How to be more productive in carpet cleaning
This Residential “Set-up List” organizes each trip up to the house while still focusing on the all important customer.
efficiency
Use the “Stickiness Principle” to be more efficient in your company
Meditate on how to keep key similar items “stuck together” in all areas of your business. For example…
Creative commercial job scheduling (Video)
Use Steve Toburen’s “Creative Commercial Scheduling” techniques to get out of the “Late Night Trap”!
“Steve, why are my techs such pigs?”
A Nevada carpet cleaner is struggling with “don’t give a darn” employees. Steve shares how he solved the same problem in his company.
Stop “flogging” your best employees (Part 2)
To help you avoid inadvertently “flogging” the employees who pull the hardest in your company, here are a few questions to ask yourself.
Are you “flogging” your best employees? (Part 1)
Do you long for an employee who can “do it all”? Don’t be too hasty. Chuck reminds us that loading people up can backfire big time!
“Modularize” your on-site work
Tired of not having everything on the job or loss? Lower your employee’s stress (and your blood pressure!) with this “modularize” concept!
The causes of “Swarm Management”- Part II
As a company grows, it’s easy to lose control. If you aren’t careful the company morphs into a creature that nobody recognizes and is neither efficient nor a fun place to work at!
“Batting lessons” for business owners- Part 2
Everybody wants to work for a winner. They want to follow someone who steps up and tries new things, even if it means striking out occasionally. You may not hit a home run but you just might get an extra base hit!
Carry all your small items in a rectangular bucket
Keep all your small tools together and make fewer trips to your service truck by applying this tip. By being more efficient you will make more money!
“Batting lessons” for business owners- Part 1
Cleaners and restorers may reason that they avoid costly errors by delaying big decisions. However, Chuck reminds you to evaluate the cost of wasted energy, slowed momentum and lost opportunities by not moving decisively.
3 more “required skills” for entrepreneurs – Part II
Do you have what it takes to build a truly successful cleaning or restoration company? Chuck Violand shares three more essential skills…
So what “Success Skills” are you lacking? (Part I)
Sure, nobody cleans better than you do. Wonderful! We salute your hard work! And yet, are you still struggling after all these years? In this series Chuck Violand shares a few possible reasons why…
TOP TEN List Idea #8: Get more efficient on the job.
Labor (especially YOUR own labor!) will always be your most expensive overhead. Save time by getting efficient and you will Make More Money on each job!
TOP TEN List Idea #9- Travel smarter.
You don’t make money driving! Steve shares some great tips on how to “travel smarter” and Make More Money on each job!