If you have field crews, every minute they lose on site costs you money. Not exactly earth shattering news is it? But yours do lose time, right?

I mean, really, all contractors know their crews waste time. It grates on them. It hacks them off. It drives them nuts. As well it should. It probably does the same to you, doesn't it?

The question is what can you do to keep your crews from losing time? Today, you're going to be presented with a simple little planning tool that will go a long ways towards eliminating lost time.

Before we get started, please take a moment and jot down every solution you've tried to fix the problem. Got your list? Compare it to the one below.

Based on conversations I've participated in, overheard, or read about, the standard solutions are:

1. Bribe them (with a bonus)
2. Scream at them
3. Threaten them
4. Shame them
5. Plead with them
6. Micromanage them
7. Train them

Do you see something missing from this list? You don't? How about the possibility that the solution revolves around YOU, not them?