Communication problems rarely show up with flashing lights. There’s no alarm that goes off saying, “Attention everyone: miscommunication is currently in progress.” Instead, they creep in quietly. A sentence that wasn’t quite clear. An assumption that wasn’t verified. A message that sounded perfectly obvious to the person sending it, but meant something completely different to
Why This Story Matters Again—After Alex Honnold’s Live Netflix Skyscraper Climb With Alex Honnold once again capturing global attention—this time scaling a skyscraper live on Netflix—the lessons from his approach to risk, preparation, and progress are more relevant than ever. While the setting may have changed, the mindset required to move deliberately, stay disciplined, and
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 lot of time thinking about
By Greg Woleck One of the best parts of teaching our in-person masterclasses is witnessing those ‘lightbulb’ moments happen. You can see it when participants lean forward, nod, or jot down a quick note. That spark of understanding can change how they show up at work the very next day. Those moments rarely happen by
Every time I sit down with a remodeler, a team member, or even just reflect on my own journey, one thing keeps coming up: mindset. It’s not flashy. It doesn’t show up in your financial reports or on a blueprint. But it’s there—shaping how we react to challenges, how we lead, and how we show
One of the frustrations we hear from our business owner and manager clients is “I told them what to do, and they just did not do it!” This is very common, so if it has happened to you, don’t worry. Here are some steps to take in this area: 1) Take ownership I must take
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
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
Training, training, training! Business owners, general managers, and production managers often get caught wondering how to do it all. So, we turned to a former guest and a member of our production manager roundtables, Ned Trimming, to share his efficient training process involving current and new employees. Ned Trimming is the Production Manager at Crescent Builds in Seattle, WA.
In this episode of PowerTips Unscripted, Iris Harrell discusses the importance of having women in key positions within remodeling companies. They make up half of the US workforce, so there is a sizeable recruitment pool, and they also relate on a deeper level with female customers, who often drive decision-making. Women are multi-taskers, organizers, collaborators,