My company recently framed two triplexes right next to each other. While I was busy with the joists on one building, I could hear one of my employees on the other triplex yelling, "You're as slow as subfloor glue in winter! Come on, man — I want to make a bonus on this job." I had to smile, because the team spirit in that statement was a result of what I call the Simpson Sharing System — a motivational scheme I have developed over the last 16 years. I'm a framing contractor, and my company works on everything from houses to light-commercial buildings. We do best on the 10- to 50-unit apartment jobs. I typically have eight to
