Entries Tagged Employee Performance

Running a business is hard work. It takes time, money and more time to keep it going successfully. Along the way, you...

When pointing out a mistake made on the job, has an employee ever thrown it back in your face saying he or...

Do your office staff and field staff get along? If the answer is no, think about the daily stress that truth places...

If you run a growing plumbing company then you know this already: One of the biggest challenges is building a team that...

One of the first things I learned from the “old-timers” was to keep a clean job site. When I was an apprentice I...

Do your customers like you? What about your plumbers, are they likeable?Maybe you think likeability doesn’t matter. Maybe you believe in the...

It is a widely held belief in business that if you aren’t growing, you’re dying. Growth is exciting in a lot of...

It isn’t the truly terrible employees who cause the real problems. Whether clearly incompetent or unbelievably lazy, they’re easy to spot. With...

For years, Cary Hansen felt like he owned just a job while running his business, Hansen’s Plumbing & Mechanical in Ventura, California....

A plumbing company is only as good as its team. When your customers think of your company, they’ll think of your employees....

The start of a new year is a time when business owners think about the goals, targets and objectives for the year to...

Although the process may differ, contractors agree that annual performance reviews can be the biggest key to unlocking an employee’s potential.Since purchasing...

One of the secrets to keeping your plumbing employees engaged and productive is providing them with regular feedback. Believe it or not,...