a lot to improve employee skills. Here are some resources. Industry publications: Have production team members subscribe.
An article recently written by Tim Faller and published in Remodeling Magazine. A few year ago I experienced firsthand what many clients dread: a poor-quality job and the company’s failure to respond to requests to fix it. A home improvement company completed a siding and gutter job for my parents, but water ran behind the
It’s easy to be successful in a great economy. You can get away with a lot of bad habits, lack of systems, and high overhead when jobs are large and margins high. But when the economy contracts, job sizes shrink, and margins erode, those bad habits can have a huge affect on the health of
The following is an article by Doug Howard, that was recently posted in Remodeling Magazine. The ability to successfully grow a company long-term is based largely on the ability of the owner to manage the critical resources of time, people and money. In this article, I’ll focus on the people, and specifically the first step:
The following is an article by Victoria Downing, that was recently posted in Remodeling Magazine. Party Trooper: Bring Your Team Together With Company Activities and Events Continuing the team-building tradition By Victoria Downing With everyone working so hard, many remodeling company owners feel there is no time, energy, or money for what they may perceive as
There are many legal challenges that can appear suddenly for remodelers, builders and business owners. It is imperative to build your business on a foundation that can weather the storm so that, as our guest today puts it, it doesn’t matter. In this episode, we talk more about the process of “shatterproofing” your business with
