Larry Janesky's 5th HVA: Communicate Clear Goals and Expectations

2019-02-13

Others don't hear you talking about goals and expectations nearly as much as you do. The rule is that you...

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What Dirt Bike Racing Teaches Us About Leadership in Business

2019-02-12

When you do something you've never done before, you don't know how it's going to turn out. Nor do you...

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Larry Janesky's 4th HVA: Work on Your Leadership

2019-02-06

To build a great business requires a lot of great people. Your leadership will play the most important role in...

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Most Contractors Spend 99% of Their Time on This One Mistake

2019-02-04

If you're running a contracting business, it's likely you never have enough time. As the owner or leader, all responsibility...

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Low Employee Turnover is Key to Business Growth

2019-02-01

When someone leaves your company voluntarily, they have fired their manager, the company or the opportunity. Keeping employees engaged is...

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Larry Janesky's 3rd HVA: Develop Leaders

2019-01-29

The ability to scale your business comes from the development of people into leaders....

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Contractors: Better Consumer Targeting for Less Cost with BrandBlaster

2019-01-28

Time and again, from Blockbuster to Toys-R-Us to Sears, we've seen that being behind the curve in the digital age...

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Time Management is a Myth. Contractors, follow the 80/20 Rule.

2019-01-25

We can't "manage time," but we can work on the highest value actions in the time we have....

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Larry Janesky's 2nd HVA: Training People to Your Vision

2019-01-22

If you’re an owner of a contracting business, your HVAs or High Value Activities – the most important jobs the...

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This Struggling Contractor Added One Thing and Suddenly Became Profitable

2019-01-18

Before the sales system was in place, this contractor's sales people sold on price. Find out how they turned around...

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Whoever Heard of a Contractor Not Wanting to Get Paid for Their Work

2019-01-15

You shouldn't want to get paid for the work you do. You should focus on getting paid for the work...

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Larry's First HVA: Hiring the Right People

2019-01-13

Hiring the right people for your contracting business is extremely important because we can't accomplish great things without great employees...

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Solving this One Problem will Solve 10-20 Other Problems

2019-01-08

Other business owners and highly productive people know this simple trick....

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Larry Janesky's 12 Personal HVAs for Home Improvement Contractors

2019-01-04

High Value Activities are those activities that produce big, important or lasting results. Here are Larry Janesky's Top 12....

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Larry Janesky Talks about Developing Character Traits at BSA Award Ceremony

2018-12-28

"Can we live a successful life without having good character? Can we be our best selves without above average character...

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Be careful what you say, YOU ARE LISTENING!

2018-12-27

What you tell yourself, you will believe. See this quick Think Daily post about the power of positive verse negative...

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How to Find Great People for Your Contracting Company

2018-12-20

The secret to finding great employees at your contracting business is to become the leader that attracts those great people....

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Contractor Motivation: Align Business Goals with Personal Goals

2018-12-18

Your desire at the start of your home contracting business to create a richer, fuller life can diminish as the...

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Reports: Build Resale Value into Home Remodeling Projects for Improved Sale...

2018-12-17

Home improvement projects are often significant purchases that take homeowners lots of research to understand both the price and the...

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Contractors, Increase Your Customer's Spending Power with Financing

2018-12-14

With financing, a home improvement contractor can increase their customer's purchasing power....

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