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<title>Octubre dejó nuevas estrategias para fortalecer tu negocio de roofing</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 03:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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            style=' '  width='1080' height='1080'  loading='lazy' decoding='async' /><br><p dir="ltr">Por Alberto Torres.</p>

<h2 dir="ltr">En octubre, nuestros lectores exploraron estrategias para mejorar la productividad, proteger las ganancias y construir negocios m&aacute;s s&oacute;lidos y sustentables dentro de la industria del roofing.</h2>

<p dir="ltr">El crecimiento de una empresa no depende &uacute;nicamente de conseguir m&aacute;s proyectos, sino tambi&eacute;n de c&oacute;mo se administran los recursos, se toman decisiones y se mantiene la disciplina operativa. Durante octubre, estos temas captaron la atenci&oacute;n de nuestros lectores y destacaron la importancia de fortalecer las operaciones diarias para alcanzar el &eacute;xito a largo plazo.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Uno de los temas que m&aacute;s sobresali&oacute; durante el mes fue la importancia de mantener la disciplina operativa. En el art&iacute;culo <a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/por-qu-la-prdida-gradual-de-disciplina-operativa-cuesta-ms-de-lo-que-la-mayora-de-los-contratistas-imagina" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Por qu&eacute; la p&eacute;rdida gradual de disciplina operativa cuesta m&aacute;s de lo que la mayor&iacute;a de los contratistas imagina</a>, <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/john-kenney-mcs-influencer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Kenney</a> de <a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/cotney-consulting-group" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cotney Consulting Group</a> explica c&oacute;mo, en una industria donde cada minuto y cada recurso cuentan, mantener procesos organizados y expectativas claras puede marcar una gran diferencia. Las peque&ntilde;as desviaciones en las operaciones diarias pueden acumularse y afectar la productividad, los costos y la rentabilidad de una empresa.</p>

<p dir="ltr">La importancia de contar con una estrategia empresarial tambi&eacute;n despert&oacute; inter&eacute;s entre nuestros lectores. <a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/webinar/lidera-vende-y-crece" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andres Beltr&aacute;n</a>, fundador de Build Lead Win y conferencista de <a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/srs-distribution-para-latinos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SRS Para Latinos</a>, abord&oacute; este tema en <a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/el-crecimiento-sostenible-no-sucede-por-accidente" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">El crecimiento sostenible no sucede por accidente</a>. Andres nos recuerda que expandir un negocio requiere planificaci&oacute;n, liderazgo y decisiones bien fundamentadas. Adem&aacute;s, destaca que, m&aacute;s all&aacute; de aumentar las ventas, los contratistas deben desarrollar sistemas y equipos capaces de respaldar ese crecimiento sin comprometer la calidad de sus servicios.</p>

<p dir="ltr">En otro de los art&iacute;culos escritos por John Kenney, se destac&oacute; la importancia de proteger las ganancias. En <a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/las-pequeas-decisiones-que-protegen-los-mrgenes-del-roofing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Las peque&ntilde;as decisiones que protegen los m&aacute;rgenes del roofing</a>, John habla sobre c&oacute;mo las decisiones cotidianas pueden influir en los resultados financieros de una empresa. Desde la administraci&oacute;n de materiales hasta la coordinaci&oacute;n de los equipos, prestar atenci&oacute;n a los detalles puede ayudar a reducir gastos innecesarios y mantener la rentabilidad de cada proyecto.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Otro tema que llamo la atenci&oacute;n de nuestros lectores fue la importancia de comenzar bien el d&iacute;a en el lugar de trabajo. En el art&iacute;culo <a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/la-primera-hora-en-el-lugar-de-trabajo-predice-cmo-se-desarrollar-todo-el-proyecto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">La primera hora en el lugar de trabajo predice c&oacute;mo se desarrollar&aacute; todo el proyecto</a>, John Kenney nos explica c&oacute;mo lo que sucede durante la primera hora puede marcar la diferencia en el resto de la jornada. Tambi&eacute;n nos recuerda que una buena comunicaci&oacute;n, tener los materiales listos y saber cu&aacute;les son las responsabilidades de cada trabajador ayudan a que los proyectos se desarrollen de manera m&aacute;s organizada, eficiente y segura</p>

<p dir="ltr">Finalmente, la sustentabilidad contin&uacute;a ganando terreno en nuestra industria. Durante <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/metalcon-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">METALCON</a> 2026, representantes de empresas y organizaciones como <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/central-states-manufacturing-inc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Central States</a>, <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/mra-metal-roofing-alliance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA)</a>, <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/westlake-royal-roofing-solutions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Westlake Royal Building Products</a> y <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/sherwin-williams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams Coil and Extrusion</a> compartieron perspectivas sobre el valor a largo plazo de los sistemas de roofing de metal y su contribuci&oacute;n a una construcci&oacute;n m&aacute;s sustentable. Algunas de las conversaciones se concentraron en caracter&iacute;sticas espec&iacute;ficas que pueden influir en el desempe&ntilde;o ambiental, desde el contenido reciclado utilizado en los productos hasta la posibilidad de reciclar los materiales al final de su vida &uacute;til.</p>

<p dir="ltr">Octubre nos dej&oacute; una lecci&oacute;n importante: el &eacute;xito en la industria del roofing se construye a trav&eacute;s de decisiones inteligentes, una buena planificaci&oacute;n y el compromiso de mejorar continuamente. Desde las operaciones diarias hasta la incorporaci&oacute;n de nuevas soluciones, cada paso representa una oportunidad para fortalecer nuestros negocios.</p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>5 &ndash; </strong><a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/posicionando-el-roofing-de-metal-como-una-opcin-sustentable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Posicionando el roofing de metal como una opci&oacute;n sustentable</strong></a></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>4 &ndash; </strong><a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/la-primera-hora-en-el-lugar-de-trabajo-predice-cmo-se-desarrollar-todo-el-proyecto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>La primera hora en el lugar de trabajo predice c&oacute;mo se desarrollar&aacute; todo el proyecto</strong></a></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>3 &ndash; </strong><a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/las-pequeas-decisiones-que-protegen-los-mrgenes-del-roofing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Las peque&ntilde;as decisiones que protegen los m&aacute;rgenes del roofing</strong></a></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>2 &ndash; <a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/el-crecimiento-sostenible-no-sucede-por-accidente">El crecimiento sostenible no sucede por accidente</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>1 &ndash; </strong><a href="https://es.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/por-qu-la-prdida-gradual-de-disciplina-operativa-cuesta-ms-de-lo-que-la-mayora-de-los-contratistas-imagina" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Por qu&eacute; la p&eacute;rdida gradual de disciplina operativa cuesta m&aacute;s de lo que la mayor&iacute;a de los contratistas imagina</strong></a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Top October articles: Business boosters and contractor training</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<h2 dir="ltr">We&rsquo;re counting down the 10 most-read stories from The Coffee Shops&reg; to help you stay on top of the latest industry conversations.</h2>

