Teams and Culture
The Elephant Problem: The Role Model Gap in Today’s Workforce
What happens when young men enter the trades without strong role models?...
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Leadership and Management
After the Kickoff: Leadership Habits That Keep Q1 on Track
January sets the plan. February tests leadership. Learn how to keep your...
GPS Podcast
The Formula for Building a Business You Enjoy
Shawn Jackson of Liberty Restoration shares how having fun, building the...
Leadership and Management
From Can-Do-It to Conduit: The Legacy Your Leadership Leaves
What legacy will your leadership leave? A reflection on character, humil...
GPS Podcast
Real Talk on Growth, Culture, and Leadership in Restoration
Kevin Hussey of United Fire & Water discusses leadership, culture, ...
Leadership and Management
From Can-Do-It to Conduit: Becoming the Leader Others Grow Through
True leadership is not about doing more. It is about growing others. Lea...
Human Resources
Declutter Your Career
Think of your bookshelf, or for those of you who are digitally minded, t...
Human Resources
Think Like a Boss: Employees’ 4 Step Guide to Improving your Work Life
Your owner, GM, supervisor, and teammates need your help to lead growth,...
Human Resources
When Employees Do Their Best Work
Restorers in today’s market should always be looking for new and innovat...
Leadership and Management
Managing and Leading Remote Employees
By 2025, 32.6 million Americans will work remotely. Here are several pra...
Leadership and Management
21ST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, Part III
Having rational conversations about disagreements that have become emoti...
Leadership and Management
21ST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, Part II
In part II on resolving disagreements, we outline the first four steps t...
Leadership and Management
21ST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, Part I
The Four Ds: The top 4 reasons for business dysfunction and decline. It ...
Leadership and Management
Are You Playing Defense In Your Business?
It starts with the age-old question, “What would you do differently if y...
Leadership and Management
Ownership to Leadership – Epilogue, Part II
Starting, running, and then selling a successful company is a huge achie...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part V
Explore the ‘We’ phase of business growth, where building structure and ...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part IV
In this part of the business life cycle, learn how hiring the right peop...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part III
The “Me” Stage of the Business Life Cycle: A guide for navigating throug...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part II
The ‘Me’ Stage of the Business Life Cycle: Learn to leverage it’s streng...
Operations and Systems
Understanding Business Life Cycles: Part I
From startup to maturity, every business follows a natural evolution. Di...
Operations and Systems
Working On Your Business: Getting Off the Truck, Part VII
80% of businesses in North America are run by owners who have no employe...
Teams and Culture
The Future of the Restoration Industry: Helping the Next Generation Succeed
Put away the instruction manual on how to manage millennials. These work...
Teams and Culture
Joe Bagadonuts
Sometimes it’s asking the right questions and then caring enough to actu...
Teams and Culture
How to Create Culture in a Restoration Business: Creating a Competitive Advantage
If you’re a restoration business owner or manager, how many times over t...
Teams and Culture
The Great Wallendas
In many ways a company’s culture holds similarities to the tightrope act...
Teams and Culture
EQ: Keys to a Healthy Company Culture, Part IV
Relationship management is the ability to build value-adding relationshi...
Teams and Culture
EQ: Keys to a Healthy Company Culture, Part III
Paying attention to other people doesn’t diminish your own self-awarenes...