Working with HELM
Grow your management team? Get better at estimating? Recruit more effectively, get marketing support, organize your finances? Yes to all of that and much more. We've helped hundreds of construction, design-build, and architecture firms with every facet of their business, supporting them on their way to a more fulfilling work life and new levels of success.
Your HELM Workplan could include any of our menu of services. Here's how the process works:
Set you up for success with Launch
Our partnership begins with a head-to-toe review of your company: goals, strengths, challenges, opportunities. Then we'll collaboratively create a vision for moving forward.
Chart your course with your own Workplan
Your custom-tailored Workplan is a month-by-month map for reaching your goals — providing structure and accountability, and outlining your unique menu of HELM services.
And stay aboard with you for the Journey
Support is critical to success. Your dedicated HELM team will be with you every step of the way, helping you overcome obstacles and attain your goals — then reach for new ones.
HELM Business Consulting
Our seasoned team offers expert support in every aspect of construction and the construction business:
Big picture planning: Strategy, vision and values, management structure and ownership transitions — the stuff that's so hard to get to day to day, but critical for growing your company the way you want to. We'll give you the support to get it done.
Finances: Budgeting, job-cost accounting, financial literacy — everything needed to restore financial order and provide a foundation for growth. When your cash flow is under control, life feels better and you'll have more bandwidth for big picture planning.
All things HR: Recruiting and onboarding, team-building and nurturing company culture, identifying new roles and developing leadership to support your company's evolution and a better work/life balance.
Getting the word out: Marketing, PR, branding and websites, building partnerships. As your goals for your company become clearer, you'll have an authentic vision to share that will draw customers to you.
Work process: A huge menu of front office and field competencies like estimating, scheduling, sales, project management, documentation and client communications, capacity planning, and construction skills.
Ace McArleton
Co-CEO, New Frameworks
With HELM coaching, we've seen an across-the-board ‘level up’ in what our team brings to their work.
Professional Coaching
One-on-one coaching is an invaluable tool for both leaders and teams. Leaders gain confidence, creative insight about obstacles and solutions, and more attention to think big with greater alignment between their inner passion and their work goals. It can also be a game-changer for teams, yielding higher work satisfaction, enhanced job performance, and a more engaged, innovative workplace culture.
Circles
HELM sponsors peer-to-peer Circles for many different communities within the building profession. Circles are a great opportunity to share experiences and build connections — and gain the kind of rubber-meets-the-road insights only a trusted group of colleagues can provide. Current Circles include:
Ben Hemberger
Owner, Benjamin & Co.
We've had our best years ever
with HELM consulting on board.
Project Management Services
In addition to consulting and coaching, we also offer complete embedded Project Management Services. This is a very popular offering. Your dedicated HELM Project Manager will work remotely to support you behind the scenes with estimating, contracts, scheduling, budget accountability, change order management, team coordination, punch list resolution, and much more. They'll keep your projects on schedule and on budget, increase your capacity, and make you look good! We can also train your team simultaneously to build your in-house expertise.
Courses and Workshops
Our courses are a practical and efficient way to get great skills in a wide range of areas, from business and project management to leadership development and workplace culture. You'll gain new perspective, practical competence, and leave with HELM-developed tools and templates to optimize your processes. Our courses are also a great way to connect with others in the industry and build your community! Courses include:
- Construction Business Basics
- Pre-Construction and Project Management
- Site Supervision
- Estimating Essentials
- Scheduling Skills
Have a special need? We'll gladly create a Custom Workshop to address it. We'll cover the exact topics you request — from our existing course catalog or something new — at our location or yours, for a small group or your whole company. Recent workshop examples include Strategic Planning, Mission/Vision/Values development, Building a Culture of Inclusion, and team-building retreats — but there are many more possibilities. Just ask!