Waiting in the Wings: Succession Planning for Success — With a succession plan and a process for developing future managers, you can ensure positive outcomes.

Excel or Else, by LIsa Marquis Jackson, BIG BUILDER. How smart companies can improve their talent pool and help over-achievers rise to the top…even in a downturn.

Playing for Keeps, BIG BUILDER. Retention tactics for tougher times.

Think Different, BIG BUILDER. The road through rough times may offer safer passage if one drives more aggressively.

Sales and Marketing Respond to Hard Times Nation’s Building News, featuring Jerry Costanzo. Recommendations for weathering the lull in sales.

The Run on Talent, by Lisa Marquis Jackson, BIG BUILDER. As community counts rise, builders find themselves at the mercy of a “hire power” to find, motivate, and retain top-notch teams to execute growth plans.

The Outsiders, by Lew Sichelman, BIG BUILDER. The "Texas Rangers" of the home building industry, veteran consultants can provide the insight needed to bring about real change.

Fresh Blend, by John Caulfield, BIG BUILDER. Northwest builder Ryan McGowen transforms his company by hiring outside counsel and big league talent to keep on track with ambitious goals.

Make Residential Construction the Industry of Choice, PROFESSIONAL BUILDER. The residential construction industry is beginning to understand that a company's only real competitive advantage in the marketplace is its people.

8 Tips for Builders of Any Size, by Bill Carpitella, PROFESSIONAL BUILDER. Tips for best practices in any home builder’s human resources department.

Recruit, Reward and Retain, by Fletcher Groves, III, and Michael E. Hollister, HousingZone.com. How are the largest home building companies finding, hiring, rewarding, and retaining management talent? Reference Point, a periodic study of management practices in the home building industry, explores this issue.

People . . . The New Competitive Edge by John Ropes and Mike Hollister, Urban Land. Defining competitive advantage through people for real estate development companies.

Sharrow Group Announces Acceptance of New Postion (04/19/07)

Sharrow Group Helps Homebuilders Optimize Mortgage Programs (06/16/05)

Homebuilding Veteran Brings Systems Analysis and Product Development Expertise to Sharrow Group Consulting Team (02/23/05)

Sharrow Group Adds Marketing Services (02/23/05)

Sharrow Group Introduces a Unique Recruitment Process and Adds to Team (02/23/05)

Stem the Flow: The Real Cost of Employee Turnover (02/14/05)

Finding and Keeping Great Talent (02/14/05)

Sharrow Group Organizes to Solve Homebuilders' Big Issues (10/15/04)

Newsletter: Finding and Keeping Great Talent (Feb/Mar 2005)
In today’s home building market, finding and retaining talented people is the difference between success and subsistence. Staff that meld high professional standards, customer service focus, and ongoing commitment to quality construction into efficient operations consistently deliver repeat buyers.

Newsletter: Ensuring a Path to Growing Your Home Building Company (Dec/Jan 2005)
Serving your customers should be “job #1” for all home building employees. That’s because the surest path to growth is a strong customer base, and the surest path to a strong customer base is exceeding every perception of customer value.