0409: The Answer To Your Construction Bookkeeping Chaos

<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style= "color: #0000ff;"><strong>This Podcast Is Episode Number 409, And It's About The Answer To Your Construction Bookkeeping Chaos</strong></span></h1> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Making decisions never ends for contractors like you. Being adaptable is one of the basics of good decision-making skills.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Think of decision-making as being in a bumper car. You are continually driving and trying to avoid the other bumper cars. Suppose you hit one you back up and go again (reminder this is the only safe place to hit other vehicles). The rest of the time, life as a contractor feels more like the Indy 500. You are driving as fast as you can, passing other cars, making pit stops, and scrambling to make it to the finish line.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Translate this to a typical daily life of a construction contractor:</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The paperwork, processes, and decision-making are never-ending.</span></li> <li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">The concept of time is all about 10 minutes</span></li> <li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Your coffee brews in less than 10 minutes</span></li> <li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Take a shower in less than 10 minutes</span></li> <li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Load the dishwasher in 10 minutes</span></li> <li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Take out the trash in less than 5 minutes</span></li> <li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Read your email in less than 5 minutes</span></li> <li><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Decide what bills to pay in less than 5 minutes</span></li> </ul> <div> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>Are your employees' work based on "Time Served" rather than "Results Achieved"?</strong></span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">A time to start and a time to stop. Now, do your expectations for those same employees to work faster (Indy 500)? Do you expect the job to