In your personal and professional life, being easy to talk to is a skill worth developing. But good conversationalists are rare.  There are plenty of…

  As you may have noticed by now, I am a flat-out junkie for lessons. Nearly every article I have written for Professional Builder, including my…

Standards provide crucial communication, alignment and compatibility at an international, national, industry and individual organizational level. …

An article in the Chicago Sun-Times this past Sunday featured the Chicago bungalow, an architectural style much beloved in the Windy City. Former…

A CNN Money article this week elaborated on what many construction firms already know: good labor is now hard to find.  Some find this news…

To a remodeling contractor, saying “no” to a potential client could possibly be the best decision you make for your company. A few years ago, I was…

  For over 20 years, the National Housing Quality Award has been helping some of America’s best home builders improve their operations and make more…

  A new theme park just opened in Houston, and it’s not Six Flags. MainStreet America is a collection of 12 show homes, ranging from 1,800 to 6,000…

I read thousands of customer surveys every year – THOUSANDS!  This customer insight gives me a unique perspective on many home building topics, like…

This thing will change your life.   It may appear to be another timemarking commodity.  It’s not.   This clock not only gathers relevant and timely…