Tag: productivity
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The Importance of a Vacation
The vacation is a chance for the employee to unplug from the work load and focus on their families or self-care. Time away from their daily grind is important because knowing that the company care about their well-being increases productivity in many cases, it also enhances collaboration as well as their effectiveness. It has…
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Taking The Needed Time
When I was young an uncle had just retired after 34&1/2 years in the army. He served from WWII through Viet Nam. He was Airborne, and had made the 5 major jumps of WWII. To say the man was regimented would be an understatement. But to deny his guidance and influence on my life…
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Reading the Instructions
On my recent project the windows purchased are 1 and a half months out. I have the house wrap and the flex sealing window and door tape. I have the tape for sealing the wrap where it overlaps or needs to be cut, but the windows are still over a month out. In order…
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Waiting for Your Inspection
There are those who view the time one spends while waiting for an inspection as waisted time; and there those who view this time as valuable time. The difference is the way in which they approach it. I use these opportunities as time to study and make up mock procedures to learn or better preform…
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Allowing The Client to Watch You Perform Task and Answering Questions
I have a client who likes to come watch me build his ADU. Many clients will come by and look at the progress made, but this client likes to come out while I am working and study how I perform tasks. I may have to direct him as stand in another spot or give him…