Jersey City, NJ -- Writing from the NARI Spring Business Meeting here, and the news seems to be mostly positive. Most remodelers I've talked to are…

A critical danger in any business is tunnel vision. The focus on just one thing at the expense of others! We can be the best at one particular area…

Now if your thinking, ‘in this economy I can ONLY see one week ahead, maybe a month at most, so what good is strategic planning?’ Well you STILL have…

It’s a cliché but everything starts with and ends with Leadership. It’s from leadership that the vision comes, the inspiration for the formation,…

The NHQA criteria may look simple at first glance, just 8 headings, but this is deceptive, it has depth and complexity. Think of the range of issues…

Looking for a way to focus and coordinate improvement initiatives? A3, which is named after the size of paper it is meant to be printed on. The aim…

Whether you are planning to or currently use Energy Star, NAHB National Green Building Standards, DOE’s Builder Challenge or another program, the key…

Reinventing the wheel can take a lot of time. So why not consider benchmarking best practices. The 2011 National Housing Quality Award Winners…

What REAL bottom-line impact can Quality have on my business! When we look at the cost of not having quality, quality quickly becomes an investment…

When builders apply for Professional Builder’s National Housing Quality Award they receive much more than the chance to win an award — they get a…