Articles by Jimmy Hiller

As a business owner or manager, it becomes difficult to take a moment, take a deep breath, look around, and reflect on what your team needs.

Contractors may start out looking to be the biggest, but when it doesn’t happen, they place self-imposed limits on themselves that hinder their growth.

What happens when you have hired all the people you know and are still in need of more? Too many times in business, we are extremely busy and in need of people because the demand is bigger than the supply of good people.

You can get good at something just by working hard at it. If you’ve got some talent at it and you work hard, you can get really good. But excellence, peak performance, being the best you can be at something — that doesn’t happen without a coach.

In thinking about that lesson and the long list of things I wanted to accomplish this year, I came up with the top three things I need to focus on at my business. I have also developed them into themes, so I can get the team to rally around my priorities. y technicians can be a huge headache for contractors. Fortunately, when it comes to side jobs for family and friends, the savvy contractor has the ability to turn the issue on its head.

Most of us start the year off with a few goals. You might want to lose weight by getting on an exercise program and eating better.

I recently heard a story about a lady whose daughter was in a bad accident that left her paralyzed. So for the past 20-plus years, her mother has had to feed her, bathe her, and change her adult diapers.

A new year has officially begun. Don’t make the most common mistake in business by companies and set yourself up for just an average year.