Why Vulnerability Can Be Your Greatest Business Strength
Trying to be a great leader can be like trying to catch lightning in a bottle. You can’t force it to happen. For many people, the mere act of trying to be a great leader — whether among your family, friends, employees, or colleagues — results in exactly the opposite. Leading is done through your […]
Active Listening is the Secret Skill You Need to Grow Your Business
If there were one skill you could learn that would make you a more effective leader and business owner, would you invest in mastering it? Of course, you would! Active listening, the act of giving your complete, undivided focus to what someone is saying, can improve your workplace culture, help you build relationships with partners, […]
Built for Growth Episode 1: Diversity in Construction
In our new YouTube series, Built for Growth, we talk with experts about some of the biggest issues facing the construction and manufacturing industries. For our first episode, we were honored to have Loretta Calvin, Diversity & Inclusion expert and CEO of Monroe Strategic Business Solutions, join us to discuss diversity in construction. It is no surprise […]
Becoming a Purpose-Driven Company
Are you ready for your business to do more? To become a true leader for your team? To build camaraderie and loyalty and drive success through your team’s aligned efforts? If you answered Yes, you are ready to transform your business into a purpose-driven company. If you answered No, keep reading. Purpose-driven companies tend to […]
Built for Growth: Episode 4: Apprenticeships, Mentoring, and Continuing Education
Construction has a major skilled labor problem. Working with registered apprenticeships or creating a private apprenticeship program can help your company fill your talent pipeline with skilled workers ready to go to work for YOU! In this episode of Built for Growth, Kyesha Robinson and Natasha Sherwood share how building apprenticeships, mentoring, and education into […]
Becoming a Purpose-Driven Leader for Your Business
To transform your company into a purpose-driven business, you need to become a purpose-driven leader. A purpose-driven company aligns its business goals to an external goal or mission. Success and purpose live hand-in-hand for these businesses, which tend to experience faster growth, enjoy greater camaraderie, and deliver better customer experiences. A company’s purpose has to […]
Make Core Values Part of Your Business Strategy
Mission, vision, core values, and purpose statement — there’s a lot to unpack when you’re transforming your business into one driven by purpose, not just profit. Each of these statements will be one piece in your overall business strategy, along with your key products or services, financial goals, and the activities you will undertake to […]
Setting Purpose-Driven Goals
Purpose-driven goals shifts a company’s objectives away from performance and financial targets and toward larger goals that help fulfill your company’s purpose. Don’t worry — we’re not saying you shouldn’t pay attention to sales, revenue, or new client acquisition. You absolutely should, we do too! But one way to ensure you reach those goals is […]
Do Your Part: Rebuilding Greatness
The construction industry is a lot like an American muscle car. I want you to picture a classic American muscle car. In fact, let’s all take a minute and appreciate this 1968 Ford Fastback Mustang GT. Gorgeous. The GT was built with purpose. Every mechanical component, every aesthetic choice, every button, knob and light all […]
Webinar Replay: Building a Better GC/Subcontractor Relationship
Matt Vetter (Schafer Construction) and Mike Kepsel (Campbell & Shaw Steel) were two of the first people to join our mission, probably because their companies are already living by the DO YOUR PART principles. This GC/Sub partnership is built on respect, trust, and integrity. They show up ready to actively listen to each other, to […]