Episode 55: Where Profits Quietly Disappear

Episode Synopsis:

In this episode of Time Well Spent, we explore how hidden operational inefficiencies quietly leak profits from field-based businesses and what practical steps you can take to stop those leaks and improve your margins. You’ll hear about:

• How time tracking errors like forgotten clock-outs and rounding can quietly cost thousands.

• Why communication breakdowns on the job site drive up labor and fuel costs.

• The ripple effect of driving to the wrong job or showing up unprepared.

• How seemingly “small” crew habits can erode productivity and cut into profit.

• Poor scheduling and how it forces you to turn down better work.

• The cost of outdated tools like paper timesheets and phone dispatching.

• Why some clients drain more resources than they’re worth.

• Overhead creep and how unnoticed subscriptions and expenses add up.

• How tracking everything for two weeks reveals profit opportunities you’re missing. 

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