Many contractors who start their own companies
realize that while they might be experts at installing roof systems, they
aren’t experts at running a business.
Don Kennedy is President and CEO of Kennedy
Roofing Co. in Nashville, Tenn. In his presentation titled “Higher
Profits the Easy Way
- Every Employee is the CEO,” he asserted that when information is shared with
employees, they act like owners.
With a tougher economy, rising financial
pressure and less overtime, field employees doing “side work” and competing
with employers is a growing issue. Throw in an environment with more and more
subcontract installers and things are even worse. Side work is not a new
phenomenon; it has been going on forever.
Now more than ever, it’s important to dot the
i’s and cross the t’s when it comes to reporting your employees’ workplace
injuries and illnesses. Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) began sending inspectors to company offices and worksites
to assess the accuracy of their injury and illness records.
