Indoctrinate New Employees into The Company
LAST MONTH I reminded you that in starting a new business you are not faced with the problem of having second-rate employees (When its time to strike...
Plumbing Industry's Role in Disease Control
PEOPLE IN OUR industry like to say that plumbers have saved more lives in the last century or so than doctors have. In fact, Ive said so myself, and recently...
Tough Insurance Market: What Can You Do?
YOU CANT PICK UP an industry publication these days without seeing headlines about the insurance crisis. Although some writers can legitimately be accused...
You Can Use Adobe Acrobat 6.0 for Project Files
MANY CONTRACTORS use the Adobe Acrobat Reader software, a free download offered from the Adobe Web site (www.adobe.com) that enables users to open and...
The Future of Hydronics: Combustion Technology
FROM THE TIME that man started a fire in a pit in a cave, the process of combustion has intrigued mankind. He has taken it upon himself to make the smaller,...
The Accidental PM
CONGRATULATIONS, newest member of the project manager profession! You never thought you would actually become a project manager for your company, did...
'Worthless' Insurance Policy May Have Value
THIS ARTICLE IS for you youngsters, 65 or older. If you are younger, read it anyway. Then, give it to one or more of your older family members or friends....
Records Can Save You From a Frivolous Lawsuit
THE DELIVERED NOTICE that we were being sued was devastating. The fact that other firms were also named did not ease our concerns. It would be necessary...
When It's Time To Strike Out On Your Own
AS I MENTALLY review some outstandingly successful contractor startups that I have known, one trait seems to stand out more than any other. These new...
Keeping Current With Contractors' Needs
JEFF FORKER, my former boss who died Jan. 22, used to have a saying : If its the right thing to do for the readers, its the right thing to do for the...
Yes, You Can Control Your Insurance Costs
WE ALL KNOW that insurance costs are based, in part, on the claims history of the insured. Risk can never be avoided entirely in construction, and there...
Product Aids Service, Keeps Customers Informed
IN THE OLD DAYS, work order management software stayed put in the office, and personnel plying the keyboard used the telephone to relay information to...
The Future of Hydronics: Tin Radiators to PEX
IN LAST MONTHS article, we looked at the evolution of heat sources and distribution piping. This month, well look at the heat emitters. Some of the original...
Variable Pay Option for Field Employees
FOR DECADES, MOST companies that employ project managers have made percent-of-earned-extra-job-profit a key part of those PMs compensation packages. Such...
IRS Boosts Auto Mileage Allowance
DO YOU USE your car for business? Hate keeping records of the actual expenses you pay for the business use of your car? Theres another way to deduct the...
Do Your Kids Respect Your Business?
THIS IS A CONTINUATION of the New Years Resolutions list I started in December (pg. 18). You should strongly consider using this as an operational checklist...
Pro Contractors Become Hot Marketing Trend
A WEEK BEFORE Christmas, I was traveling on business when a USA Today was dropped at my hotel door with this front-page headline: If the pros use a tool...
Be Careful How You Treat Time Limits
MOST CONTRACTS IN use these days in the construction industry contain clauses that have time limits in them to take action to give notice of claims, for...
Circle the Wagons, We're Under Attack
WHEN IT COMES to computer security, it seems you can never have a moments complacency. E-mail and Web-based viruses, spam, spyware, and other threats...
The Past and Future of Hydronic Heating
WITH THE DAWNING of the New Year, I hope this column finds you and yours in good health and looking forward to a prosperous 2004. Ive decided to look...
What I See When I Gaze Into My PM's Crystal Ball
IN ONLY THREE professions can one who practices them be consistently wrong and still be able to make a living. Those are weather forecasters, economists...
Want Life Insurance With Zero Net Cost?
BUY TERM LIFE insurance and you are betting you will die before the end of the term. Typical terms are one year or five, 10, 15 and 20 years. The longer...
Booster Pump Keeps the Love Flowing
IM HAVING PROBLEMS with my water pressure. Its so bad, my girlfriend wont stay with me because she cant get the shampoo out of her hair. To make matters...
High Performers Put Employees First
WHICH OF THESE statements is true: Your people are your most important asset; nothing happens at work without people; your customers will never be treated...
Must Reading If You Are a C Corporation
On May 28, President Bush signed a new tax law. Two provisions in the new law directly affect whether you should or should not be a C corporation (as...
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