Business partnerships, like marriage, may sound good. You have someone to share the financial risk and emotional burden of running a company. But like marriage, they can be challenging. Here are seven ways to make a partnership work: 1. Figure out what you’re good at Three big areas of a construction company must be dialed…
“Trust”, “Control”, “We find sick pleasure in being busy”, “Easier to do it yourself”, “Problematic results”, “Time”, “I can do it better”, “I want it done right”, “The task is too important”, “Failure to train properly”, This is how a group of construction leaders responded recently when I asked them why they struggle to delegate….
How to Set Ground Rules that Guarantee Productive Meetings How can you guarantee productive meetings? Set and clear ground rules. Before we dive into the ground rules, let’s cover three reasons your meetings suck: 1. Distraction 2. Disorder 3. Disinterest Let’s explore each one. 1. Distraction: You’re leading a meeting. You have a critical issue…
Where does pain come from in your life? And how do you get rid of it? Pain comes from People. Specifically: Yourself, Your Employees, Your Customers. Here’s how you get rid of it ⏬ Yourself: Stop doing what you know is wrong. Start doing what you know is right. Employees: 1. Slow to hire. 2….
What is the opposite of Love? It’s not Hate. It’s Pride. Pride insists on its own way, and when it doesn’t get its way, it becomes Resentful and Irritable. Resentment leads to Depression, the inner temper tantrum. Irritability lashes out at the Weaker, grasping for Pleasure at the expense of another’s Discomfort. Love also has…
Is your construction company more like a software company like Google or Meta, or a high-tech manufacturer like Tesla? It’s closer to Tesla in that it requires software and hands-on labor. Humans and machines. Virtual planning, and physical execution. Elon Musk, in a couple of emails, recently threw down the gauntlet on Remote Work: “Everyone at Tesla…