<p dir="ltr">Though it may be hard to believe, October is already coming to a close. And if your month has been anything like ours here at The Coffee Shops&reg;, it&rsquo;s been busy and hard to keep up with!</p>

<p dir="ltr">To make it a bit easier for our readers to catch up on the biggest industry news and stories from October 2026, we&rsquo;ve collected our top ten articles published this past month.</p>

<p dir="ltr">As our readers move into the off-season, we&rsquo;ve seen an uptick of interest in training and business development articles! On the training side, our top ten list includes <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/building-smarter-roofers-with-expert-training" rel="" target="_blank">an article</a> about <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/john-kenney-mcs-influencer" rel="" target="_blank">John Kenney</a> of <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/cotney-consulting-group" rel="" target="_blank">Cotney Consulting Group</a>&#39;s upcoming <a href="https://shopcotneycg.com/collections/roofing-estimating-training/products/advanced-roofing-estimating-workshop" rel="" target="_blank">two-day live classroom training workshop</a> (November 17-18, 2026) and <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/extending-building-life-starts-with-education-and-training" rel="" target="_blank">an article</a> based on a conversation with Rick Johnson of <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/tremco" rel="" target="_blank">Tremco CPG</a> about partnering with manufacturers that back their products up with training.</p>

<p dir="ltr">On the business development side, Emma Peterson wrote three articles for The Coffee Shops&reg; highlighting different ways contractors can set their businesses up for success. <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/a-decade-of-roofing-trends" rel="" target="_blank">The first, which comes in at number 6 on our list,</a> talks about four takeaways from a decade of <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/trends-report-results" rel="" target="_blank">RoofersCoffeeShop&reg; Trends Reports.</a> The other articles, which take <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/going-into-the-last-quarter-of-2026" rel="" target="_blank">spots 3</a> and <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/set-yourself-apart-from-the-competition-at-legalcon-2026" rel="" target="_blank">2</a>, take a look at the state of the economy going into the last quarter of the year and at the <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/nrca" rel="" target="_blank">National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)</a>&#39;s live <a href="https://www.nrca.net/legal/education/conference" rel="" target="_blank">LEGALCon</a> event, respectively.</p>

<p dir="ltr">As for our <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/nwir-scholarship-opens-doors-for-future-roofing-leaders" target="_blank">top article of the month</a>, it was all about &quot;the certifications, technologies and best practices that help roofing professionals build more fire-resilient structures.&rdquo;</p>

<h3 dir="ltr">Our top ten articles from October</h3>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>10 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/the-business-case-for-smarter-construction-recycling" rel="" target="_blank">The business case for smarter construction recycling</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>9 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/extending-building-life-starts-with-education-and-training" rel="" target="_blank">Extending building life starts with education and training</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>8 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/advocacy-remains-a-roofing-priority" rel="" target="_blank">Advocacy remains a roofing priority</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>7 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/building-smarter-roofers-with-expert-training" rel="" target="_blank">Building smarter roofers with expert training</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>6 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/a-decade-of-roofing-trends" rel="" target="_blank">A decade of roofing trends</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>5 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/goodprojectmanagersthink-three-weeks-ahead" rel="" target="_blank">Good project managers think three weeks ahead</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>4 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/nwir-scholarship-opens-doors-for-future-roofing-leaders" rel="" target="_blank">NWIR scholarship opens doors for future roofing leaders</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>3 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/going-into-the-last-quarter-of-2026" rel="" target="_blank">Going into the last quarter of 2026</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>2 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/set-yourself-apart-from-the-competition-at-legalcon-2026" rel="" target="_blank">Set yourself apart from the competition at LEGALCon 2026</a></strong></p>

<p dir="ltr"><strong>1 - <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/creating-a-more-fire-safe-future" rel="" target="_blank">Creating a more fire-safe future</a></strong></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Expert insights that span the pond</title>
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<h2 dir="ltr">Although roofing practices and regional challenges vary around the world, John Kenney explains why the industry&#39;s fundamental goals remain the same and how contractors can benefit from sharing their experiences.</h2>

<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.uk/podcast/bridging-uk-and-us-roofing" rel="" target="_blank">In an episode of Roofing Road Trips&reg;</a>, Heidi J. Ellsworth sat down with John Kenney of Cotney Consulting Group to get his insights into the global roofing industry. John is an ideal guest for this discussion, as his 45+ years in the roofing industry have guided him in his work in both the United States and the United Kingdom.</p>

<p dir="ltr">John&rsquo;s story starts with working in the field for a family-run roofing company in the Northeast of the U.S. From there, he worked his way up to estimating and managing projects for the same company. Today, he is the CEO of <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/cotney-consulting-group" rel="" target="_blank">Cotney Consulting Group</a> and &ldquo;works with roofing contractors on estimating operational performance, project management, workforce development and more.&rdquo; He is also very active in a variety of professional organizations, being a member of the <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.uk/directory/international-federation-of-the-roofing-trade" rel="" target="_blank">International Federation for the Roofing Trades (IFD), </a><a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.uk/directory/nrca" rel="" target="_blank">National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA)</a> and the former Institute of Roofing.</p>

<p dir="ltr">When we asked him about what he&rsquo;s seeing that is currently impact contractors on both sides of the pond, he highlighted labour challenges, estimating issues, margin protection and supply pressures. As he put it:</p>

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<p dir="ltr">I think contractors in both markets are trying to find, develop and retain skilled people. I also think they&#39;re trying to estimate work accurately, protect the margins of the businesses and convert a good tender into a well-managed project. And as they&rsquo;re trying to deal with that, they&rsquo;re having to manage changing programs, incomplete information, material lead times, access relations and pressure from clients.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">That&rsquo;s not to say that all the issues that contractors face are universal, as things like hurricane season for U.S. contractors and handling apprenticeships in the U.K. are unique to their regions. But as John put it, &ldquo;While the markets are very unique, at the end of the day, roofing contractors on both sides of the Atlantic are trying to complete quality work, the protect their people, serve their clients and operate profitable businesses.&rdquo;</p>

