by steve | Apr 12, 2020 | 06-BUILDING PROCESSES & OPERATIONS, 08-PEOPLE ORGANIZATION & CULTURE, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, Organization Culture, Poor Leadership, Project Leadership & Management, Project Owners, Quality and Value, Replace Pictures for old content, Staffing and Project Teams, Trust & Good Faith
VICIOUS VS VIRTUOUS CYCLES I would argue that all of our activity, both in business and in everyday life, can be organized into one of two cycles: Vicious Cycle: A series of interactions where the actions...
by steve | Feb 16, 2020 | 06-BUILDING PROCESSES & OPERATIONS, 06k-Productivity, 06l-Standardization, 06m-Transparency vs Obfuscation, 06o-Legal Relationships & Contracts, Blog Posts, Building, Construction & Architecture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, Collaboration, Cross industry collaboration, Industry Fragmentation, Industry wide collaboration on marketing, Lean management and operations, New business models, Organization Culture, Project Leadership & Management, Quality and Value, Replace Pictures for old content, Staffing and Project Teams, STW standards across the industry, Work force
This post explores: The history of building and how it has evolved from DIY and Master Builder models to fragmented modern processes involving diverse stakeholders, but the future promises a revival of unified leadership, driven by technological advancements,...
by steve | Sep 3, 2019 | 04-TECHNOLOGY, MATERIALS & TOOLS, 06-BUILDING PROCESSES & OPERATIONS, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, Decision-Making Problem Solving, Lean management and operations, Replace Pictures for old content, Staffing and Project Teams, Support Services ( Financing, Insurance, legal), Trust & Good Faith
This post explores: The foundation of successful building industry change lies in trust and good faith, which must be prioritized alongside technological advancements to ensure collaboration, confidence, and integrity in every aspect of the process....
by steve | Apr 22, 2019 | 02_INDUSTRY IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY & THE ENVIRONMENT, 03_GLOBAL TRENDS SHAPING THE INDUSTRIES FUTURE, 08-PEOPLE ORGANIZATION & CULTURE, 09-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, Collaboration, Multiple Stakeholders with Diverse Interests, Replace Pictures for old content, Staffing and Project Teams
This post explores: How effective team building and decision-making in building projects require fostering a “single ship” mindset where all team members recognize their interconnected stakes and collaborate for the project’s collective success,...