How do you find good help these days? Frustrated contractors ask this question every day while wringing their hands at a botched job. Their troubles would disappear, they think, if only they could find good help. I've been working in construction for over 15 years as owner of a small company —one house a year and a couple of remodeling projects — and I've never had any trouble finding good help. I think one reason for my success is that I came into construction after spending several years in education. As a teacher, I realized that you rarely find good students — you cultivate them. Just as many poor students are a product of poor teachers, the