<p dir="ltr">His advice for contractors on both sides of the pond to overcome these shared challenges? Work together. In John&rsquo;s words, &ldquo;I always have believed that you become better at what you do when you&#39;re willing to take a look beyond your own market and listen to how other professionals approach similar problems.&rdquo;</p>

<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.uk/podcast/bridging-uk-and-us-roofing" rel="" target="_blank"><strong>Listen to the whole episode</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8SPWctFG28&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="" target="_blank"><strong>Watch the recorded conversation</strong></a><strong> to hear more of John&rsquo;s expert insights.</strong></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>The business case for smarter construction recycling</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<h2>Woodchuck.ai rethinking how jobsite waste is handled in order to support sustainability goals while creating measurable financial benefits.&nbsp;</h2>

<p>Sustainability has become a key talking point for contractors. As <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/john-kenney-speakers-bureau">John Kenney</a>, the CEO of <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/cotney-consulting-group">Cotney Consulting Group</a> put it, &ldquo;<a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/sustainability-in-roofing-moving-beyond-the-buzzwords">Not that long ago, sustainability discussions were limited to a handful of projects...Today, that conversation has become much more mainstream. Building owners are asking about energy efficiency, architects are exploring sustainable design options and municipalities are increasingly adopting standards that encourage greener building practices</a>.&rdquo; And as this demand for more sustainable practices rises, it is crucial that contractors not only consider the sustainability of the products they are installing, but also the sustainability of their building practices.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This idea, of building more sustainable practices in addition to products, is what <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/todd-thomas">Todd Thomas</a> and the team at Woodchuck.ai focuses on. We got the chance to learn more about their work and its benefits on <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/podcast/using-ai-to-rethink-construction-waste">an episode of Contractor Outlook&trade;</a> we recorded with Todd.&nbsp;</p>

<p>What Woodchuck.ai does is bring dumpsters to jobsites. But rather than your typical, throw everything and the kitchen sink into the same place, these dumpsters are designed to be used for material sorting. In fact, they utilize cameras and artificial intelligence software to help ensure that materials are separated properly. Then, when a dumpster is full, the Woodchuck.ai team can collect it, and take that sorted material, whether that&rsquo;s asphalt products or wood products, and recycle it easily because it&rsquo;s already sorted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Todd described how this separating and recycling of materials is such a good thing for sustainability, sharing, &ldquo;We have a finite number of landfills across the United States and if you look at these landfills, they&#39;re often 30-40% wood by volume. And that wood is coming from things like construction site mixed dumpsters.&rdquo; He went on, &ldquo;So if we can get crews to sort their materials, we can keep that wood out of the landfill, extend the life of that landfill and get additional value out of that wood all at the same time.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>And the best part of this whole set up? Not only can contractors feel good about their impact on the environment, it also can give them financial benefits. Todd explained:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p>It might seem like a big change to start sorting materials, but it&rsquo;s something that actually is pretty easy after you do it once and comes with benefits beyond sustainability. For example, we just partnered with a contractor who worked on Ford&rsquo;s EV battery factory in Marshall, Michigan. Over the course of that project, we diverted 10,000 tons of wood from the landfills and instead were able to turn it into 10,000 megawatts of clean electricity. In addition to being an incredible win for sustainability, that diversion also returned a savings to the contractor of $1.6 million!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>With that kind of savings, it&rsquo;s hard to deny the positive impact the Woodchuck.ai team is providing for both the environment and contractors in the field. As Todd put it, &ldquo;If we can extend the life of our existing landfills by making sure that valuable materials don&#39;t get buried there, it&#39;s a win for everybody. It&#39;s a win for the contractor, it&#39;s a win for the community and it&#39;s a win for whoever was going to have the next landfill next to them.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/podcast/using-ai-to-rethink-construction-waste">Listen to the whole episode</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmPPSC7BZCI&amp;feature=youtu.be">Watch the recorded episode</a> to learn more about Woodchuck.ai.&nbsp;</strong></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Building smarter roofers with expert training</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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            style=' '  width='600' height='300'  loading='lazy' decoding='async' /><br><p>By Emma Peterson.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>From field installation and project management to executive leadership, John Kenney brings a unique perspective to roofing education.&nbsp;</h2>

<p>This November, right before the holiday season begins, <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/john-kenney-mcs-influencer">John Kenney</a>, the CEO of <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/cotney-consulting-group">Cotney Consulting Group</a>, will be hosting a <a href="https://shopcotneycg.com/collections/roofing-estimating-training/products/advanced-roofing-estimating-workshop">two-day live classroom training workshop</a>. This workshop, <strong>which runs Nov 17-18, 2026</strong>, promises to provide attendees with high-level skills related to project takeoffs, estimating and unit pricing. To learn more about how this training and others hosted by John help professionals improve their expertise and boost their businesses, we brought John onto <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/podcast/investing-in-roofing-skills">an episode of Roofing Road Trips&reg;</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>All of John&rsquo;s trainings are based off of his own 45+ years of experience in the roofing industry. He shared a bit about his experience with us, saying, &ldquo;I started in the field and worked my way through estimating project management, operations, leadership and eventually up to the executive roles. All that experience has allowed me to see the industry from a wide variety of angles.&rdquo;&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>And that wide perspective gave John a clear understanding of where companies often struggle and what they need to change in order to find success. He went into more detail:&nbsp;</p>

<blockquote>
<p>One of the biggest challenges that I&#39;ve seen is that estimators are taught how to measure roofs and how to price materials, but not how to manage the most important items, which are their assumptions, communicate scope and protect the margins of a company. This is because people see estimating as just a math problem, and not the risk management it actually is.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
</blockquote>

<p>In his courses, John helps attendees overcome misconceptions like this. He explained, &ldquo;I work with my classes to help them recalibrate the way they think about sales and estimating... I reframe estimating as a decision-making role, not a takeoff role and from there we dive into things like scope clarity, assumptions, production planning and communication.&rdquo; And at the end of the course, John&rsquo;s students leave with clear, actionable ways to build better estimates and better workflows in their businesses.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Want to learn more about John&rsquo;s training offerings? <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/podcast/investing-in-roofing-skills">Listen to the whole episode</a> or <a href="https://shopcotneycg.com/collections/frontpage">visit the Cotney Consulting Group training page</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Una mirada nueva puede ver lo que la experiencia a veces pasa por alto</title>
<link>https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/una-mirada-nueva-puede-ver-lo-que-la-experiencia-a-veces-pasa-por-alto</link>
<description>una-mirada-nueva-puede-ver-lo-que-la-experiencia-a-veces-pasa-por-alto</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[
		<img src='/uploads/media/2026/09/cotney-fresh-eyes-see-what-experience-sometimes-misses-canva.png'
            alt='Fresh eyes see what experience sometimes misses'
            title='Fresh eyes see what experience sometimes misses'
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            style=' '  width='600' height='300'  loading='lazy' decoding='async' /><br><p>Por John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group, traducido por Alberto Torres.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>A veces, mejorar no requiere nueva tecnolog&iacute;a ni equipos costosos. A veces, todo comienza con una pregunta.&nbsp;</h2>

