Articles Written by Charles Vander Kooi
- The ding-dong factor (June/July 2016)
- Taking over the family business (December/January 2016)
- 3 cultures found in every successful contracting company (August/September 2015)
- Managing projects by teamwork (August/September 2014)
- Gain control of cash flow (February/March 2014)
- What's your company worth? (December/January 2014)
- Overcoming obstacles to job costing (June/July 2013)
- How to set up a good bonus plan (April/May 2013)
- Operations & organizations dropping the ball (February/March 2013)
- Rifle shooters & shotgun blasters (December/January 2013)
- What lurks beneath the surface in pricing (August/September 2012)
- Managing in a tight economy - part 3 (June/July 2012)
- Managing in a tight economy - part 2 (April/May 2012)
- 3 good things in a recession (February/March 2012)
- Contracting change orders & pricing details (July/August 2011)
- Learn from your balance sheet (May/June 2011)
- Chart your work flow; know where you stand (January/February 2011)
- Profit (July/August 2010)
- The wild ride thru business rapids (March/April 2010)
- 4 personalities must exist in a company (January/February 2010)
- Attitudes That Cost You Money
- Catching Bid Errors
- Communication - Your Success Depends Upon It
- Corporations, Families, Partnerships, and Other Horrors
- Don't Waste Time Bidding
- Egg Sucking Dogs
- Estimating General Conditions
- Finishing What You Start
- Focus on what you can control
- Get a Grip on Estimating Labor
- Get employees to do what you want them to
- Get Professional Help
- How Much Administration is too Much
- Is There Trust in Your Company
- Is Your Company Lean and Mean
- Learn money managing discipline
- Materials & Equipment Estimating
- Office organization frustration
- Strategize the guesswork out of estimating
- The Ding-Dong Factor Defense
- The Keys to Delegation
- Theft, Control and the Appearance of Control
- What Jobs Give You an Edge
- Winning teams set a better game plan
- Working with Subs
- You Are Low Bidder - So What!!!