Priority 1 Projects - Ed Earl

"Anyone who has lived through a home construction project knows first hand there are uncertainties during the process. These uncertainties are to be expected—home renovation, home construction, and home remodeling are large complex projects with lots of "hands in the cookie jar." - Ed Earl, The Zen Builder

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A successful construction project is built on the foundation of trust and anything else that we do in the project depends on the trust we have built with our homeowner.

You have to start building trust with Homeowners even before they become clients. Trust starts from the beginning and continues to develop every step along the way.

Learn more in our blog https://bit.ly/BetterCustomerExperienceWithEdEarl

A construction schedule changes constantly due to the uncertainties inherent in any residential construction project, like the number of moving parts and people to coordinate.

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In part 3 of the Builder Nuggets Podcast's 6 part series on the Myths of Recruiting, Ed Earl and Paul Sanneman explain why setting up systems that can be run by others who specialize in those systems can save you money and help you become more efficient.

Learn more at the Builder Nuggets Podcast Episode 50: Recruiting Myth #3 (We Can Do It Ourselves) >>> https://bit.ly/BN-Ep50

Be sure to follow and visit buildernuggets.com to join an active community of like-minded builders and remodelers.

In part 2 of the 6 part series on the Myths of Recruiting, Ed and Paul tackle why believing employees are expensive is a very short-sighted way of looking at things. If you're hiring the right people, they should be more than paying for themselves. Hiring is an investment you're going to want to make, and we'll tell you why.

Learn more at the Builder Nuggets Podcast Episode 49: EP 49: Recruiting Myth #2 (Employees are Expensive)
https://bit.ly/BN-Ep49

Be sure to follow and visit buildernuggets.com to join an active community of like-minded builders and remodelers.

Recruiting has to be seen not as a project but as a process that should be continuously undertaken in a construction business. Build your bench. Consider your employees as an investment in your opportunity to make more money and take on more projects.

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The 5th hiring myth that contractors are guilty of is the belief in the so-called “Hiring Fast and Firing Slow” approach. Hiring slow means hiring people with intention while firing fast means letting go of an employee quickly. However, you really can't do that unless you have an ongoing recruiting system.

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https://bit.ly/EE-ProtractorPodcast

Contractors CAN hire employees from outside of the industry. During the pandemic, many companies have proven the value of transferable skills. Folks from outside of construction can bring in new perspectives, new ideas and new ways to approach situations and problems. Fresh eyes are a great thing!

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Most contractors believe they don't need to hire a recruiting service. A good contractor knows that hiring subcontractors for services when they do not have the resources on hand or when they need additional expertise can be more beneficial for their business in terms of cost, quality and efficiency.
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Another Hiring myth that Contractors are guilty of is that they see employees as expensive, that's why they don't want to hire people. Employees are an investment that can generate more income for you especially if you've structured your business in such a way that it allows you to take on another project.
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Believing you only need to recruit when you need someone fast is something that many contractors are guilty of. You should always be building your bench. You shouldn't just wait until your project manager takes another offer, or gets relocated which will surely catch you off guard. You must be constantly recruiting.

Learn more on Priority One Project Management website at https://bit.ly/EE-ProtractorPodcast

Ed was a recent guest on Martin Holsinger’s Protractor Podcast, also known as A Podcast By Contractors for Contractors. Martin is the man behind Contracting Simplified, a website designed to helping contractors run and grow their contracting business.

Listen to the podcast and learn more about Construction Project Management from Ed Earl at https://bit.ly/EE-ProtractorPodcast

When working with clients, think about the long term relationship. A client for life - that's what you want. So, building trust is very important if you think of the lifetime value of a client.

Learn more in our blog https://bit.ly/BetterCustomerExperienceWithEdEarl

You have to start building trust with Homeowners even before they become clients. Trust starts from the beginning and continues to develop every step along the way.

Learn more in our blog https://bit.ly/BetterCustomerExperienceWithEdEarl

Sometimes the best bet is to remind ourselves of the foundation on which all of our businesses are built—the relationships where we collaborate.

Check out our blog at https://bit.ly/bestwaytobuild

The key to reducing conflicts in your construction projects and providing the experience that the customers expect is getting you to think like a homeowner by having a better understanding of the homeowner's perspective.

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Here's another lesson from the Zen Builder: Your Construction Project is a Prototype

In today's modern world of user friendly software the consumer's ability to customize-modify-change-and visualize what they want to buy is really common. Ikea provides their buyers the opportunity to build entire rooms online--complete with drawn to scale furniture, fixtures, and artwork. Warby Parker offers digital-try-on of their eyeglass frames--customers get to experience how it feels in both of these examples before they make a buying decision.

Homeowners are customers not used to buying a prototype. And while you may not like to hear it your home construction project is a prototype.

To learn more, copy-pastethis link on your browser: https://bit.ly/ZenLesson7

From virtual design meetings to remote job site inspections, the pandemic has forced us to use new digital approaches in our daily operations.

Wisdom from the Zen Builder: "Homeowners don't realize they are buying a process, not a project."

Download the "Homeowner's Emotional Roller Coaster" PDF to help you get ready for the ride! https://bit.ly/p1p-rollercoaster

A home construction project is an EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER even when it’s going well. So it is important that you understand — and can deal with — the emotional roller coaster you’ll experience during your home construction project.

Download our chart to help you get ready for the emotional roller coaster ride! https://bit.ly/p1p-rollercoaster

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"The first and most important thing you need to build in a successful construction project is not the foundation or the framing, but TRUST with homeowners." - Ed Earl, The Zen Builder

Check out our blog at http://bit.ly/likeahomeowner

"Anyone who has lived through a home construction project knows first hand there are uncertainties during the process. These uncertainties are to be expected—home renovation, home construction, and home remodeling are large complex projects with lots of "hands in the cookie jar." - Ed Earl, The Zen Builder

Learn more at http://bit.ly/zenlesson8

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