<p>Una de las cosas que siempre he valorado al integrar a un nuevo empleado a una cuadrilla de techado son las preguntas que hace. A veces esas preguntas parecen sencillas. Otras veces pueden resultar inoportunas porque interrumpen la rutina. Incluso, en ocasiones, hacen sonre&iacute;r a los empleados con m&aacute;s experiencia porque la respuesta parece demasiado obvia.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sin embargo, con los a&ntilde;os he aprendido algo interesante. Esas preguntas muchas veces se&ntilde;alan cosas que el resto de nosotros dejamos de notar hace mucho tiempo.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Esa es una de las grandes iron&iacute;as de la experiencia. Cuanto m&aacute;s tiempo trabajamos en esta industria, m&aacute;s eficientes nos volvemos. Aprendemos a resolver problemas r&aacute;pidamente, reconocer patrones y realizar tareas casi sin pensarlo. Son habilidades valiosas que solo se adquieren despu&eacute;s de a&ntilde;os de trabajo en el campo. Pero cada ventaja tambi&eacute;n tiene su lado negativo. La familiaridad cambia la manera en que vemos el lugar de trabajo. Con el tiempo, dejamos de notar ciertas cosas porque se han convertido en parte del entorno.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Un empleado nuevo no tiene esa ventaja. Todo es nuevo. Cada proceso le resulta desconocido. Cada equipo genera otra pregunta. Cada ma&ntilde;ana observa el proyecto desde una perspectiva completamente diferente a la de alguien que lleva veinte a&ntilde;os trabajando en techos.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Muchas veces he visto a un empleado nuevo preguntar por qu&eacute; los materiales se colocaron de cierta manera o por qu&eacute; se utilizaba un punto de acceso en lugar de otro. La mayor&iacute;a de las veces hab&iacute;a una explicaci&oacute;n perfectamente razonable. Sin embargo, de vez en cuando, la pregunta hac&iacute;a que todos se detuvieran a pensar. La respuesta no era tan obvia como inicialmente cre&iacute;an.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Esos momentos siempre me han parecido interesantes porque nos recuerdan lo f&aacute;cil que es permitir que la rutina influya en nuestra manera de pensar. Nos acostumbramos a hacer las cosas de cierta manera y, con el tiempo, dejamos de preguntarnos si sigue siendo la mejor forma de hacerlo. No se trata de descuido. Es parte de la naturaleza humana.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He visto empresas continuar utilizando el mismo proceso para manejar materiales simplemente porque siempre lo hab&iacute;an hecho as&iacute;. Nadie lo hab&iacute;a cuestionado porque parec&iacute;a funcionar. Hasta que un empleado nuevo sugiri&oacute; mover el &aacute;rea donde se colocaban los materiales un poco m&aacute;s cerca del equipo de elevaci&oacute;n para evitar cargarlos innecesariamente.&nbsp;</p>

<p>No fue una idea revolucionaria. Simplemente fue una perspectiva diferente. El resultado fue menos recorridos por el techo, menos manejo manual de materiales y un &aacute;rea de trabajo m&aacute;s segura.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A veces, mejorar no requiere nueva tecnolog&iacute;a ni equipos costosos. A veces, comienza cuando alguien hace una pregunta que todos los dem&aacute;s dejaron de hacer hace a&ntilde;os. Los mejores supervisores de cuadrilla con los que he trabajado entend&iacute;an esto.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Nunca actuaban como si tener experiencia significara tener todas las respuestas. En cambio, creaban un ambiente donde las preguntas eran bienvenidas. Entend&iacute;an que cuando un miembro de la cuadrilla preguntaba por qu&eacute;, generalmente no estaba cuestionando la autoridad. Estaba tratando de entender. Y esa es precisamente la manera de pensar que todas las empresas deber&iacute;an fomentar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He descubierto que las cuadrillas se fortalecen cuando los trabajadores del techado con experiencia y los empleados nuevos aprenden unos de otros. El trabajador con experiencia aporta a&ntilde;os de conocimientos pr&aacute;cticos que no pueden ense&ntilde;arse en un sal&oacute;n de clases. El empleado nuevo aporta algo igual de valioso: una perspectiva diferente. Juntas, esas dos perspectivas muchas veces permiten identificar oportunidades que ninguno de los dos habr&iacute;a reconocido por s&iacute; solo.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Esa es una de las razones por las que recomiendo a los supervisores de cuadrilla dedicar tiempo a escuchar en lugar de ser siempre quienes hablan. El liderazgo no se mide por la cantidad de instrucciones que das durante la reuni&oacute;n de la ma&ntilde;ana. A veces se mide por la pregunta que decides hacer antes de comenzar el trabajo.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&ldquo;&iquest;Qu&eacute; est&aacute;s viendo que yo podr&iacute;a haber pasado por alto?&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Esa es una pregunta poderosa. Le demuestra a la cuadrilla que sus observaciones son importantes. Anima a las personas a prestar atenci&oacute;n. Refuerza la idea de que la seguridad no es responsabilidad de una sola persona. Es algo en lo que todos contribuyen durante el d&iacute;a.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Siempre he dicho que las culturas de seguridad m&aacute;s s&oacute;lidas no se construyen &uacute;nicamente a partir del cumplimiento de las normas. Se construyen mediante la comunicaci&oacute;n. Cuando las personas se sienten c&oacute;modas hablando y expresando sus inquietudes, los peque&ntilde;os problemas pueden identificarse mientras todav&iacute;a son f&aacute;ciles de corregir. Cuando no lo hacen, esos mismos problemas pueden crecer silenciosamente hasta convertirse en incidentes que nadie esperaba.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Al recordar mi carrera, puedo pensar en innumerables mejoras que comenzaron con una simple conversaci&oacute;n. Una mejor manera de colocar los materiales. Una ruta de acceso m&aacute;s segura. Una secuencia diferente para realizar el trabajo. Ninguno de esos cambios surgi&oacute; de una regulaci&oacute;n. Surgieron de personas que estaban prestando atenci&oacute;n.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Por eso creo que la curiosidad es una de las cualidades menos valoradas en nuestra industria. Las personas curiosas contin&uacute;an aprendiendo. Siguen haciendo preguntas. Siguen buscando mejores maneras de realizar el trabajo.&nbsp;</p>

