Guessing Ends Here. Take Control of your Business
Winning in business is a balance of knowing the “right way” of doing things and having the proper mindset. Read up on the tactics and mindset that have propelled contractors in the SynkedUP community into profitable growth.
Crew Management
How Do You Get Your Crews to Perform Like All Stars?
Crews keep calling? They may not be a people problem; it might be your process. Here's how to fix it and cut the noise.
Crew Management
Onsite vs. Offsite Time n Your Jobsites
On-site vs off-site crew time impacts more than productivity; it hits your profits. Learn to cut waste and boost margins with smarter crew.
Crew Management
Taking Care of Your Team
Leadership isn't barking orders - it's listening, appreciating, and building problem solvers. Here's how to lead without burning out.
Crew Management
Can you Leave Your Jobsite in Your Crew’s Hands?
Can you leave your jobsite in your crew’s hands? Meaning you leave to take care of other things, and work keeps right on getting done. Even better if on-the-jobsite decisions can get made and problems can be overcome, without you having to get involved. I’m continuing my series on hurdles…
Crew Management
Incentive Plans for Your Crew
I’ve seen a couple posts this past week where contractors were asking about how to best structure incentive plans for your crew. Incentives for your crew members is a powerful tool to upgrade your team from “time clock punchers” to “thinking like an owner”. I believe most human beings genuinely…
Crew Management
Your Crew Going Over Estimated Hours Regularly?
Let’s say you’ve estimated and installed your own jobs as the owner-operator of your business and gotten pretty good at estimating the correct amount of labor. It feels good, finishing the job, and your actual hours are right in line with your estimated hours. Then… You realize you need to…
Crew Management
Your Team Has Great Ideas-Ask & Listen!
Great Ideas As contractors, we use the winter time to think, analyze, plan, and come up with great ideas to improve our landscape companies. When the pressure of the season is off, it gives room for our subconscious brain to coast along, and once in a while, a real…
Crew Management
Should Crew Leaders See Estimated Vs Actual Hours On A Job?
You might think that’s none of their business. They don’t need to see the estimated vs actual hours on the job, right? Or you might think that you want them to see it, ya know, give them a finish line and goal to beat. I want to share my story…
Crew Management
How to Get Your Team’s Buy-In
As the owner of a small business, you’re constantly making changes, trying new things, new equipment, etc. When rolling out changes like that, it can be difficult to get your team’s buy-in. Making changes, and managing changes are hard. But completely necessary to grow your business. How do you…
Crew Management
How to Retain Employees in Landscaping Companies
I worked at Tussey Landscaping for 15+ years, starting as a laborer on the crews, and eventually working through roles of Service Tech, Crew Leader, & Marketing Director and eventually started SynkedUP. I was never an owner at Tussey. Today, I hang out with a lot of contractors through my work…
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