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The Care and Feeding of the Workforce – A Culture Case Study
My interest in corporate cultures began with a productivity research project that brought to light the impact of the attitude of workers putting in the footings for a new project. We were trying to determine if the workers’ understanding of what they were trying to accomplish influence their motivation and … Read the rest “The Care and Feeding of the Workforce – A Culture Case Study”
Corporate Culture – Leadership
Research shows that the single biggest factor in an organization’s success or failure is its culture. Every corporation has a culture, whether we recognize it or not. Cultures do not simply evolve out of the ether and descend on a company. The mood, the morale, the ethos, and the politics … Read the rest “Corporate Culture – Leadership”
Corporate Culture
“Corporate culture?” one contractor said to me. “Whada’ya want me to do? Take my masons to the opera?” Well, not exactly. Corporate culture is not about art appreciation. It’s just a fancy way to say, “How do your employee’s feel about working for you?”
Every organization has a certain… Read the rest “Corporate Culture”
TEAMS WIN GAMES – NOT STARS OR OWNERS
The GOAT (greatest of them all), Tom Brady, cannot win games without his sturdy O-line. Patrick Mahomes needs talented wide receivers to consistently dominate the opposition. Legendary star quarterbacks need great teams around them to succeed. Stars do not win games. Teams do.
Most of the built environment in the … Read the rest “TEAMS WIN GAMES – NOT STARS OR OWNERS”
It Takes Two to Tango
The Project Selection Tool is designed to aid contractors in picking projects that are most suitable to their firm’s expertise and have the most likely prospects of success for all stakeholders. But what about owners and designers? Historically many have limited their contractor selection criteria to the low bidder. How … Read the rest “It Takes Two to Tango”
Make Better Choices
“The success of your business is a result of your choices. If you are dissatisfied with the outcomes, make different choices.”
Engineering News Record, August 24, 2021, Richard Korman
“Big design-build infrastructure projects often turn out to be money-losers for design-build contractors, preventing contractors from covering their overhead, much less … Read the rest “Make Better Choices”
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