<p>El d&iacute;a que dejamos de hacer preguntas suele ser el d&iacute;a en que dejamos de mejorar. Esto se aplica tanto a la seguridad como a la calidad, la productividad o el liderazgo. Despu&eacute;s de cuarenta y cinco a&ntilde;os en la industria del techado, todav&iacute;a sigo aprendiendo de personas que tienen mucha menos experiencia que yo. No porque sepan m&aacute;s sobre techado, sino porque a veces se dan cuenta de cosas que yo he dejado de notar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He aprendido a valorar esos momentos. Me recuerdan que la experiencia nunca deber&iacute;a cerrar nuestra mente. Deber&iacute;a hacernos m&aacute;s dispuestos a escuchar, a aprender y a cuestionar las rutinas que hemos desarrollado a lo largo de toda una vida.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Las empresas de techado m&aacute;s seguras que he conocido no se basan en la idea de que una sola persona tiene todas las respuestas. Se basan en la creencia de que todos pueden observar y aportar algo valioso.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A veces, la observaci&oacute;n m&aacute;s valiosa de todo el lugar de trabajo viene de la persona que lleva menos tiempo ah&iacute;. Las empresas m&aacute;s inteligentes son las que saben reconocerlo antes que los dem&aacute;s.&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Technology may be evolving, but roofing still needs roofers</title>
<link>https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/technology-may-be-evolving-but-roofing-still-needs-roofers</link>
<description>technology-may-be-evolving-but-roofing-still-needs-roofers</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[
		<img src='/uploads/media/2026/09/cotney-technology-may-be-evolving-but-roofing-still-needs-roofers.png'
            alt='Technology may be evolving, but roofing still needs roofers'
            title='Technology may be evolving, but roofing still needs roofers'
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            style=' '  width='600' height='300'  loading='lazy' decoding='async' /><br><p>By Emma Peterson.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>While AI can analyze data and automate repetitive tasks, roofing remains a trade built on field experience, adaptability and professional judgment, skills that technology cannot easily replicate.&nbsp;</h2>

<p>As artificial intelligence (AI) and technological automation continues to revolutionize the way we do office and administration work, many people&rsquo;s natural next question whether they are at risk of losing their job to a robot. To talk about how technology may progress in the future and whether it ends with us all having robot coworkers, <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/john-kenney-mcs-influencer">John Kenney</a> of <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/directory/cotney-consulting-group">Cotney Consulting Group</a> stopped by for <a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rlw/robotics-in-roofing-2">a Read Listen Watch&reg; webinar</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>John made it clear that he sees the future of technology, AI and robots as support, not substitution, sharing, &ldquo;I can&#39;t even see the workforce in 10 years being even 5-10% replacement. What I do think we will see is human robotic assistance.&rdquo; He went on, &ldquo;I think what you&#39;re going to see robots eventually do is reduce repetitive strain, unnecessary exposure and improve consistency in certain narrow workflows. Think areas like material movement, staging support, repetitive inspections, documentation and safety regulations.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

<p>How is John able to make this statement so confidently? As high-tech and futuristic these new tools might seem, they have limitations. He gave some examples:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<blockquote>
<p>In roofing, a lot of companies still operate heavily on prior knowledge and improvisations as challenges in the field arise. But robotics and automation can&rsquo;t operate without a structured process, they&rsquo;re not something that can go onto a roof and do that adaptive thinking that&rsquo;s needed... At the end of the day, AI and robots are machinery.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It&rsquo;s these type of limitations that give John the confidence to dismiss fears of robot replacement. Because at the end of the day, AI and automation are like nail guns and heat torches &ndash; tools that will help the industry grow and improve efficiency, but, as John put it, &ldquo;The skilled judgment of experienced roofers and contractors will always be irreplaceable.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rlw/robotics-in-roofing-2">Listen to the whole episode</a> or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_DE_s1TzY0">Watch the recording</a> to learn more about automation, AI, technology and the future of roofing.&nbsp;</strong></p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>Las pequeñas decisiones que protegen los márgenes del roofing</title>
<link>https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/las-pequeas-decisiones-que-protegen-los-mrgenes-del-roofing</link>
<description>las-pequeas-decisiones-que-protegen-los-mrgenes-del-roofing</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[
		<img src='/uploads/media/2026/09/cotney-the-small-decisions-that-protect-roofing-margins-canva.png'
            alt='The small decisions that protect roofing margins'
            title='The small decisions that protect roofing margins'
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            style=' '  width='600' height='300'  loading='lazy' decoding='async' /><br><p>Por John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group.&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Los m&aacute;rgenes se construyen &mdash; o se erosionan poco a poco &mdash; a trav&eacute;s de cientos de peque&ntilde;as decisiones.&nbsp;</h2>

