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Finding the Balance: Standardization vs. Flexibility in Millwork

For a long time, I was the bottleneck. Every set of drawings waited on my desk for review. Projects stalled. Clients waited. Not because the team […]

From Drafter to Leader Making the Shift to Management

From Drafter to Leader: Making the Shift to Management When I first stepped into a leadership role, I didn’t realize how tightly I was holding on. […]

What I Wish Engineering Schools Taught About Millwork Today

Here’s something most people outside the industry don’t realize: there are no millwork engineering programs. None. Everyone in this field learns on the job. And that […]

How I Stopped My Millwork Drafting Team From Burning Out

I realized my team was heading toward burnout when the patterns became impossible to ignore. Quality issues increased. Revisions multiplied. Tasks that used to flow smoothly […]

Building Careers Not Just Filling Positions

I realized we had a problem when I looked at the numbers. Our team averaged 29 years old. These weren’t entry-level drafters looking for their first […]

The Future of Millwork Drafting

I’ve been watching millwork drafting job postings change for years, and the trend is clear: most shops are heading toward a talent problem they’re not prepared […]

The Meeting Structure That Kills Micromanagement

If you’ve ever caught yourself checking in on your team “just to see how things are going,” you know that itch. You tell yourself it’s harmless, […]

Unlocking Microvellum’s Power: What Most Shops Overlook

I’ve worked with dozens of millwork shops implementing Microvellum, and I’ve seen the same story play out over and over. A company buys the software expecting […]

Plan for 90%, Deliver 100%

I’ve watched perfect planning fail over a simple mistake. Allocating drafting teams at 100% capacity, every hour assigned, every project slotted. Then an unplanned redline comes […]