When you start receiving calls from your competition threatening that you better back off or they'll come after your employees, you'll know you're taking their best workers. When your competition wants to reach a gentleman's agreement about leaving each other's staff alone, you'll know you have them beat.

You're in a heated battle against those people. You're fighting for profitable jobs. You're fighting for quality people. You're fighting to put food on your table. Don't be lulled into thinking you can all work together happily. That's bunk. They couldn't care less about you and your company.

Ron Roberts, The Contractor's Business Coach, teaches contractors how to turn their business into a profit spewing machine. To receive Ron's FREE Contractor Best Practices Newsletter visit www.FilthyRichContractor.com.