<p>Cuando los contratistas hablan de rentabilidad, la conversaci&oacute;n normalmente gira en torno a los estimados, los costos de mano de obra, los precios de los materiales o los gastos generales. Todas esas son piezas importantes de la ecuaci&oacute;n, pero despu&eacute;s de pasar m&aacute;s de cuatro d&eacute;cadas en esta industria, he llegado a creer que los m&aacute;rgenes rara vez se ganan o pierden por una sola decisi&oacute;n importante. Se construyen &mdash; o se erosionan poco a poco &mdash; a trav&eacute;s de cientos de peque&ntilde;as decisiones.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Esa es una de las razones por las que la rentabilidad puede ser tan dif&iacute;cil de entender. Cuando un proyecto tiene un desempe&ntilde;o menor al esperado, es natural que todos busquen el gran evento que lo provoc&oacute;. &iquest;El estimado fue demasiado bajo? &iquest;Aumentaron los precios de los materiales? &iquest;El clima retras&oacute; la producci&oacute;n? Sin duda, esas situaciones afectan un proyecto, pero la mayor&iacute;a de las veces ponen al descubierto problemas que comenzaron a desarrollarse semanas antes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Las ganancias rara vez desaparecen de un momento a otro. Se van poco a poco, una decisi&oacute;n a la vez.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He llegado a proyectos donde el estimado era s&oacute;lido, las cuadrillas ten&iacute;an experiencia y el cliente estaba satisfecho, pero aun as&iacute; los resultados financieros estuvieron por debajo de las expectativas. Al analizar lo ocurrido, no hab&iacute;a un solo error catastr&oacute;fico. En cambio, hab&iacute;a una larga lista de peque&ntilde;as decisiones operativas que, de manera individual, parec&iacute;an insignificantes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>No se confirm&oacute; una entrega el d&iacute;a anterior. Una cuadrilla esper&oacute; 30 minutos por equipo. La falta de material requiri&oacute; un viaje adicional al proveedor. Una orden de cambio no se document&oacute; hasta la semana siguiente. Un project manager pospuso una visita al sitio porque otro proyecto requer&iacute;a su atenci&oacute;n. Ninguno de esos momentos arruin&oacute; el proyecto. Juntos, cambiaron el resultado.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Eso es lo que hace que la disciplina operativa sea tan importante. Las empresas que constantemente superan a sus competidores no necesariamente toman decisiones dram&aacute;ticamente mejores. Toman menos decisiones equivocadas y detectan los peque&ntilde;os problemas antes de que comiencen a afectar la producci&oacute;n.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Hay una observaci&oacute;n que me ha acompa&ntilde;ado a lo largo de mi carrera. Las empresas de roofing rara vez pierden dinero porque a las personas no les importe su trabajo. La mayor&iacute;a de las veces, todos est&aacute;n trabajando arduamente y tratando de hacer las cosas bien. El problema es que el trabajo duro no puede compensar todas las peque&ntilde;as decisiones que no se tomaron cuando deb&iacute;an.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Con el tiempo, esas decisiones comienzan a acumularse. Una orden de compra retrasada afecta las entregas de materiales. Las entregas de materiales afectan la productividad de la cuadrilla. La reducci&oacute;n en la productividad cambia el desempe&ntilde;o de la mano de obra. El desempe&ntilde;o de la mano de obra afecta los tiempos del proyecto. Los cambios en el calendario generan presi&oacute;n por parte del cliente. La presi&oacute;n del cliente aumenta el tiempo que debe dedicar la gerencia. Al final del proyecto, contabilidad reporta un problema con el margen.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Pero contabilidad solo est&aacute; midiendo el resultado. Las verdaderas causas ocurrieron mucho antes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Siempre he cre&iacute;do que uno de los h&aacute;bitos m&aacute;s valiosos que puede desarrollar un contratista es reconocer las fricciones operativas. Todas las empresas de roofing las experimentan. Cuadrillas esperando informaci&oacute;n. Project managers persiguiendo documentos en lugar de administrar la producci&oacute;n. Estimadores respondiendo preguntas que debieron resolverse durante la transici&oacute;n del proyecto. Personal de dispatch reorganizando los horarios porque las decisiones de ayer crearon los problemas de hoy.&nbsp;</p>

<p>La fricci&oacute;n no siempre es dram&aacute;tica. Generalmente es silenciosa. Y precisamente porque es silenciosa, las empresas suelen aprender a vivir con ella en lugar de eliminarla.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Las operaciones m&aacute;s s&oacute;lidas piensan de manera diferente. Entienden que cada interrupci&oacute;n innecesaria tiene un costo, incluso cuando nadie lo nota de inmediato: cinco minutos esperando un montacargas. Diez minutos buscando materiales y 15 minutos hablando sobre un problema que debi&oacute; aclararse antes de comenzar el trabajo. De manera individual, esos momentos parecen inofensivos. A lo largo de decenas de proyectos durante un a&ntilde;o, se convierten en miles de horas de trabajo perdidas. Ah&iacute; es donde desaparecen los m&aacute;rgenes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tambi&eacute;n he notado algo m&aacute;s a lo largo de los a&ntilde;os. Las empresas de alto desempe&ntilde;o no se obsesionan con la productividad porque esperan que las personas trabajen m&aacute;s r&aacute;pido. Se enfocan en mejorar la eficiencia eliminando los obst&aacute;culos que impiden que las personas realicen el trabajo que ya son capaces de hacer.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Hay una diferencia importante. Puedes exigirle m&aacute;s esfuerzo a una cuadrilla. O puedes crear las condiciones que permitan que la cuadrilla d&eacute; lo mejor de s&iacute;. El segundo enfoque casi siempre es m&aacute;s rentable.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Una de las lecciones que ense&ntilde;a la experiencia es que la excelencia operativa no se construye a trav&eacute;s de recuperaciones heroicas. Se construye prestando atenci&oacute;n constante a los detalles que la mayor&iacute;a de las personas pasan por alto. Los project managers s&oacute;lidos dan seguimiento a los asuntos pendientes antes de que se vuelvan urgentes. Los foremen piensan con anticipaci&oacute;n en lugar de simplemente reaccionar a lo que tienen frente a ellos. Los estimadores comunican sus suposiciones en lugar de asumir que los dem&aacute;s las entienden. Los propietarios crean sistemas que reducen la incertidumbre en lugar de depender de la experiencia para llenar los vac&iacute;os.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Esas acciones no llaman mucho la atenci&oacute;n. Rara vez se convierten en historias de &eacute;xito. Pero son la raz&oacute;n por la que las empresas exitosas se mantienen exitosas.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tambi&eacute;n he descubierto que los contratistas rentables hacen preguntas diferentes durante las revisiones de los proyectos. En lugar de preguntar: &ldquo;&iquest;Por qu&eacute; perdimos dinero?&rdquo; preguntan: &ldquo;&iquest;Qu&eacute; peque&ntilde;as decisiones hicieron que este proyecto fuera m&aacute;s f&aacute;cil o m&aacute;s dif&iacute;cil de ejecutar?&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Esa pregunta cambia la conversaci&oacute;n de la b&uacute;squeda de culpables al aprendizaje. Con el tiempo, esas lecciones se convierten en parte de los h&aacute;bitos operativos de la empresa. La organizaci&oacute;n se vuelve un poco m&aacute;s &aacute;gil. Un poco m&aacute;s consistente. Un poco m&aacute;s disciplinada. Con el tiempo, esas peque&ntilde;as mejoras comienzan a reflejarse en el desempe&ntilde;o financiero.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Las personas suelen asumir que las empresas rentables han descubierto alguna f&oacute;rmula secreta. En mi experiencia, la f&oacute;rmula es mucho m&aacute;s sencilla que eso. Han aprendido a proteger mejor sus m&aacute;rgenes, una decisi&oacute;n a la vez.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Nunca he cre&iacute;do que la rentabilidad se cree en el departamento de contabilidad. Contabilidad te dice lo que sucedi&oacute;. La rentabilidad se crea todos los d&iacute;as en las reuniones de estimaci&oacute;n, las transiciones de proyectos, las conversaciones sobre programaci&oacute;n, las decisiones de compra, la planificaci&oacute;n en el sitio de trabajo y cientos de conversaciones en las que la mayor&iacute;a de las personas nunca vuelve a pensar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Esas conversaciones dan forma al trabajo. El trabajo da forma a los resultados. Y los resultados dan forma al negocio.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Mientras m&aacute;s tiempo llevo en esta industria, m&aacute;s convencido estoy de que la excelencia operativa no consiste en tomar una decisi&oacute;n brillante. Se trata de tomar la siguiente peque&ntilde;a decisi&oacute;n un poco mejor que la anterior.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Porque los m&aacute;rgenes del roofing rara vez se protegen en un solo gran momento. Se protegen a trav&eacute;s de cientos de peque&ntilde;as decisiones que nadie nota hasta que dejan de tomarse.&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<title>The Coffee Shops™ Announce 2026-27 MetalCoffeeShop® Metal Influencers</title>
<link>https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/post/the-coffee-shops-announce-2026-27-metalcoffeeshop-metal-influencers</link>
<description>the-coffee-shops-announce-2026-27-metalcoffeeshop-metal-influencers</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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            title='The Coffee Shops™ Announce 2026-27 MetalCoffeeShop® Metal Influencers'
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            style=' '  width='2500' height='1250'  loading='lazy' decoding='async' /><br><h2>Metal Influencers bring diverse expertise and real-world insight to help contractors navigate challenges, strengthen their businesses and shape the future of metal construction.&nbsp;</h2>

