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Attorney Doug Ehlke urged attendees of Roofing Contractor’s Best of Success conference to make sure they understand their rights when it comes to dealing with OSHA. “You’re number four on the hit list of OSHA,” said Ehlke, owner of Ehlke Law Offices in Federal Way, Wash. He dispensed some tips on dealing with OSHA in the event of an accident on the jobsite and detailed the elements of the unpreventable employee misconduct defense.

No more silent treatment. Tell your employees they're doing a good job.

“Green is real to building owners today,” said Dr. James Hoff, Director of Research for the Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing (CEIR). At the Roofing Contractor Best of Success event, he detailed ways contractors could use green programs and incentives to build their businesses in his session titled “Roofing Green.”

Sometimes you need to let someone go to make your company better.

I fear we’ve lost our way. As businesspeople, we often react with such shocking shortsightedness that we fail to see into next year, maybe even into next week.

What follows is the letter (sent via email) to my county Planning Board and Commissioners. Omitted the county name. Where I happen to work and live is unimportant … all municipal entities that set the rules of home construction will have to deal with this. As I said in the earlier blog, if there is a response I will share it with you.

10 ways to help your customer pick the “right” contractor (you).

Roofing Contractor’s fifth Best of Success conference is in the history books. I know how tired everyone is of the trite sayings, but I cannot help it. The Best just keeps getting better. And the reasons are pretty clear to me.

Back in March, I blogged about a fascinating YouTube video called “Did You Know?” and received a lot of feedback from visitors. They said that the video helped them think about change and put it into perspective.