99% of the unpredictability of construction comes from people. PEOPLE need to manufacture, install, and coordinate thousands of things that go into a construction project.
Construction is Hard…
“You can’t predict but you can prepare” Howard Marks Construction is hard. It will throw challenges at you on an hourly basis. It is relentless.
Meetings, Leaders Make Them Meaningful
Collective knowledge is always stronger than individual knowledge. The best way to gain collective knowledge is to bring people together in a meaningful way. But…
Some things Tim Marsh gave me time to learn during my construction career about life and leadership
The opportunity to learn…
“Listen. Plan. Build. Adapt” The Solution for All Construction Challenges
“There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard. There
#15 Time and Grade
Gaining experience in construction takes TIME, lots of time, seeing project after project, there is always something new to learn about building and people. The GRADE is how
#14 Call When There Are No Problems
Construction, at its best, is a series of problems that need to be solved to complete a project. 90% of all phone calls from your team, to
#13 Relationships Are Built Over Time with Trust, Not Deals
Relationships are the common thread that binds people together through the ups and downs of construction. In your desire to maintain those relationships, you may make short term
#12: Meet expectations, then go one step more
Expectations are the life blood of all construction projects. Safety, Quality, Time, and Cost all have expectations attached to them. Long term relationships are built
#11 Back up to solid ground… then come out first
When problems occur, and you are in the middle of a disagreement it is easy to let ego allow you to defend a bad position
