Other stories by Clay Nelson

  • How to Help When an Employee Is Affected by a Death in the Family

    When one of your employees is dealing with a death in the family, it can affect the whole team.

  • Getting your new hires up to speed

    Advice on getting your new hires up to speed on your business needs.

  • Employee retention pointers

    What can one do to maintain a skilled workforce in an environment where qualified personnel are rare and emplyee poaching is prevalent?

  • Fight boredom by making your company work for you

    I've owned and operated my own remodeling company for more than 15 years, and while I've been lucky enough to be relatively successful, I'm bored. I wake up most mornings not looking forward to the day ahead. What can I do to turn my thinking around?

  • Work + Life: Leader Time

    I'm struggling with how much time to spend in the office vs. time in the field. Aside from cloning myself, how can I balance what feels like the need to be both places at once?

  • Work+Life: Being There

    My team hit a snag on a job while I was away. Instead of resolving the issues and moving forward, they let the job sit until I returned. Why isn't my team able to do anything without me being there to oversee it?

  • Work + Life: Partner Talks

    The number of hours my business partner puts in appears to be taking a toll on him personally, and is affecting his behavior. How can I bring this up without him taking offense?

  • Working Relationships Between Spouses

    My spouse does my business' bookkeeping but isn't involved in the business' daily operations or overall direction. This causes her to second-guess many of my decisions, which creates friction at work and at home. How can we alleviate this?

  • Work + Life: Work Buddies

    Is it ever OK to hire a friend to work in my company?

  • Separate Work from Your Personal Life

    How do I keep cash flow and employee worries from clouding my personal life and even affecting my sleep?