You Can't Multitask in Business | Brent Thompson, Henry Plumbing
Guest: Brent Thompson, managing member, Henry Plumbing (Southwest Florida). Host: Cole Kline.
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Brent Thompson is involved in several Southwest Florida businesses, including Henry Plumbing. He tells Cole Kline that success starts with bidding work so you can afford people better than you, and that good has to be defined precisely or nobody can hit it. He explains why his advice to owners is to stop multitasking and do one thing well.
Key takeaways
- Bid jobs so you can afford strong people; good people make good decisions in the field.
- Define good in observable terms. Everyone's best is different.
- Handle problems in the morning huddle and address culture issues quickly.
- Focus beats multitasking; solve one constraint at a time.
In their words
"You cannot multitask successfully and no one can do it."
Brent Thompson
"Stick to one thing, that's my advice. And do it really good."
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