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The Buttress Site Performance Evaluation
Frustrated with site management? The Buttress Site Performance Evaluation is a simple framework that helps you track, measure, and improve your team’s performance. Score your site and find out where to focus next.
Sep 252 min read
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Why A Builder Should Never Negotiate on Price
Looking after your customers is smart business. But negotiating your price? That’s a mistake you’ll pay for later.
Aug 152 min read
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How to spot a time waster from a mile away
Time is one of your most valuable resources, especially when running a business. But how do you spot clients who are just wasting your time?
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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Action Focussed Meeting Minutes: A more effective approach for Small Businesses
Meeting minutes is a task that’s often overcomplicated. In a small business, traditional meeting minutes, packed with every detail from a...
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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Reflections on Construction Management: Empowerment and decentralisation vs. Detailed Planning and control
I wanted to share some reflections on a really interesting discussion I had with a colleague in the construction industry. We talked...
Oct 11, 20243 min read
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Learning from Southwest Airlines: Put the team first
First I want to tell you about Southwest Airlines and their approach to employees and teams. If you’ve ever read any book on business...
Aug 23, 20244 min read
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To Tender or not to Tender
Evaluating a Tender Opportunity: Key Questions to Ask Yourself So you’ve been asked to tender on a project. Now what? What are your...
May 24, 20246 min read
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What the construction industry can learn from Scrum and Agile Methodology
Jeff Sutherland's principles from "Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time," while rooted in software development, offer...
Apr 2, 20244 min read
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The deadly consequences of a zero tolerance workplace policies
This book is extraordinary and debunks a lot of what everyone thought was good safety management. It validates that exhaustive, highly...
Mar 7, 20242 min read
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