Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Kevin Eikenberry, the author of Remarkable Leadership. Kevin is a speaker and leadership trainer for a long list of clients including corporations and industry associations. He insists he is not a motivational speaker because that inspiration has to come from within an individual. However, at the heart of [...]

According to the biblical account in Genesis (11:5-8), the Tower of Babel was an enormous tower people planned to build up to heaven. God saw what they were doing and confounded their speech and that scattered them upon the face of the Earth. Confusing their language resulted in abandonment of the project. The people constructed the [...]

Resources are limited. When you are ready to build, you need to find a team that offers hands-on expertise, experience, credentials and a full staff of experts from pre-construction through final punch list. Whether it’s a design-build delivery or construction management, you don’t want to leave your schedule, cost or quality to chance.
Collaboration starts early [...]

We hear a lot about companies who strive to earn repeat business by exceeding customer expectations and delivering tremendous value. Still I wonder. Here are four Chief Executives. Tell me if you think they have happy and loyal customers.

Hard Goods Manufacturer Co. – The Mighty Kwinn CEO bends over backwards to listen to his customers. [...]

There was a survey done by SmartPulse where nearly 50 percent of respondents said “poorly defined scopes and objectives” were the main reasons for project failures. Compare that to about 20 percent claiming projects fail, because of lack of proper resources or poor execution, and you can see that inferior planning is hampering much of [...]

I saw a link to this HBR article “Don’t Send that Email, Pick Up the Phone“ by Anthony K. Tjan and read it, then took a look at the dynamic discussion string following it.  Wow! The article created quite a stir. It should.
The article is ultimately about effective communication and learning how to wade through the chaos [...]

Here is another great piece from Project Leadership Guru’s Ravi Bhatia on some of the essential elements of running a successful real estate development or renovation construction project. Enjoy, and tell me what you think on this topic! – Bruce

The Four Cs of Good Project Management by Ravi Bhatia, PE, PMP

I have wrestled with the question [...]

Goal setting with your employees
A friend of mine, Tabby Chapman, suggested that I  map out my goals. “Oh no,” I said, “not another time management, goal setting exercise.” “No,” she said, “Let’s try something different. You like pictures and words. Let’s see what you think.”
What is it? Mind mapping is a way to show your [...]

The American Institute of Architects has put forth the concept of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) as an answer to the fragmented approach used in much of construction today.
With IPD the project delivery process looks kind of like the design-build process on steroids. The players all come together to work on the project at the very [...]

AN INFLUENTIAL BOOK
About a year ago, I found this book. It was after I had read The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley, an earlier book published in 2001. The first book took me a year to finish. The Ten Faces of Innovation, published in 2005, took me a month. Tom Kelley wrote it over a period [...]