I am starting a new section in my blogging work focusing on the essentials of planning and running a successful construction company. Some of this will come out of developing an estimating manual, but most will come out of seeing what works and what doesn’t work. There are tried, and true best practices, and no company is exempt from these. For example, companies that are not at least thinking out how to use social media is helping drive hiring efforts are missing the boat (and the boat has left the dock already). Hope the new blogging category benefits readers of my blog.