How Do You Prioritize?

The value a contractor brings to the world is the building of projects.

D. Brown Management Profile Picture
Share

Contracting businesses operate in a very competitive market with relatively low margins and high risk.  Combined with other factors this causes many contractors to focus most of their energy on winning projects, building projects and keeping customers happy.

Leadership Tools: How Do You Prioritize?

This customer-first; projects-first focus is great in the earlier stages of development but starts to impact sustainable growth over time.  Typical symptoms include:


“Leaders of companies that go from good to great start not with ‘where’ but with ‘who’. They start by getting the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats. And they stick with that discipline - first the people, then the direction - no matter how dire the circumstances.”

- Jim Collins


Schedule a call to learn more about how we help contractors grow profitably




Lean Principle - Stop Work (Until Problems Are Corrected)
All construction projects will run into some degree of problems. It is how the project team chooses to manage these problems that ultimately determines the outcome of the project.
Incentive Compensation for Contractors - Types of Programs
There are many types of incentive programs. The best approach is to look at each type and the details within them as a tool in a toolbox.
Questions for Continuous Improvement
Construction projects and business are full of unexpected outcomes - some good and some bad. How effectively teams investigate these largely determines the trajectory, sustainability, and profitability of their growth.