Construction projects, or any project for that matter, and winning in the stock market have one thing in common-rarely do both go as planned. One reason for this is a quirk of human behavior called Conjunctive Events Bias. Conjunctive events … Read More

I’ve heard the saying -“The soul of money is service to others.” Anything you can do to serve your customers will likely have ROI, especially if you can do something no one else is. Another way of serving is being … Read More

People retain 20% of what they are told in a classroom environment. That number rises to 80% when they are physically and mentally engaged. Studies show that within a year, adults will forget at least 50% of what they learn … Read More

Secure, confident owners and managers invite a difference of opinion. They honor the points of view of others, listen to it, and sit with it. The less confident and secure use their position to control. The message is clear, “Agree … Read More

In response to the current economy, traditional accounting says cut overhead, cut every cost possible, trim down to the most cost effective delivery of your services. You may survive, but you won’t get anyone’s attention. While everyone else is watching … Read More

Power can be defined as the speed with which you can make work happen, to get something done, to move a project from an idea to completion. A powerful leader is someone able to communicate a vision that inspires action … Read More

It’s when you think an employee or a team can’t do something without your help. When you feel that judging by the look on that face, or the sound of that situation, you have to say something right now. You … Read More

The time it takes to get anything done is a measure of Cycle time. FedEx, one of the leading experts on cycle time management says less then 3% of the total elapsed time spent on work performed has anything to … Read More

Sometimes we know what the right thing to do is, but we just don’t do it. For the sake of comfort or habitual behaviors, or just to do it the way we want to, we choose to ignore the facts … Read More

The choices are… 1.    Leave me alone, I’m fine, I’m doing it my way… or, 2.    Ok, you can help me if I like where this is going and we do it my way… or, 3.    I’m open to your suggestions and appreciate your … Read More