John Kenney - RCS, MCS, CCS & OCS Influencer
Diversification should strengthen your business, not distract from it
RCS Influencer John Kenney advises thoroughly understanding operating needs before expansion. Diversification sounds simple. If one source of revenue slows down, another can help carry the business. The problem is that adding services does not automatically reduce risk. Done poorly, diversification can add overhead, stretch management, create training problems and ...
The busy season reveals how well you used the slow one
OCS Influencer John Kenney recommends cross-training during the slow season. Every construction business has periods when production changes. Weather, seasonality,and customer demand can all affect the workload. Contractors sometimes look at slower periods as something they simply have to get through until business picks up again. I look at them ...
Owners don't buy gallons of coating, they buy roof performance
CCS Influencer John Kenney recommends focusng proposals on systems and results rather than indivdual products. One of the easiest mistakes in fluid-applied roofing is allowing the conversation to become too focused on the coating itself. The coating matters, but the material in the pail is only one part of what ...
Downtime is preparation time
MCS Influencer John Kenney suggests reviewing the last season and planning for the next. Seasonal slowdowns and weather delays are part of construction. We cannot control all of them, but we can control what we do with the time. For metal contractors, that time is especially useful because equipment condition ...
Retention begins with how the business is managed
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Retention does not begin when an employee submits a resignation. It begins with the way the business is managed every day. Roofing contractors often discuss workforce retention in terms of pay, benefits and recruitment. Those factors matter, but retention is also shaped by ...
Por qué la pérdida gradual de disciplina operativa cuesta más de lo que la mayoría de los contratistas imagina
Por John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. En el roofing, las empresas rara vez pierden su ventaja de la noche a la mañana. Más a menudo... se van alejando poco a poco de ella. Uno de los mayores desafíos que enfrentan las empresas exitosas de roofing no es la falta de ...
Q&A – Vents on a 60-year-old ranch
When adding an addition to a 60-year-old ranch home, this homeowner wanted to make sure that they had the right ventilation in place. Joe, a homeowner from Conneticut, recently reached out to the AskARoofer experts for some advice about ventilating an addition they made on their 60-year-old ranch home. This ...
Los buenos project managers piensan tres semanas por adelantado
Por John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. La gestión excepcional de proyectos no se trata de mantenerse ocupado. Se trata de mantenerse un paso adelante. Una de las mayores diferencias que he notado entre los project managers promedio y los excepcionales tiene muy poco que ver con la experiencia, la personalidad ...
Technology may be evolving, but roofing still needs roofers
By Emma Peterson. While AI can analyze data and automate repetitive tasks, roofing remains a trade built on field experience, adaptability and professional judgment, skills that technology cannot easily replicate. As artificial intelligence (AI) and technological automation continues to revolutionize the way we do office and administration work, many people’s ...
La primera hora en el lugar de trabajo predice cómo se desarrollará todo el proyecto
Por John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group, traducido por Alberto Torres. La primera hora en el lugar de trabajo no son simplemente otros sesenta minutos en el calendario. Es el momento en el que la preparación se convierte en ejecución. A lo largo de los años, he visitado suficientes proyectos de ...
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