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MASONRY Columnist Damian Lang gives us the keys to success.

Spanish translated Contractor Tip of the Month from the 2019 October issue.

Damian Lang provides insight into building teams successfully.

Have you ever searched for something, not knowing what you were looking for, and found it? No? Me neither.

You’ve heard the definition of insanity, haven’t you? It’s doing something the same way, over and over, yet expecting different results.

How can I set my company apart from my competitors and be successful? This is a question I get from a lot of contractors these days.

As a team leader, you deliver the same direction over and over again. Then, just when you think your team finally gets it, they take two steps back!

You want to grow your business, right? But you’re already doing all that you can. You’re at capacity and running so hard that you can’t go any faster. Sound familiar?

Yesterday, while I was flying back to Columbus, Ohio, from Kansas City, Mo., a lot of things were going through my mind.

As I’m writing this month’s tip, I am patiently waiting between events at my daughter Amy’s track meet. I’ve got a big smile on my face, as Amy has won her first two events.

In order to win at the game of business, you must recruit and field the right players for your team.

Remember when you were a little kid and your mom would put you to bed, telling you it’s “quiet time”? This is a lesson most of us forgot as we grew up and began purchasing things.

A lesson learned from those who dug water wells by hand years ago is that the harder you dig a hole, the deeper you will get. The deeper you get, the less the view.

Because there were so many siblings in my family, I developed a deep sense of “sharing.” This sharing has attracted wonderful employees, partners and customers to my company.

Why do contractors bid work, and then slowly sabotage their chances of getting the work by telling the perspective customer, “My price is high, but…?”