<p>The Coffee Shops&trade;, the award-winning websites where the industries meet for technology, information and everyday business, announces the <a href="https://www.metalcoffeeshop.com/meet-metal-influencers">2026-27 Influencers for MetalCoffeeShop&reg; (MCS)</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>MCS Influencers contribute their expertise to MetalCoffeeShop each month through interviews, videos and articles that explore important topics shaping the metal construction industry. Contractors, association leaders and service providers offer a broad range of perspectives, giving readers practical knowledge and a deeper understanding of industry challenges and opportunities. Their insights about emerging trends in metal construction, building a scalable management team and using AI to strengthen business are featured in the site&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.metalcoffeeshop.com/mcs-influencers">dedicated MCS Influencers section</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&ldquo;Our MCS Influencers are helping move the metal industry forward by sharing real-world experience and forward-thinking ideas,&rdquo; said Heidi J. Ellsworth, president and CEO of The Coffee Shops. &ldquo;Their diverse expertise provides contractors with meaningful insights they can use to strengthen their businesses and prepare for what&rsquo;s ahead. We believe in helping contractors, erectors and tradespeople from all parts of the metal construction industry.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>

<p>We are proud to announce the following <a href="https://www.metalcoffeeshop.com/meet-metal-influencers">2026-27 MCS Influencers</a>:&nbsp;</p>

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	<li>John Kenney &ndash; Cotney Consulting Group&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Jon Olsen &ndash; Malco Tools&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Corey Lincoln &ndash; Metal Sales&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Junny Lee &ndash; Sherwin-Williams&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Lee Ann Slattery &ndash; ATAS International&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Anthony Ortega &ndash; Viotell Metal Concepts&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Sasha Demyan &ndash; Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA)&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Randy Chaffee &ndash; Source One Marketing&nbsp; &nbsp;</li>
	<li>Renee Ramey &ndash; Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA)&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Paul and Emily Marshall &ndash; Mr. and Mrs. Post Frame&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Edward Montemayor &ndash; South Texas Metal Roofing&nbsp;</li>
	<li>David Leinbach - Kaiser Martin Group, MBCEA president&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Travis Sliger &ndash; 4Ever Metal Roofing&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>For more information on the 2026-27 MCS Influencers, <a href="https://www.metalcoffeeshop.com/meet-metal-influencers">meet them here</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;</strong></p>

<p><strong>About MetalCoffeeShop&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>MetalCoffeeShop is committed to being an advocate and supporter of the metal construction industry.&nbsp; With Sherwin-Williams and industry thought leader&rsquo;s contributions, the site supplies consistent information, education and networking avenues for all metal construction professionals. Visitors to the site will not only find education and information but thought-leading editorial, multimedia and Influencer content that elevates the metal construction industry. Like RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop is &ldquo;Where the Metal Industry Meets!&rdquo; For more information and involvement opportunities, visit <a href="https://www.metalcoffeeshop.com/">www.metalcoffeeshop.com</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>About The Coffee Shops&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>Award-winning websites and online communities make up The Coffee Shops. Starting with RoofersCoffeeShop, which launched in 2002, the growth of the sites has been explosive for the construction trades of roofing, metal, coatings and their customers. Currently featuring four sites, RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop, CoatingsCoffeeShop and AskARoofer, all the sites are committed to advocating for the construction trades by supplying consistent information, education and communication avenues for all contractors, while promoting positive growth, education and success of construction industries overall. Visitors to the site continue to find excellent opportunities for sharing information while participating in important ongoing conversations concerning new technologies, safety and overall construction information and education. The Coffee Shops are &ldquo;Where the Industries Meet!&rdquo; For more information, visit <a href="http://www.thecoffeeshops.online/">www.thecoffeeshops.online</a>.&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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            style=' '  width='600' height='300'  loading='lazy' decoding='async' /><br><p>By&nbsp;John Kenney,&nbsp;Cotney Consulting Group.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<h2>Margins are&nbsp;built&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;or quietly eroded&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;through hundreds of small choices.&nbsp;</h2>

<p>When contractors talk about profitability, the conversation usually turns to&nbsp;estimating,&nbsp;labor costs, material&nbsp;pricing&nbsp;or&nbsp;overhead. Those are all important pieces of the equation, but after spending more than four decades in this industry,&nbsp;I&#39;ve&nbsp;come to believe that margins are rarely won or lost because of one major decision.&nbsp;They&#39;re&nbsp;built&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;or quietly eroded&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;through hundreds of small ones.&nbsp;</p>

<p>That&#39;s&nbsp;one of the reasons profitability can be so difficult to understand. When a project underperforms, everyone naturally looks for the big event that caused it. Was the estimate too low? Did material prices increase? Did weather delay production?&nbsp;Those things certainly affect a project, but&nbsp;more often than not, they expose problems that have been developing for weeks.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Profit rarely&nbsp;disappears&nbsp;all&nbsp;at once.&nbsp;It slips away one decision at a time.&nbsp;</p>

