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What Every Restoration Owner Should Know About Insurance
Learn the biggest insurance risks in restoration with Ross Driscoll Jr. ...
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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...
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?...
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...
Leadership and Management
Ownership to Leadership – Epilogue, Part I
As mergers and acquisitions in the restoration industry continue, I’d li...
Leadership and Management
A Note to the Owner, Part II
By focusing on a handful of fundamentals—not only when you launch your b...
Operations and Systems
Working On Your Business: Getting Off the Truck, Part VI
Allowing leaders to fail in order to learn from their mistakes is necess...
Operations and Systems
4 Essentials for CAT Season Response
CAT work is coming. Learn the four essentials every restoration company ...
Operations and Systems
Working On Your Business: Getting Off the Truck, Part V
Without trust there is no business. Many owners struggle with getting of...
Operations and Systems
Working On Your Business: Getting Off the Truck, Part IV
Hiring your first sales rep/marketing person. This is a position many ow...
Operations and Systems
Working On Your Business: Getting Off the Truck, Part III
Many owners feel that hiring someone to replace them on the front lines ...
Operations and Systems
Working On Your Business: Getting Off the Truck, Part II
To shift from doing work to getting work done through others, learning h...
Teams and Culture
EQ: Keys to a Healthy Company Culture, Part III
Paying attention to other people doesn’t diminish your own self-awarenes...
Teams and Culture
EQ: Keys to a Healthy Company Culture, Part II
Consider a time when stress overwhelmed you. Was it easy to think clearl...
Teams and Culture
EQ: Keys to a Healthy Company Culture, Part I
Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage you...
Teams and Culture
Cardboard Boxes
Sometimes, it’s good to pause and take a closer look inside the cardboar...
Teams and Culture
Gratitude, Part II
Millions of dollars and countless hours have been spent conducting inter...
Teams and Culture
Gratitude, Part I
Most of us learn at an early age that it’s polite to thank others for th...