Articles by Paul Ridilla

Success Guaranteed

June 1, 2000
I declare 1997 to be the Year of the Craftsman.
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Certify Your Professionals

June 1, 2000
Your customers will pay more for first-class professionals, but they will also demand what they are paying for.
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Backhoes Don't Have Babies, Employees Do!

June 1, 2000
As many contractors have already discovered, those prolonged overtime schedules also prove to be non-productive and quite costly.
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X-Y=P Basic Math For Contractors

June 1, 2000
Unfortunately we have a lot of contractors and far more ex-contractors who never learned what the formula, x - y = P, meant in their businesses.
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A Lesson To Live By

June 1, 2000
The most important lesson I ever learned has been my motto and inspiration throughout all of my life — “Add pride to his life, his work will show it.”
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Motivating Jobsite Crews

June 1, 2000
If you and your crew are happy, your business and its environment will improve.
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What Makes You Better Than Your Competition?

June 1, 2000
Common sense tells you that the best customers naturally will seek out and continue to work with the best contractors.
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Looking At Your Company Through Rose Colored Glasses

June 1, 2000
Implementing changes to be proactive with your company.
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Spring Cleaning or Spring Fever?

June 1, 2000
This spring cleaning philosophy can also be applied to your business.
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Moonlight(ing) Madness

June 1, 2000
The bad news is our skilled labor shortage makes it very difficult to transform those good prices into bottom line profits.
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