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Hiring & Team

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Why Humble Contractors Build Stronger Businesses

Because they've confused leadership with having every answer. Humble leaders — the ones who ask for help, hear feedback, and admit mistakes —...

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How to Build a Technician Pay Scale That Works

Your best technician walks into your office and tells you another contractor offered him $2 more an hour.

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Your Best Technician Isn't Producing the Results You Measure. They're Producing the Results You Reward.

Your Best Technician Isn't Producing the Results You Measure. They're Producing the Results You Reward. By The New Flat Rate

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Girl with purple hair

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Don’t Judge Your Next Technician By Her Purple Hair

Don’t Judge Your Next Technician By Her Purple Hair By Danielle Putnam

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The Skill Nobody Taught Us

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An attitude of gratitude

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An Attitude of Gratitude

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