<p>I&#39;ve&nbsp;walked onto projects where the estimate was solid, the crews were&nbsp;experienced&nbsp;and&nbsp;the customer was satisfied, yet the financial results still fell short of expectations.&nbsp;Looking back, there&nbsp;wasn&#39;t&nbsp;a single catastrophic mistake. Instead, there was&nbsp;a long list&nbsp;of small operational decisions that, individually, seemed insignificant.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A delivery&nbsp;wasn&#39;t&nbsp;confirmed the day before.&nbsp;A crew&nbsp;waited thirty minutes for equipment.&nbsp;A material shortage required an extra supplier trip.&nbsp;A change&nbsp;order&nbsp;wasn&#39;t&nbsp;documented until the following week.&nbsp;A project manager postponed a site visit because another job demanded attention.&nbsp;None of those moments ruined the project.&nbsp;Together, they changed the outcome.&nbsp;</p>

<p>That&#39;s&nbsp;what makes operational discipline so important. The companies that consistently outperform their competitors&nbsp;aren&#39;t&nbsp;necessarily making&nbsp;better decisions dramatically.&nbsp;They&#39;re&nbsp;making fewer poor ones, andthey&#39;re&nbsp;catching&nbsp;the small&nbsp;issues before they begin affecting production.&nbsp;</p>

<p>One observation has stayed with me throughout my career. Roofing companies rarely lose money because people&nbsp;don&#39;t&nbsp;care. Most of the time, everyone involved is working hard and trying to do the right thing. The problem is that&nbsp;hard work&nbsp;cannot recover every small decision that&nbsp;wasn&#39;t&nbsp;made when it should have been.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Eventually, those decisions begin stacking on top of one another.&nbsp;A delayed purchase order affects material&nbsp;deliveries.&nbsp;Material deliveries affect crew productivity.&nbsp;Reduced productivity changes labor performance.Labor performance affects project schedules.&nbsp;Schedule changes create customer pressure.&nbsp;Customer pressure increases management time.&nbsp;By the end of the project, accounting reports a margin problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p>But accounting is only measuring the result.&nbsp;The real causes happened much earlier.&nbsp;</p>

<p>I&#39;ve&nbsp;always believed that one of the most valuable habits a contractor can develop is&nbsp;recognizing&nbsp;operational friction. Every roofing company experiences it. Crews&nbsp;waiting&nbsp;for information. Project managers&nbsp;chasingpaperwork instead of managing production. Estimators&nbsp;answering&nbsp;questions that should have been resolved during the handoff. Dispatchers reshuffling schedules because yesterday&#39;s decisions created today&#39;s problems.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Friction&nbsp;isn&#39;t&nbsp;always dramatic.&nbsp;It&#39;s&nbsp;usually quiet.&nbsp;And because&nbsp;it&#39;s&nbsp;quiet, companies often learn to live with it&nbsp;rather than&nbsp;eliminate&nbsp;it.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The strongest operations think differently. They understand that every unnecessary interruption has a cost, even when nobody&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;notices it&mdash;five&nbsp;minutes waiting for a forklift. Ten minutes looking for materialsand fifteen&nbsp;minutes discussing an issue that should have been clarified before work started. Individually, those moments seem harmless.&nbsp;Across dozens of projects over the course of a year, they&nbsp;add up to&nbsp;thousands of lost labor hours.&nbsp;That&#39;s&nbsp;where margins disappear.&nbsp;</p>

<p>I&#39;ve&nbsp;noticed something else over the years. High-performing companies&nbsp;don&#39;t&nbsp;obsess over productivity because they expect people to work faster.&nbsp;They focus on&nbsp;improving&nbsp;efficiency&nbsp;by removing obstacles that prevent people from doing the work&nbsp;they&#39;re&nbsp;already capable of performing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>There&#39;s&nbsp;an important distinction.&nbsp;You can demand more effort from&nbsp;a&nbsp;crew.&nbsp;Or you can create conditions that allow the crew to perform at its best.&nbsp;The second approach is&nbsp;almost always&nbsp;more profitable.&nbsp;</p>

<p>One lesson experience teaches is that operational excellence&nbsp;isn&#39;t&nbsp;built through heroic recoveries.&nbsp;It&#39;s&nbsp;built through consistent attention to details that most people overlook. Strong project managers follow up on open issues before they become urgent.&nbsp;Foremen&nbsp;think ahead instead of simply reacting to&nbsp;what&#39;s&nbsp;in front of them. Estimators communicate assumptions instead of assuming others&nbsp;understand&nbsp;them. Owners create systems that reduce uncertainty instead of relying on experience to fill the gaps.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Those actions&nbsp;don&#39;t&nbsp;attract much attention.&nbsp;They rarely become success stories.&nbsp;But&nbsp;they&#39;re&nbsp;the reason successful companies&nbsp;remain&nbsp;successful.&nbsp;I&#39;ve&nbsp;also found that profitable contractors ask different questions during project reviews. Instead of asking, &quot;Why did we lose money?&quot;&nbsp;they&nbsp;ask, &quot;What small decisions made this project easier&mdash;or harder&mdash;to execute?&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>That question shifts the conversation away from blame and toward learning.&nbsp;Over time, those lessons&nbsp;become&nbsp;part of the company&#39;s operating habits.&nbsp;The organization becomes a little sharper.&nbsp;A little more consistent.&nbsp;A little more disciplined.&nbsp;Eventually, those small improvements begin&nbsp;showing up&nbsp;in financial performance.&nbsp;</p>

<p>People often assume profitable companies have discovered some secret&nbsp;formula.&nbsp;In my&nbsp;experience, the formula is much simpler than that.&nbsp;They&#39;ve&nbsp;become better at protecting their&nbsp;margins&nbsp;one decision at a time.&nbsp;I&#39;venever believed that profitability&nbsp;is&nbsp;created in the accounting office.&nbsp;Accounting tells you what happened.&nbsp;Profitability is created every day in estimating meetings, project handoffs, scheduling discussions,&nbsp;purchasingdecisions, jobsite planning&nbsp;and&nbsp;hundreds of conversations that most people never think about again.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Those conversations shape the work.&nbsp;The work shapes the results.&nbsp;And the results shape the business.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The longer&nbsp;I&#39;ve&nbsp;been in this industry, the more convinced&nbsp;I&#39;ve&nbsp;become that operational excellence&nbsp;isn&#39;t&nbsp;about making one brilliant decision.&nbsp;It&#39;s&nbsp;about making the next small decision a little better than the last one.Because roofing margins are rarely protected by one big moment.&nbsp;They&#39;re&nbsp;protected by hundreds of small ones that nobody notices until&nbsp;they&#39;re&nbsp;missing.&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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