GPS Podcast
Nearly Half of Tradespeople Struggle With Mental Health… Why?
A conversation with TradeMutt Co-Founder Ed Ross on mental health in the...
Articles
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Operations and Systems
Is Your Business Evolving or Standing Still?
Are you running a business that adapts or one that’s stuck in the past? ...
GPS Podcast
The Next 3–5 Years Will Reshape Restoration Companies
Kevin Dooley shares insights on AI, data, and the future of restoration,...
Operations and Systems
Beyond the Numbers: Turning Financial Data into Better Business Decisions
How restoration leaders can interpret key metrics to help improve their ...
Teams and Culture
The Elephant Problem: The Ledger No One Tracks
Success in business isn’t only measured in revenue. Sometimes the most m...
Sales and Marketing
The Trust-First HVAC Sales Strategy
If 92% of the public doesn’t trust salespeople, how do you still win the...
Human Resources
18th Anniversary Issue, Part II
In the current job market, highly talented job seekers can afford to be ...
Human Resources
18th Anniversary Issue, Part I
With record low unemployment causing intense competition for talented pe...
Human Resources
Empowerment VS. Entitlement, Part IV
We are never going to have a perfect workplace. It can even feel like th...
Human Resources
Empowerment VS. Entitlement, Part III
As a company grows, the employees needed to continue that growth change....
Human Resources
Empowerment VS. Entitlement, Part II
When businesses are new or smaller in size it’s common for their culture...
Human Resources
Empowerment VS. Entitlement, Part I
Most business founders have vivid recollections of the long years of str...
Leadership and Management
Curiosity Is King: Why Great Leaders Never Stop Learning
Great leaders never stop learning. Discover how curiosity drives better ...
Leadership and Management
When Success Creates a New Dilemma
Reaching stability is only the beginning. Learn how business leaders can...
Leadership and Management
Why Every Business Leader Should Welcome Boredom
Boredom might be your business’s secret advantage. Find out how slowing ...
Leadership and Management
Everyday Joe: Business Lessons from an NFL Hall of Famer
Discover business success tips from NFL Hall of Famer Joe Thomas: be on ...
Leadership and Management
Taking Responsibility: Leadership Lessons for Business Owners in the Trades
Discover essential leadership lessons for trades business owners. Learn ...
Leadership and Management
Why You Should Fear the Gen Z Business Owner
Gen Z business owners are entering the market prepared, tech savvy, and ...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part XI
Discover why achieving big goals can leave business owners feeling unful...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part X
Understand how companies in the ‘Them’ business cycle phase align people...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part IX
Are you leading your business to success or stalling its growth? Learn h...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part VIII
Understand how the right mix of IQ, BQ, and EQ can transform your compan...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part VII
Financial viability, stronger HR, and advanced systems—learn what’s need...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part VI
Navigate the ‘We’ phase of business growth – embrace challenges, b...
Teams and Culture
A FRESH LOOK AT YOUR BUSINESS, Part II
What I had planned for my short plane ride across the Midwest was to lis...
Teams and Culture
A FRESH LOOK AT YOUR BUSINESS, Part I
I would like to challenge you to go beyond just LOOKING at your business...
Teams and Culture
The Cherry On Top
I know a high-level executive whose cherry on top for his customers is t...
Teams and Culture
Grocery Store Test
This relationship-building skill plays a central role in a company’s con...
Teams and Culture
Futurists
Strategic planning is about new beginnings and identifying a future that...
Teams and Culture
Volunteer Leadership
If we’re learning nothing else from this run of the lowest unemployment ...