Guest Blog
The Head and Heart of Safety
By Karen Cates. Make safety more than a lesson, make it an emotional commitment. Important messages don’t really stick the first time you share them with your workers. Research has demonstrated that new information must be shared at least seven times for it to be fully processed and adopted. One roofing ...
The Ins and Outs of Peer-to-Peer Mentoring
By Karen L. Cates, PhD The roofing industry is no different than others with its good intentions around mentoring programs. Pairing a seasoned leader with a new or emerging manager, can result in a “student-teacher” relationship that is satisfying for both. Strong mentoring programs provide guidelines and structures to support mentors ...
Could Hiring 1099’s Put You Behind Bars?
By Taylor Edwards, JobNimbus. The federal government uses three tests to determine if someone should be considered a full-time employee or not. Ask anyone responsible for hiring full-time employees (FTE) and they will tell you that there are a lot more financial factors than just a salary. On top of ...
Leap Raises Money for Boys and Girls Club With Fundraising Events
By Ashish Sanal, Leap. Leap employees hosted a car wash and lemonade stand to get technology for youths in the Baltimore community. Since January 2020, Leap has been a proud partner with the Baltimore, Maryland Boys and Girls Club. Just last year, they held an Earth Day event and helped ...
Rob Winkle - A Conversation With WSRCA's Next President
By Western States Roofing Contractors Association. Rob discusses his plan for growth and change in his new leadership role. Rob Winkle is about to step into the role as the 46th president of the Western States Roofing Contractors Association (WSRCA). A dedicated contractor member and officer on the Board ...
Dayna Martin Joins Johns Manville Roofing Systems Marketing Team
Jennifer Ford-Smith welcomes new marketing manager to the Roofing Systems team. I am pleased to announce Dayna Martin has joined the Roofing Systems Marketing team as the Marketing Manager. She will be based out of World Headquarters in Denver and will report directly to me. Dayna has a Master of Business Administration ...
Metal Deck 101: Metal Deck Replacement
By Michael Polizzi, A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply. A helpful way to know what metal deck is is by knowing what it is not. We learned quickly that the roofing industry is a “now” business. When asking contractors when they will need the deck, we often get the urgent-sounding response, ...
AccuLynx Update Offers New Customizable Features
By Anne Redd, AccuLynx. AccuLynx adds the Workflow Manager and Financial Worksheet to its offerings. AccuLynx knows that every roofing business has its own flow, which shows in their new product updates that help you run your business your way. The new features are customizable to provide you with what ...
How Companies Can Respond to the Delta Variant
By Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. Employers will need to continue to be flexible, adaptive and creative in their approaches to COVID-19. Pretty much no one in the United States has been able to get by without feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. And now, on top of that, there is the ...
President Biden Issues Sweeping Vaccine Mandate for U.S. Workers
By Trent Cotney, Cotney Attorneys & Consultants. It is still unclear what impact this will have on the construction industry. On Thursday, September 9, President Biden announced the government’s most significant push to vaccinate the country. The proposed rules will require that all companies with more than 100 workers mandate COVID-19 ...
