Best Practices
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Floodproof on a Floodplain
An impressive addition to the IDEA Home series, the NEWLOOK Experience Home is a master class in engineering and creative design, with builder Michael Freiburger out-thinking an exceptionally tricky lot
Business
Defining Outdoor Living in 2024
Residential experts weigh in on outdoor living trends in new report
Construction
How to Air Seal the Garage
A poorly sealed wall or ceiling between the garage and the main house can let harmful fumes into the living space
Business
Taking Advantage of Incentives Through Weatherization
Industry insider Kristen Lewis walks us through the basics and benefits of weatherization
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Leadership
2 big lessons from Big Tuna’s (Bill Parcells) Hall of Fame speech
Sometimes numbers alone can tell the story of an organization’s leadership. Here is the Win/Loss record for the NY Giants: 1964: 2-10-…
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Benchmarking
Benchmarking is a technique in which a company measures its performance against that of best in class companies, determines how those companies…
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Locate the untouched market
Gary Zajicek is my guest blogger. With 35 years experience in the industry from carpenter to VP of Construction and Customer Relations, he has…
Leadership
Breaking comfort
Fast Company Magazine named Bryan Cranston - the main guy in Breaking Bad and the dad from Malcolm in the Middle - the #8 most creative person…
Leadership
Schnellenbergerize yourself
College football fans forget the Miami Hurricanes program was nearly dropped. No, not because of the cheating and lying and the 1995 SI cover. …
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Employee satisfaction, strategic awareness, and innovation
More employees quit their jobs and the dramatic impact of a new yogurt company! These two stories over the past few days reminded me of the value of…
Leadership
Buy it now book recommendation: Ctrl Alt Delete by Mitch Joel
I’ve been enjoying the Chicago Blackhawks run to the Stanley Cup Finals. I went to a party last week where a friend, Bobby Krueger, owner of…
Leadership
To get attention, B_R_E_A_K the pattern
Two teachers start their respective 8 am classes. Both classes have talkative students. Teacher Uno raises his voice, demanding the unruly…
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Servant leadership
Servant leadership emphasizes an increased service to others, a holistic approach, promoting a sense of community and the sharing of power in…
Leadership
Why you should embrace the Hispanic conflict
Shawn Coyne is a writing partner to Steven Pressfield. Mr. Pressfield wrote The War of Art, the most important book ever written for people…