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Leading with Steadiness When the World Feels Heavy

Leading with Steadiness When the World Feels Heavy

by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | Sep 13, 2025 | People

Leading with Steadiness When the World Feels Heavy The world doesn’t pause for business. Tragedy, trauma, conflict, or even polarizing headlines find their way into our conversations and, inevitably, into our workplaces. As leaders, we may not have the power to change...
Time Management for Contractors: The R.E.A.D. Framework for Trades Leaders

Time Management for Contractors: The R.E.A.D. Framework for Trades Leaders

by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | Sep 8, 2025 | Process

Time-Saving Strategies for Contractors In the trades, time management for contractors is often the difference between running a smooth, profitable operation and feeling buried in chaos. Time is the one resource you never get back, and how you manage it directly...
Why Leads are Slowing in the Building & Trades Industry

Why Leads are Slowing in the Building & Trades Industry

by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | Aug 23, 2025 | Profit

Is Your Contracting Business Experiencing a leads slowdown?  Over the past few weeks, I’ve been hearing the same thing from a range of clients. A landscaper told me their phone isn’t ringing nearly as much as it was this time last year. An arbor care company noticed...
Stop the Bleed: Lean Concepts Every Crew Leader Should Know

Stop the Bleed: Lean Concepts Every Crew Leader Should Know

by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | Jun 6, 2025 | Process

When a crew isn’t meeting deadlines or rework keeps piling up, it’s tempting to look at personalities or motivation. But more often than not, the real issue isn’t people—it’s process. Three core Lean concepts—waste identification, flow vs. batching, and pull vs. push...
Protect the Margin: Lean Jobsite Strategies to Improve Profits Amid Rising Costs and Tariffs

Protect the Margin: Lean Jobsite Strategies to Improve Profits Amid Rising Costs and Tariffs

by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | May 2, 2025 | Process, Profit

Margins are under attack—and that’s why adopting Lean jobsite strategies has never been more critical. If you’re a builder, remodeler, general contractor, or project lead, you’re feeling it. Material prices continue to climb, tariffs hit hard and...
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