Since CONTRACTORS: Doing it Right Not Just Getting it Done has just officially gone live! I figured I would start promotion of the book by honoring the three people who wrote the forewords, Iris Harrell, Steve Klein, and Tom Capizzi Jr. Each week I will post a portion of their foreword for you to check out. This week we will meet Steve Klein!

•  - You can get the book on Amazon.
•  - Learn more about Iris, Steve and Tom here.
•  - I would love hear your opinion on the construction industry and where it is going here.

Here is a sneak peak at Steve's foreword:

When author Mel DePaoli decided to write this book her timing could not have been better. Her company Omicle continues to focus on Brand or Culture in American business and whether Brand or Culture is the driving force behind why some companies continue to be successful over time and others just exist or eventually fail?

Midway through writing this book, all of America became challenged with the worst economic cycle since October 1929. Contractors were among those industries first and hardest hit. By the time this book publishes we will all have personally dealt with these most difficult times. There were extremely hard decisions that tested ourselves, our relationships, and whether we could actually survive the unknown that lay ahead. Owners and managers could no longer instinctively and strategically look 1-3 years ahead, and had to deal with day to day realities. I think we could all agree that what we have learned from our recent experiences emerging from this cycle and what we do as a result will lay the foundation for our futures, those of our customers, our team members, their families and all future generations in America who should rely on us to do what is right long-term and not what is best right now for our pocketbook. The fact that you have this book is testament to your intentions.

America is still the greatest country in the world. Yes

America is being tested right now. Certainly our elected officials, Wall Street corporations, banking, investment and other systems are under huge public and international scrutiny at present for their past decisions. I would submit however, that a large part of what has always made America great is that entrepreneurial individuals have always started and ran businesses, held fast to their dreams, worked hard, remained honest, accepted the risks, met their payrolls, provided quality products and services, and paid close attention to who they were, who their customers were and how they should be treated.