George K Hedley


Roles


Hedley Construction


Employee - 1980- Current


Business Building: 5 Steps To Develop Accountability & Responsibility!
April 2025

I bet scheduling crews and dealing with people drives you crazy and keeps you up at night. When I speak at conventions, I often ask construction business owners and managers to tell me what their perfect business would be like. The common answer is a comp

Business Building: How Subcontractors Can Wow Their Customers!
March 2025

Being a contractor is hard as there are lots of moving parts out of your control. On every job there are over 5,762 chances to make a mistake, miss a schedule, or tick off customers. Things aren’t perfect including plans, specifications, field conditions,

Business Building: A Little Thanks Goes A Long Way!
February 2025

Over the last twenty-five years, our construction company has built over 500 projects and hired at least 10,000 subcontractors. As I think back, I don’t recall receiving a thank-you note from a subcontractor EVER, for any reason. It seems like the art of

Business Building: Play Business Like Golf With Targets
January 2025

One of my dreams is to play in the top 100 rated golf courses in the world. Often these courses are private country clubs which hold professional golf tournaments. To date, I have been fortunate to play over 350 of them. Every year, I look forward to "Gol

Business Building: Leaders Make Selling A Priority!
December 2024

"I have some deep concerns about the future of your company. I have some deep concerns about your leadership. I have some deep concerns about the management team you have assembled. Your business is not growing for one reason: You and your management team

Business Building: Slap Their Backs To Win!
November 2024

My first year in high school, I went out for the water polo team. Our coach for the “B” team was also the head baseball coach who never played water polo and couldn't swim. As the season progressed, we learned the basics and began to gel as a team. I like

Business Building: Sell More Than Low Price To Win More!
October 2024

Have you ever been the low bidder on a construction project and didn’t get the job? It doesn’t seem fair. Why did it happen? What can you do to avoid this happening again in the future? Bidding more and more jobs against too many low-priced competitors wo

Business Building: How Much Profit Should Contractors Make?
September 2024

Construction business owners often ask me: "How much profit should we expect to make? - 5%, 10%, 15% or more?" Most don’t know how much money they should make and don’t have a specific profit target to aim for. Some have heard 15% is a good target, but th

Business Building: What's Your Role As Leader?
August 2024

True or false? Large or small construction company owners and presidents should be focused on the same top priorities as successful leaders of major Fortune 500 corporations.

Business Building: Too Busy To Build A Better Business?
July 2024

Your construction company's goal is not to be busy. Your goal is to build a business that works and delivers what the owners want - Profit, including a high return on investment of time, energy, people, and money.

Business Building: What Happens When Owners Won’t Let Go?
June 2024

In today's construction industry, there is a significant talent shortage, with less than 3% unemployment for critical roles such as project managers, estimators, and field supervisors.

Business Building: Why Core Values & Principles Matter
May 2024

Have you ever played on a team where there was one player who was a bad apple, didn’t play fair, or didn’t follow the team’s vision for success? Or have you worked with a fellow employee who had a bad attitude and constantly complained about the company a

Building Business: Keep Score With A Financial Scoreboard!
March 2024

Building Business: Keep Score With A Financial Scoreboard!

Business Building: Managing Your Managers & Supervisors Made Easy!
February 2024

Business Building: Managing Your Managers & Supervisors Made Easy!

Business Building: Start Planning For A Slowdown?
January 2024

Business Building: Start Planning For A Slowdown?

Business Building: Do You Enjoy The Benefits of Business Ownership?
December 2023

Business Building: Do You Enjoy The Benefits of Business Ownership?