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Finding Your Mentor
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
by Andy Winzelberg, Management ConsultantAfter working on the crew for a number of years, John accepted the challenge of becoming a supervisor. The problem was he didn’t really know what was expected of him now that he was “management”. How was he going to relate to friends he had worked with for years? What should he do when he needed to give them critical feedback or ask them to do something they didn’t want to do? ... Read More
Housing Starts Up 3.6 Percent Nationwide in October
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Source: National Association of Home BuildersWASHINGTON — Nov. 20, 2012 — Nationwide housing production rose 3.6 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 894,000 units, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. This is the highest pace of new-home construction since July of 2008."This report is in line with our latest builder surveys, which show improving confidence and optimism in the marketplace as buyers take advantage of low mortgage rates and very attractive prices," ... Read More
Many Business Owners Confused by Health Insurance Requirements
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
More than two-thirds of small businesses aren’t sure or think incorrectly they must provide health insurance to employees in 2014 or pay a fine, a new study shows.Even more — 78 percent — said they were not familiar with health insurance exchanges and how they may impact their business, despite subsidies and tax credits offered by the Affordable Care Act.The anonymous online survey of 439 small business who had purchased insurance from eHealthInsurance.com was conducted in ... Read More
Eight Things Remarkably Successful People Do
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
This article by Jeff Haden of Inc. Magazine offers advice for business success:The most successful people in business work differently. See what they do--and why it works.1. They don't create back-up plans.Back-up plans can help you sleep easier at night. Back-up plans can also create an easy out when times get tough.You'll work a lot harder and a lot longer if your primary plan simply has to work because there is no other option. Total commitment--without ... Read More
Bottom Line: Medicine’s Funding Pool is Drying Up
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Special Report from Stanford Medicine, Fall 2012If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything. Unfortunately, in the United States protecting this most precious asset is breaking the proverbial bank. This is not news. In fact, decades have rolled by while the nation’s health-care bill has ballooned. Most of us try not to think about the facts, but we ignore them at our peril. A few stunners:- U.S. health-care spending neared $2.6 trillion in 2010, ... Read More
Taking a Cue From Bochy: Experts Point Out What Business Can Learn From Baseball
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
In the Tuesday, October 30,2012 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, Net Worth reporter Kathleen Pender takes a look at the world class management style of Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants:What can managers in business learn from San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy, who led two very different teams to World Series championships in three years? I asked a variety of management professors, consultants and managers themselves that question. Their answers focused on ... Read More
Family Ties That Bind
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
This interview with Graniterock Transportation Division Operations Manager Denny Mahler was published by the Hollister Free Lance in 2001.Family Ties That Bind, by Linda Lee KingIn 1972, Denny Mahler followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, father and two older brothers and went to work at the Wilson Quarry in Aromas. Since the 1930s, when his maternal grandfather, Charlie Herzog, left the Oklahoma “dust bowl” searching for work and found it at Graniterock’s quarry, family members ... Read More
Networking, Networking, Networking
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
In the "Works for Us" series from Daily5Remodel.com, remodelers share business strategies that are keeping the phones ringing, even in the dog days of summer. Care to share what's working for you? Email leah@daily5REMODEL. by Geoff Martin, Cedar Mill GroupOur business is up 30 percent over 2010. As of three weeks ago, we were already at 106 percent of last year's volume sold! If I had to pinpoint reasons why we're having such a good year, ... Read More
Marketing Your Construction Firm on the Cheap
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
This article byNick Ganaway, Construction Business Management, LLC, comes from Reed Construction Data. Tolearn more, please visit: http://app.learn.reedconstructiondata.com/e/es.aspx?s=2521&e=2561&elq=827dcd80b5764fb591934ae7ad9f7125If you're a smaller contractor, don’t make the mistake of thinking marketing and business development apply only to the big guys. A marketing program is needed to make your company known to your potential customers and give them reasons to do business with you. And even if you intend to stay small, you have to stir the pot of ... Read More
Just Say Yes
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Editor’s Note: This July 2010 issue of Aggregates Manager highlights the customer service approaches championed by Bruce W. Woolpert, President and CEO of Graniterock from 1987 to 2012.Just Say YesNext to price and product quality, customer service is the key for contractors who purchase aggregates. Nearly two in three say that it is very important in their procurement decisions.By Therese Dunphy, Editor-in-ChiefThree simple words underlie the success of Watsonville, Calif.-based Graniterock: Yes, we will. More than ... Read More
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