Master the Business of Building

Read This First: How to Use Build Better Daily

This is not just a blog. It is a weekly leadership tool designed to move ideas from your head into the leadership room. Here is how to use it.

I send one short note each week to help you bring this into your leadership meeting and turn it into action.

Jan 12, 2026

You Don't Need More Reports—You Need to Act on What You Already Know

You already know which jobs are bleeding money. Pulling the WIP report for the fourth time this month isn't analysis—it's avoidance dressed up as due diligence.

Jan 5, 2026

The Problem Job You're Not Looking At Is Costing You More Than Money

You know which jobs are bleeding. You could list them right now. But you keep checking the ones running fine because facing the disasters means admitting what you don't want to know.

Dec 30, 2025

The Client Call You're Avoiding Is Costing More Than the Project Problem

Construction business owners spend hours managing the anxiety of avoided client conversations—conversations that would take eight minutes. Here's why the silence damages more than the truth ever could.

Dec 29, 2025

Your Backlog Is a Lie You're Telling Yourself

You wear your six-month backlog like a badge. But half of it is work you can't build profitably. The pipeline isn't proof of success—it's proof you're afraid to be selective.

Dec 22, 2025

You Don't Have a People Problem. You Have a Decision Problem.

Every new hire was supposed to create space for you to think strategically. Instead, you're managing more people trying to execute a vision you haven't clarified.

The Job You Thought Was 80% Done

Your superintendent says the job is almost finished. Your accounting system says you've spent 95% of the budget. The reality? You're about to lose $40K you thought you'd already made.

The WIP Report Nobody Reads: Why You're Tracking the Wrong Thing

Your accountant sends it every month. You glance at it, feel confused, and file it away. Here's why: WIP isn't designed to run your business — it's designed to satisfy GAAP.

Your Accountant Is Lying to You (And Doesn't Even Know It)

Your P&L says you made money. Your bank account says otherwise. The gap isn't accounting error—it's the fundamental lie construction owners live with every month.

The Foreman Running Three Jobs: Why Your Best People Are Covering for Your Worst Systems

Your top foreman is juggling multiple projects because nobody else can be trusted. You call it loyalty. It's actually a system failure that's costing you growth.

The Change Order You Approved Without Pricing It

You said yes before you knew what it would cost. Now you're three weeks in, burning labor, and the number doesn't add up. Here's why you keep doing it.

The Project Manager Who's Managing Nothing

Your PM is updating schedules, attending meetings, and answering calls all day. But if you look at the actual projects, nothing's being managed. Here's why.

The Superintendent You Can't Replace: Why Your Best People Are Holding Your Business Hostage

You built your business around your top performer. Now you can't make a decision without wondering what happens if they leave. That's not loyalty—it's a liability disguised as success.

The Conversation You're Avoiding Is Costing You $200K a Year

You know the conversation you need to have. The one about the superintendent who's burning jobs, the partner who isn't pulling weight, or the business model that stopped working two years ago. Every week you don't have it costs you real money.

The Crew You Keep Protecting: Why Construction Owners Enable Mediocrity

You're not being kind by keeping underperformers. You're being cowardly. And everyone on your team knows it—especially the ones carrying the load.

The Foreman You're Hoping Will Change: Why Waiting for Someone Else to Fix Your Business Keeps You Stuck

You keep thinking the right hire will solve it. That once you find that unicorn foreman or project manager, everything will click. Here's what actually happens: You stay stuck because you're outsourcing the fix.