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Why Contractors Should Stop Chasing Every Opportunity and Focus on the Right Ones

December 10, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
When you pursue everything, you weaken your pipeline. Strength comes from choosing the right opportunities. Email : strategy@obsidianthorne.com to learn more.
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Leadership

Hard Decisions Protect Company Culture

December 09, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Hard decisions protect culture. Every day you tolerate misalignment, you teach your top performers that standards don’t matter. Protect the vision. Lead with clarity. If they won’t align, they
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Why Most Jobsite Mistakes Aren’t Caused by Bad Crews

December 07, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Most mistakes on jobsites don’t come from bad crews. They come from unclear handoffs. The field runs on real-time update. If the company isn’t enforcing the active construction process, you’re
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Why Commitment Cuts Both Ways: What Teams Need to Succeed

December 04, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Commitment cuts both ways. If leadership demands tracking, KPIs, or performance metrics, they must own the rhythm first. When leaders model accountability, the team follows. When they don’t,
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***The Cost of a Bad Hire: How the Wrong Employee Drains Cash and Energy

December 04, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
The wrong hire drains cash and energy. The right hire brings drive, and with the right systems, they’ll deliver results fast. Hire for attitude, train for results, and watch your business multiply
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When a Contract Stalls ‘With Legal’: Why Your Win Isn’t Real Yet

December 04, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
If the contract’s been “with legal” for weeks, your win isn’t real yet. Verbal yes means nothing until ink hits paper. That’s where most founders lose time, scope, and cash. We build
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Why Processes, Not More Staff, Are the Real Solution

December 03, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
You think you need more people, but in reality, you just need processes. When your team knows exactly how to hand off work, track results, and hit targets, output goes up without adding a single
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Why Building A Players Beats Hiring for Convenience

November 27, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Why Building A Players Beats Hiring for Convenience Most companies don’t have a hiring problem, they have a talent-building problem. You can’t scale with rented skills. You scale with A-Players
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Why Founders Must Challenge ‘We Already Have People’ and ‘We Have Processes

November 24, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
❌ “We already have people.”❌ “We already have processes.” ❌ “We already have people.” ❌ “We already have processes.” Still not in control? Then it isn’t working. The fix =
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The Field Always Knows What’s Happening: Lessons for Construction Leaders

November 20, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
The Field Always Knows What’s Happening: Lessons for Construction Leaders The field always knows what’s happening. Ignore it, and mistakes grow. Listen, act, and lead with clarity.
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