Operations and Systems
The Disciplined Entrepreneur: Building Scalable, Profitable Restoration Businesses That Endure
The most successful restoration companies don’t rely on luck. They rely ...
Articles
Insights and Resources for Business Growth
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GPS Podcast
What Every Restoration Owner Should Know About Insurance
Learn the biggest insurance risks in restoration with Ross Driscoll Jr. ...
Leadership and Management
Better Days Ahead: The Value of Business Coaching
When a business owner asked, “Why do I need coaching?” it sparked a deep...
Teams and Culture
The Elephant Problem: The Expanding Role of the Business Owner
The role of the business owner is evolving. Discover why steadiness, res...
Human Resources
Behavioral Assessments at Work: How to Choose and Use Them Well
Thinking about using DiSC, MBTI, or similar tools? Learn how to choose t...
GPS Podcast
How She Saved a Restoration Company Everyone Said Would Fail
A conversation with Nicole Humber of Bravo Restoration & Constructi...
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
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 ...
Leadership and Management
Ready to Rediscover Fun In Your Business?
Increased responsibilities of running a large business can extinguish th...
Leadership and Management
Are You Having Enough Fun In Your Business?
Running a business is hard, stressful work. But that doesn’t mean you ca...
Leadership and Management
Embracing Number Two
The best competitors make you better. Explore why embracing number two c...
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 ...