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Our stereotypical picture of the alpha-male leader — the hero who unilaterally directs his troops to victory — has become obsolete

This month I am doing three things I try to avoid in this space: promoting our own products, writing about politics, and asking a favor.

 Modified bitumen was developed in Europe in the 1960s and has been used as a roofing system in the United States since the mid 1970s.   

 "Show me the money!” The popular tagline is from the famous 1996 film “Jerry Maguire,” in which Cuba Gooding Jr. portrayed a football player challenging his agent to fight for his rightful worth.  

 With the August issue of Roofing Contractorfeaturing the top contractors, it’s a great time to also bring attention to the top sustainable contractors for the year.  

 Sometimes budgets are not just about money.  

 With this month’s Roofing Contractor focus on distribution and the supply chain, I thought it would be important to talk about how your local distributor can be an important partner in building a successful and sustainable roofing business.  

 According to the NRCA, the average profit for a roofing contracting company is 2.8 percent.  

The following is a collection of miscellaneous thoughts and ideas accumulated over 30 years of business consulting; possibly they will prove helpful to you:

It never fails: change is hard. Even when most everything goes well, it is hard.