Working Like an Owner

Success in anything significant can never be guaranteed, but there are many things you can do that will nearly guarantee failure.

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This applies for your life, relationships, career, business, and sports.  

Leadership Tools: Working like an owner will not guarantee career advancement including ownership.

If you do the following consistently for five years, without any expectation in return, I can nearly guarantee that you will see opportunities open for you that few have.  After ten years, you will have opportunities that only one in a hundred people have. After twenty years, your life will be undeniably great.  





Building Your Foundation as a Growing Contractor
Construction companies require strong foundations just like the projects they build. Like a building the larger it will be the stronger the foundation must be. How strong is your business foundation?
Ownership Transition - Key Seller Risks
Whether you are buying or selling a construction business, it is important to understand the perspectives of the other party. Each will tend to discount the risks of the other, impacting the ability to create the best deal.
Conceptual Estimating - Turning Drawings Into Estimates
Conceptual estimating requires a contractor to take early stage conceptual drawings and turn them into detailed estimates with a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) that is useful during the initial programming, schematic, and design development phases.