Contractors contact me to talk about their business. That’s why I offer a free 30 minute no obligation call because it allows them to talk about their business both good and bad and to discuss their goals for their business in the next 3 to 5 years and their personal goals for the next 3 [...]
"Al stresses that 'If it's not written, it's not real.' We now live by this. Without the simple business procedures Al introduced us to, I couldn't get my company to the next level or expect my company to run itself."
Matt Morse
President
Precision Plumbing
Carol Stream, IL
Archive for the 'Planning Power!' Category
When I was about 22, I finished college and joined the family business. I had always worked at the business part time throughout high school and college. I had no real job description other than to do everything and be quick. That meant my typical day could consist of running for truck parts all over [...]
I was back in New York for work on an all too warm winter day. This is the winter that wasn’t! I made the most of my time on Long Island not just by visiting my brothers and my nephew who are still keeping Long Islanders warm in winter, cool in summer and the plumbing [...]
With wall to wall coverage of a slow but ever so powerful hurricane approaching and devouring the East Coast of the United States this week in August, it’s tempting to become riveted to the news and paralyzed with fear. Realistically, you can’t avoid getting caught up in it if you watch tv, listen to radio [...]
Don’t underestimate the “Power of CYA!” Okay, I don’t know what you think I meant when I wrote CYA but to me being from New York we refer to it as “Cover Your Anatomy!”….beat you thought I was going to write something else besides anatomy. Hopefully, I got you to chuckle but it’s a very [...]
One of the nice things about my job is I’m usually busy and that means I spend a bunch of time on the road. Why is that nice? Well, it gives me time to think. I can let my mind roam as it takes in the road or when I’m flying and I’m cut off [...]
Working with contractors for years now, one thing is common. As contractors, we love any new tools that we can get our hands on for the trades we do but not so much when it comes to the powerful business technology tools. Why is that? They don’t make noise, vibrate, create holes, destroy things and [...]
Backing up your computer files is not important! It’s only important when something goes wrong. And something always can go wrong. I know because it did at my shop years ago. No, I means years ago. It was so long ago IBM was the powerhouse in computers and laptops were still a twinkle in Bill [...]
Years back, my friend who was a noted industry specialist in our trade called me to complain that he had a number of contractors who would call him up to seek his advice because they were in a bind. But, no matter what advice he gave them the answer was always the same, “That won’t [...]
I have been offering a free 30 minute consulting call to contractors since I began my training and consulting practice over 7 years ago. I do this because I feel it’s what I owe the industry for all the help I received through mentors over the years and for what my business afforded me in [...]
