Why Customers Say YesâTurning Everyday Moments into Closing Power
Thereâs a hard truth most contractors donât want to admit, and after more than three decades in the cleaning and restoration industries, I can tell...
Why We All Struggle to CommunicateâFrom Carpet Cleaners to Surgeons
Let me share something that hit close to home. My wife recently had open heart surgery. It was the kind of situation that stops everything....
Walking the Line: Why Great Companies Balance Staff Development and Customer Satisfaction
If you want to build a strong company, you donât have to choose between growing your team or keeping your customers happy. In fact, the...
The Problem Solverâs Life: A Day in the Shoes of a Small Service Business Owner
As an experienced business coach, Iâve had the honor of walking alongside hundreds of small service business ownersâplumbers, restoration pros, carpet cleaners, HVAC contractors, painters,...
Embezzlement in Service Businesses: A Hidden Epidemic
Letâs talk about something nobody wants to believe could happen in their companyâbut it happens more than you think: embezzlement. That is when someone you...
A Different Way to Compensate Employees
In 1972, the owner of the floor covering store I worked for posted a sign on the bulletin board that read: âNew incentive program! Work...
A Pathway to Success
Itâs that time of year againâthe time that strikes fear or outright revulsion in the hearts of lots of business owners. No, Iâm not talking...
Top Teams Win Over Top Talent
One of the best things about being a business development advisor with Violand Management is that I get to see an incredible array of management...
SOP Doesnât Mean Seat Of Pants
OK, Iâll admit it. This part of our industryâor actually, the trades in generalâdrives me absolutely crazy. What is it thatâs doing the driving? The...
Rules? I Donât Need No Stinkinâ Rules!
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, there are two behaviors I see mastered by almost every successful business owner and manager. Iâve...
