Trades Onboarding That Doesn’t Fall Apart

Trades Onboarding That Doesn’t Fall Apart

Ask most trades owners how they onboard a new hire and the honest answer is: it depends who’s around that week. If your best foreman has a spare morning, the new person gets a real walkthrough. If everyone’s slammed, the new hire gets pointed at a truck...
A trades hiring process: stop hiring on gut feel

A trades hiring process: stop hiring on gut feel

You need a foreman by next week. A guy is available because his old shop folded. He looks fine on paper, the interview goes well, and you make the offer because the season is on top of you and the seat is empty. Then, a few months in, you are paying the hidden cost of...
The Job Doesn’t End When You Leave the Site

The Job Doesn’t End When You Leave the Site

You parked the truck at six. By nine you’re at the kitchen table doing quotes, and your one day off this week somehow had your name on a service call. That’s the trap a lot of trades owners fall into. The actual work, the framing, the wiring, the ductwork,...