Playing the field as business grows

摘要

Finding and keeping good people is always a tough job. Given the present job market and the scarcity of good tradesmen, it's even tougher. If you have a shop that is blessed with enough work to keep a few crews (or more) busy, you've got to spend some time trying to keep your people productive and happy, but even more important, you've got to have great supervision in the field. One of the hardest things an owner ever does is to put down his tool bags and become "the boss." Leaving the "trenches" for the front office is a nerve wracking experience. The first thought you have is, "Will they do the work the way I did?" Answer: probably not. Next thought is, "Will productivity suffer if I'm not there keeping an eye on things?" Answer: probably, at first. Finally you get to, "What have I done?" Answer: grown your business.