Corporate Darwinism

Corporate Darwinism

by | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning

Corporate Darwinism Charles Darwin’s revolutionary science of evolution never talked about “survival of the fittest”. His insights into “natural selection” were popularized by the phrase “survival of the fittest”. Darwin’s work, however, presented a more nuanced view...
How to Use Let’s Talk Business

How to Use Let’s Talk Business

by | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning

How to Use Let’s Talk Business In a recent blog entitled, “What We Don’t Do…” I highlighted the construction industry’s propensity for secrecy; keeping hard-earned lessons “close to the vest” rather than sharing what we have learned with one another. With Let’s Talk...
Planning for 2020

Planning for 2020

by | Jan 14, 2021 | Business, Strategic & Project Planning

Planning for 2020 (Beliefs)   Formal strategic planning is not popular with construction company CEOs. Ironically, engineers, designers, project managers, and supervisors are some of the most sophisticated and effective planners in all of American industry....
Dangerous DNA

Dangerous DNA

by | Jan 14, 2021 | Growth, Growth

Dangerous DNA   Americans are competitive. We were raised in the world’s “land of opportunity” where doing better than our forebears was not only encouraged but expected. This ingrained expectation to “do better” drives the second and third generation of construction...