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The Beancounter vs. Production
The Bean Counter or (The Accountant is mostly concerned with Costs and their impact on the Income Statement) The Production Guy is looking at ways to save labour or do the work more easily. The accountant usually looks at costs and determines if something is affordable and the Production guy always believes that he cannot…
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Hiring Superstars and the Real Costs of Wages
Dan and Bill met for a 6pm dinner meeting at the local diner. Dan’s day had been a disaster. A site layout mistake led to an entire armor stone to be ... Read more
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On The Job Issues (Part I)
In our previous articles we wrote about what needs to be done before the job starts. After looking back it is amazing how many things need to be completed in order for projects to flow smoothly.
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Laying the Foundation for Profitable Projects and Eliminating Waste: Facilities + Equipment
A project’s success depends a lot on the support that is provided before, during, and after its production. A landscaper's facilities and equipment play a critical role in efficient production.
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Laying the Foundation for Profitable Projects and Eliminating Waste: Job Information
One of the most important requirements for running profitable projects is creating job packages that are accurate and thorough. Job packages can take information OUT of the heads of owners, estimators and project managers and INTO the hands of your field personnel - who can execute with better accuracy and efficiency.
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Thinking Like Owners – Understanding the Big Picture
How much more efficient could your company be if you had 3 more people thinking like owners rather than like employees?
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The Challenges of Building Business Systems
For small businesses one of the most difficult challenges to overcome is creating roles and responsibilities for all staff. The responsibilities must outline who does what, when, where, why at what speed and quality. This applies to Sales…Administration….Operations. This article will offer some examples of how process can be used to improve staff performance in…
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How to Overcome your People Challenges
People are the key ingredient to your work AND your company. Learning to manage and overcome people challenges will create new opportunities for EVERYONE in the company: a happier workplace, improved wages and lifestyles, and a greater sense of 'team' at work.
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Identifying Challenges to Change
By identifying obstacles to change we can slowly work on making improvements to our business. It’s like building a puzzle – you start with chaos and eventually move to order. You can grow your business for sure…….but the question is are you becoming a better run business, and how quickly is this change happening if…