#108: Thinking About Starting a New Business, Before You Hire and Keystone Habits

The Construction Leading Edge Podcast

What would you do if you were going to start a business? I'm thinking about hiring someone in the office. How do I get my guys to be more productive. I answer these common questions in this episode.

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What you'll learn about in this construction podcast episode:

• The surprising question I ask people who say they want to start a business.
• Why you don't want to be the guy with a hammer in search of a nail.
• How to figure out the type of work that is in your wheelhouse.
• Some criteria I would look for in an ideal business.
• What I advise my clients to do before they hire someone.
• Why you might want to "outsource and reallocate," and how to do it.
• What activities should you NOT be doing efficiently?
• What you need to do first if you want your people to be more productive.
• The parable of Eight Pickles, and what you can learn from it.

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