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How Great Leaders Navigate Uncertainty: 20 Hard-Won Lessons
Scott Ford, President of California Builder Services, shares his insights with the Forbes Expert Panel. From letting core business values drive decision making to communicating transparently with team members, effectively charting a path forward in a constantly changing business environment requires letting go of perfection and adopting a people-centric mindset.
From tilted floors to 20% annual growth, one firm’s 10-year consulting journey
Founded in 2014 by the dynamic mother-son duo, Alice Ford and myself, the company has grown to become a trusted entity within the real estate sector, catering to clients throughout the state.
Why Customer Confidence Always Comes First
By: Scott Ford for Entrepreneur Magazine
Using the recent banking crisis as the leading example, we should all step back and remember that customer confidence is the first and foremost thing that matters to us. How we do what we do comes secondary.
3 Things I Learned in the First 3 Months of Starting My Company
Starting a new business comes with financial, technical and employee-related hurdles that one may not think to plan for ahead of time. Scott Ford shares his experiences.
2023 CACM Vision Award Nominee: Scott Ford
The values of education, excellence, and innovation are fundamental to California Builder Services President Scott Ford. Scott has traveled throughout California, providing valuable information to
Growing Your Business Without Growing It To Death
Why do at least 50% of businesses fail within the first five years? Why do companies that make millions go out of business? Business owners seem to
15 Leaders Share How They Fixed Their Biggest Employee Issue
Leaders can prepare for many challenges, but specific problems with individual employees are bound to crop up unexpectedly. Maybe one employee starts showing up late
Forbes Feature: Why Leaders Should Encourage Socializing In The Workplace
Before 2020, questions such as, “What did you do this weekend?” and other small talk helped us learn more about our colleagues while we waited
Forbes Feature: Lessons On Leadership Skills From The Marines
I volunteered for the Marine Corps right out of high school. I served for two and a half years until a training injury led to
Forbes Feature: Why It Pays To Put Effort Into Customer Service
Why does someone choose to stay at the Ritz Carlton over another hotel? It’s because they are paying for the customer service, not necessarily the
CBS in the News: How to Prevent the Next Surfside
Our President Scott Ford was recently featured in the Residential Real Estate Council’s publication “The Residential Specialist.” Scott wrote a guest column on how to
12 Big Tech Challenges Remote Real Estate Companies Are Facing Right Now
We have a lot of technology and high-speed systems in place. Our company runs smoothly and quickly. But we still have a lot of “old