Human Resources
A compilation of HousingZone's human resources articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.
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Professional Builder 2013...
An Olympic-caliber rower, former professional boxer, award-winning chili cook, and cat trainer are among home building’s young superstars to be named 40 Under 40 winners for 2013 by the editors of...
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Scott Sedam: Two sides of...
In response to Scott Sedam’s discussions of the coming labor shortage in America, Professional Builder readers sound off on both sides of the debate.
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Builder of the Year report...
Arguably better than any of the Giant builders, Toll Brothers built a business that was ready to absorb and pivot from the historic downturn to a new market.
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Mark Richardson's...
Thinking long term is not an option. Your clients want you to dream, and your team wants you to begin to dream again.
An Olympic-caliber rower, former professional boxer, award-winning chili cook, and cat trainer are among home building’s young superstars to be named 40 Under 40 winners for 2013 by the editors of...
Most Recent in News Human Resources
Rising demand for residential construction is starting to outpace the number of workers available to do the work, some home builders say.
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry named immediate past president Dean Herriges as its chairman of the board and elevated Art Donnelly to the office of president.
On April 2, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has temporarily suspended adjudication of certain Form I-129 H-2B petitions for temporary non-agricultural workers.
Latest Human Resources
Most people have found ways to gain more efficacies though repetition. Having a sales process allows you to achieve much higher levels of success (better close rates, higher total sales, and...
For this issue Pat O’Toole, our venerable publisher, asked me to write about the best business models among those home builders in what is often termed the second tier of the industry, or those...
From what I gather in my dealings with builders and designers, our industry underutilizes spreadsheets.
The NAHB and other organizations are recommending any new immigration law to include a program that opens a legal path for foreign workers to enter the United States when the economy needs them....
Finding builders full of good people operating with no better than marginal processes is common. So what’s that got to do with profit margin? Plenty.
The two trophies most builder sales operations covet are more qualified traffic and more sales. An often-overlooked way to attain both is a well-thought-out and executed participation program for...
In home building, the customer is rarely right. Wow, I bet you didn’t think you would see that statement coming from a customer satisfaction expert; but it is true, and here is why.
Over the months ahead, my intention is to share with you the most successful strategic thinking ever done by business leaders, not only in your industry but in every industry.
Of all the quality management tools available to builders, process mapping has the potential to deliver the greatest impact on improving a builder’s operations by eliminating redundancies and...
Scott Sedam wraps up his six-part series on quality management with 10 techniques for building efficient processes and ensuring a better product.
