Definitely going to do this with our bonus checks next week. Thanks for reminding us what a handwritten note can do in someone’s life! Merry Christmas!

Very helpful, thanks!

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There were a lot of very good points that were brought forth in this interview, especially about letting go of the need to be perfect (which has always been a stickler for me) and being afraid to put oneself out in a public sphere for fear of the inevitable trolls and sociopaths instead of focusing on the good, decent and helpful people we might actually meet on our journey. Well done!

Hi, very interesting conversation! Letting go of perfection is sometimes the only way to move forward, understanding the idea that progress is more important than perfection is something we all need to internalise. Dropped a like 🚀

Your content is really awesome

These are great, Vicki! Peter is a great guest.

Vicki, another great video that helps us all in the construction industry. Such simple and effective metrics to measure our financial health by. Thank you!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! For sharing this video

Hi Vicki. Just curious about the “why” behind using overhead/cogs vs overhead/Rev?

Vicki as always a great video with lots of great nuggets of wisdom and insight as well as the connection to Diane Gilson's website. I did a quick look over her website and this is a tremendous resource for those looking to improve their system and processes around Job Costing and Accounting. Thank You !! So Very helpful.

Appreciate you having me on the show Vicki!

Thank you for this, Vicki! We want to be doing all of this within the next year.

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Thanks Vicki, great tips!

Do you happen to have a spreadsheet you could share that would allow us to plug in the required and give us the results we need?

Hi Vicki, This was a great reminder for me. Some of our best projects (i.e. happy clients) involved bi-weekly meetings with a meeting agenda. The written agenda included who was present, date and time. Just like any business meeting, we started with overall progress to date, followed by the financial report. Next was old business followed by new business (issues and change orders). Then we reviewed the schedule for the next 2 weeks, and closed with action items and their assignments. This format worked great and kept us focused on the issues at hand.

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Very good info again Vicki!

Bonus is are tricky. People can grow to expect them as "part of the job" or "part of my salary". I think they always need to be tied to company performance. People also have a tendency to become offended if they get the same amount as others. I did a better job than her, or him. Bonus expectations should be managed all year long so that when the "Jelly of the month club" gift certificate comes... you weren't expecting something more. Bonus programs need to woven into the fabric of the corporate culture. I need a lot of work in this area. Thanks for the information Vicki ! The reason that scene in Christmas Vacation is so funny is, we have all experienced that at some point.

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Happy 1st year anniversary of your book. I would like to read your book, my boss had it like to share your concept of about the business.

Vicki, this is super helpful. One thing that I have been doing is setting aside a certain amount per month every month in a business savings account so that at the end of the year I had a nice chunk of money saved up so that it didn't feel like such a big hit at the years end. This way I felt better about it and this works for me. Also, out of that fund I do a Christmas dinner for all of the employees and their wives/girfriends and a bunch of gifts that we give out with a fun gift exchange after dinner. I give a short speach where I say a nice thing or two about each guy and make a few jokes. The whole thing ends up being a fun and enjoyable time for all, the guys leave the dinner with a full belly and an armful of new tools that they will own and take care of and use on our jobs in the future. This dinner and gifts is in addition to a check that I give them as a year end bonus. Thanks again for another great video full of good ideas.

Vicki as always a great video and this was particularly good for me to listen to today. As the end of the year is almost upon us I want to understand and clearly see what the health of my company is. Great to have a quick refresher.