To survive and grow in today’s marketplace, mechanical contractors must become better managers and business professionals. MCAA’s The Management Audit: Peer Group Guidelines explains how informally organized groups of non-competing contractors can assist each other through idea exchange to run their respective businesses more professionally and more profitably. It’s just one of MCAA’s educational resources that are free to MCAA members as a benefit of membership.
The bulletin:
- Explains the pros and cons of management audits
- Offers tips for forming a group of non-competing contractors to perform a peer review
- Includes guidelines for peer group critiques
For a full list of available Management Methods Bulletins, visit the Management Methods Bulletins page.
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