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Articles Tagged with ''business coaching''

Prepare your business for the year ahead

Matt Michel: 10 dismal and 1 positive prediction for 2022

Prepare your business for the year ahead.
Matt Michel
Matt Michel
December 7, 2021

On New Year’s Eve, 2020, many plumbers toasted the end to the unpredictable year. Everyone looked forward to a return to normality in 2021. Uh, yeah. So, what about 2022? Here are 11 predictions for the next year.


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Ensure you grow at the right pace
The Blue Collar Coach

Kenny Chapman: Misconceptions regarding massive growth

Ensure you grow at the right pace.
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Kenny Chapman
December 3, 2021

As you are well aware, our incredible industry has been experiencing massive growth for the last couple of years. We have been seeing contractors post record months for both sales and profitability at unprecedented levels. It seems there has finally even been a shift from how this industry is viewed from the outside.


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liked and trusted
Guest Editorial

Frank Favaro: Becoming known, liked and trusted during the pandemic

How to build up customer trust in your company.
Frank Favaro
Frank Favaro
November 8, 2021

The pandemic has disrupted the world and how business today is done. Even in the construction industry, things have been disrupted and modified. 


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Recruiting plumbers

Matt Michel: This is why we plumb!

Get serious about recruiting.
Matt Michel
Matt Michel
November 4, 2021

The biggest problem most plumbers face is finding personnel. A plumber’s ability to grow is limited to his ability to put people in the field.


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Problem solving

Kenny Chapman: Problem solving for the long-term

The best solutions take time, energy, money and training.
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Kenny Chapman
November 2, 2021

A lot of folks hate the idea of “problems.” A lot of people see this as something to be overcome or fixed, but as leaders, we’re missing out on a huge opportunity here if this is the mindset we take. 


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Secure market dominance during a home improvement boom

Marketing Magic: Secure market dominance during a home improvement boom

Strategies to take your business to the next level.
Tammy Vasquez
October 7, 2021

There’s no question that the demand for home improvement projects is red hot. 


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Plumbers make a tangible difference.

Matt Michel: This is why we plumb!

Plumbers make a tangible difference.
Matt Michel
Matt Michel
October 5, 2021

It’s no secret. Plumbers get little respect… until things go wrong — then the plumber is the homeowner’s best friend. 


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Keeping your focus will save your business

Kenny Chapman: Keeping your focus will save your business

The alternative — losing focus — may crush it.
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Kenny Chapman
October 1, 2021

We’ve all heard the expression, “Keep your eyes on the prize.” Of course, we all know it means to stay focused on what’s really important in your business and life.


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Guest Editorial: Having tough conversations

Learn how to facilitate a discussion
Erica Leonor
September 9, 2021
Have you ever put off a conversation with a co-worker or an employee because you knew it was going to be awkward or difficult? Like giving negative feedback or overcoming workplace friction?
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Marketing Magic

Marketing Magic: Before you talk to the media, read this

Be proactive rather than reactive
Heather Ripley
Heather Ripley
September 8, 2021
One of the toughest calls I receive as the owner of a public relations agency specializing in the home services industry is from a plumbing or mechanical business owner asking for my help after they find themselves, or their business, in the middle of a crisis.
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