Business Boosters
Los buenos project managers piensan tres semanas por adelantado
Por John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. La gestión excepcional de proyectos no se trata de mantenerse ocupado. Se trata de mantenerse un paso adelante. Una de las mayores diferencias que he notado entre los project managers promedio y los excepcionales tiene muy poco que ver con la experiencia, la personalidad ...
Protecting your most valuable asset
By Emma Peterson. The right support protects your employees and strengthens your business. We can talk all we want about separating work from personal life, but the reality is that we carry both with us. Things like family concerns, financial pressure and grief follow us to the job site or ...
Una mirada nueva puede ver lo que la experiencia a veces pasa por alto
Por John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group, traducido por Alberto Torres. A veces, mejorar no requiere nueva tecnología ni equipos costosos. A veces, todo comienza con una pregunta. Una de las cosas que siempre he valorado al integrar a un nuevo empleado a una cuadrilla de techado son las preguntas que ...
Growth nearly broke Victor's Roofing. Profit saved it.
By The Coffee Shops. Growth without profit is just a bigger headache. Most contractors dream about doubling their revenue. For Victor Smolyanov, achieving that goal nearly came at the expense of his business, his team and his personal life. Speaking during a session at ServiceTitan's 2026 Pantheon conference, the founder ...
Leadership built for the next phase
By Jesse Sanchez. Creating a chief executive officer role gives RPH a more defined leadership structure as it works to support growth and strengthen its position in the market. RPH has appointed Douglas Wade as CEO, effective April 1, 2026, creating a new leadership role as the company enters its ...
A new recruiting playbook for roofing contractors
By The Coffee Shops®. Contractors can compete for skilled workers by strengthening talent pipelines, expanding training and investing in retention. Roofing contractors continue to face a difficult hiring environment, full of challenges such as labor shortages, cautious workforce movement and competition for experienced employees, which shape recruiting decisions. With workers less likely ...
Las pequeñas decisiones que protegen los márgenes del roofing
Por John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Los márgenes se construyen — o se erosionan poco a poco — a través de cientos de pequeñas decisiones. Cuando los contratistas hablan de rentabilidad, la conversación normalmente gira en torno a los estimados, los costos de mano de obra, los precios de los ...
La primera hora en el lugar de trabajo predice cómo se desarrollará todo el proyecto
Por John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group, traducido por Alberto Torres. La primera hora en el lugar de trabajo no son simplemente otros sesenta minutos en el calendario. Es el momento en el que la preparación se convierte en ejecución. A lo largo de los años, he visitado suficientes proyectos de ...
Back to school with DaVinci® Roofscapes
By DaVinci Roofscapes. A roofer’s guide to winning campus projects with composite slate and shake. Educational institutions ask more of a roof. A campus project may need to preserve a historic skyline, support a new building’s architectural vision, withstand severe weather and reduce maintenance demands — all while staying practical to install. ...
Good project managers think three weeks ahead
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Exceptional project management isn't about staying busy. It's about staying ahead. One of the biggest differences I've noticed between average project managers and exceptional ones has very little to do with experience, personality or technical knowledge. It has everything to do with where ...
