The Playbook Library
Proven frameworks for home service business owners. No theory. No fluff. Each playbook solves one specific problem.
How to Reduce Turnover and Build Foremen Internally in a Home Service Business: The Path of Progress Playbook
Reduce turnover and build foremen internally in your home service business. The Path of Progress system from Clear Results stops the revolving door for good.
Read PlaybookThe Commission Trap: The Profit Engine Leak Costing $2M to $10M Home Service Owners $100K to $500K Every Year
Your home service sales commission structure is silently leaking $100K to $500K a year. It isn't a sales problem. It's a Profit Engine problem. Here's the fix.
Read PlaybookHow to Build a 90-Day Plan That Your Team Actually Executes
Most quarterly plans fail because they live in a slide deck. This playbook gives you a repeatable framework to set priorities, assign ownership, and track weekly progress so your team executes without you pushing.
Read PlaybookThe Owner's Trap: Why Your Business Can't Grow Past You
You built a business that depends on you for every decision. This playbook shows you how to identify the dependency loops and start removing yourself as the bottleneck.
Read PlaybookStrategic Planning for Home Service Businesses: A Step-by-Step Framework
Annual planning doesn't have to be complicated. This step-by-step framework helps you set revenue targets, define capacity, and align your team around what matters most.
Read PlaybookWhy Your P&L Is Lying to You (And What to Look At Instead)
Revenue is up but cash is tight. Your P&L tells one story while your bank account tells another. Learn which financial metrics actually reveal the health of your business.
Read PlaybookThe Weekly Scorecard: How to Know If Your Business Is Healthy in 5 Minutes
Stop waiting for monthly financials to find out something's wrong. Build a simple weekly scorecard that gives you real-time visibility into the numbers that matter.
Read PlaybookThe Revenue Lie: Why Your $3M Target Is Worthless Without a Profit Number
Most contractors doing $3M in revenue have no idea how much money they actually make. And some of them are one bad month away from a cash crisis. This playbook shows you how to flip from chasing revenue to engineering profit.
Read PlaybookJob Costing for Contractors: How to Stop Losing Money on Profitable Jobs
You're winning jobs and staying busy, yet your margins are shrinking. This playbook walks you through job-level costing so you know exactly where profit leaks out.
Read PlaybookHow to Price Home Service Jobs for Real Margin (Not Just Revenue)
Most contractors price based on gut feel or competitors. This framework shows you how to price based on your actual costs, overhead, and target margin.
Read PlaybookProfit Leakage: The 5 Places Home Service Businesses Lose Money
From unbilled change orders to labor overruns, these five profit leaks are costing you thousands every month. Learn how to find and fix each one.
Read PlaybookHow to Build Accountability Without Micromanaging
Your team waits for direction because there's no system telling them what 'good' looks like. Install a simple accountability structure that drives ownership.
Read PlaybookThe Org Chart You Actually Need at $3M to $5M
You've outgrown your startup structure but you're not big enough for corporate layers. This playbook shows you the right roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines for your stage.
Read PlaybookWhy Your Meetings Don't Work (And the Format That Does)
Most meetings are status updates disguised as strategy sessions. This playbook gives you a meeting format that drives decisions, surfaces problems, and keeps your team aligned.
Read PlaybookHow to Install a Weekly Operating Rhythm in 30 Days
A weekly rhythm is the backbone of consistent execution. This 30-day installation guide walks you through building the cadence that keeps your business running without you.
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