Making Decisions Effectively

Contractors must invest in accelerating the development of leadership talent and a big part of leadership is about making the right decisions in difficult situations.

D. Brown Management Profile Picture
Share

The impact of the critical talent shortage in construction will continue to get worse.

Reading List: Learn How to Make Decisions Effectively. Book: Principles by Ray Dalio.

Principles by Ray Dalio is not only a great book but more importantly is the example of how it was created, how it is used, how it is refined (PDCA - Plan > Do > Check > Adjust) weekly and how it is formatted.

Every leader of a construction company should consider not only which of these principles apply to their business but more importantly how to start codifying then training others on their own decision making processes.  

What would it be worth for your company if you could accelerate the development of your leadership talent?

If you are nearing retirement age what would it be worth to the industry if you could unlock the decades of experience in your head?  

We provide a full range of management advisory, coaching and training services to contractors.  More than half of our time is directly spend on talent including preparing for succession at all levels. 

Learn More




Four Stages of Learning a New Skill
It is impossible for any of us to know what we don’t know. And this is the stage where we all must start at when learning a new skill.
Delivering Advanced Preconstruction Services
Delivering Advanced Preconstruction Services is the rigorous process of ensuring budgets are met along with maintaining features critical to the project owner / users.
Measure What Matters - OKRs
John Doerr just released a new book on the use of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to grow organizations. This is a phenomenal tool and can be used to align contractors vertically as well as horizontally.