Roofing Contractors, Are You a Big Hat or a Lot of Cattle? Balancing raising prices, managing costs and tracking jobs. Monroe Porter March 20, 2020 No Comments When deciding how to run your roofing business, you need to balance items like raising prices, managing costs and tracking jobs.Read More
Revitalizing an Aging Roofing Business Monroe Porter February 7, 2020 No Comments Youthful energy can sometimes run amok, but energy creates more energy. Stagnation creates more stagnation.Read More
IRE 2020 Session: What It Takes to Provide Professional Customer Service Monroe Porter January 30, 2020 No Comments Customer service is mostly common sense, but common sense is not so common anymore.Read More
Don’t Give Yourself Homework Disciplined behavior initially feels like a loss of freedom, but ultimately, it is such discipline that sets us free. Monroe Porter January 10, 2020 No Comments Roofing contractors are notorious for not liking paperwork. Read More
How to Coach and Develop New Roofing Employees New recruits are your future, so protect your future by planning for their success. Monroe Porter October 18, 2019 No Comments New recruits are your future, so protect your future by planning for their success. A little common sense and structured effort can make the training process much easier. Read More
What's the Owner's Job? If you don’t appear to care about your money, why should your employees care? Monroe Porter September 13, 2019 One Comment While no two owners are alike, the following guidelines may help you with that decision. Read More
How Roofing Contractors Get Sloppy in a Hot Market 8 examples of sloppy business practices to watch out for. Monroe Porter August 13, 2019 One Comment The roofing contracting market is hot, but high volume can create sloppy practices that can haunt you when the market slows.Read More
Managing the Office-Field Communication Gap for Roofing Contractors Long term, building an organization that can better communicate with your field force just makes sense. Monroe Porter July 12, 2019 No Comments Traditionally, it has been a challenge to manage office and field communications. Read More
How Roofing Contractors Can Avoid Entitled Employees With entitled employees, you can't let a privileged few hurt everyone. Monroe Porter June 14, 2019 No Comments With entitled employees, you can’t let a privileged few hurt everyone.Read More
Manager 101: Communication Realities for Roofing Contractors Communicating is a key managerial skill and not as easy as one might think. Monroe Porter April 8, 2019 No Comments A key skill in being a proficient manager is the ability to communicate details and vision to your workforce. Read More