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I recently spent some time with a builder who has a staff of six and is doing some pretty cool projects.

He contacted me to have a chat about business and, in particular, how to grow his business in a controlled way.

It was a great opportunity to reflect on the lessons I had learned in our own business journey to date, and how we dealt with some of them.

As the pace of life Is ever increasing and the internet allows our clients to be more educated about what they want in their new home or commercial building, the demands on our time increase exponentially.

I recently had a session with my business coach and found it to be extremely rewarding.

The business coach helps to bring me back to focusing on the business, not just on working in it and putting out fires and igniting others!

There is a lot of information at the moment highlighting the issue of mental health and well-being in many industries but, in particular, the construction sector.

The recent scoping study report by BRANZ on mental health in the construction industry highlighted the fact that “6.9% of all employed male suicides in New Zealand are committed by members from the construction industry workforce”, the highest of any industry in this country.

There is a lot of discussion currently about risk in the industry. Who should bear risk? What is risk and what effect does it have on contractors’ ability to meet their obligations to the contract they have with their client?

The Registered Master Builders Association President Darrell Trigg talks about the importance of planning in your business.