Setting the Conditions for Success

The contractors that will continue to grow profitably in the future are those that master talent development.

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Leaders must (1) setup the conditions for success with their team and (2) lead by example when it comes to their own development.  

Quote: No matter what you do in life, it's either reps or mileage. Book: Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Setting the Conditions for Success:


Selected Practice Related Posts - Are You Leading by Example?

Everything is too complex until you practice enough 

Developing GRIT!

Discipline vs. Motivation

Preparing to Win

Closing the Knowledge Gap:

Providing “GPS” Feedback

Continuous Improvement 


  1. Look at your strategy  
  2. Look at your organizational structure  
  3. Identify your talent gaps  
  4. Prioritize and execute

Learn more about how we approach talent development for contractors 




Capital Constraints to Growth (The Basic Formula)
Capital is one of the three primary growth constraints for construction contractors. Use this simple formula to determine how much of your pre-tax net profits need to be retained in the company to support growth and to establish your safe growth limits.
Two Planning Dimensions
Some of the impacts you see on a project are not as clear as a design change, conflict, or obviously changed condition. Some impacts, such as poor project sequencing or congested work areas are hard to notice if you don’t have good tracking systems.
Production Tracking - Doing the Math as a Habit
Today contractors have amazing tools for tracking field production such as Rhumbix. We spend a lot of time developing very tightly integrated systems with our clients focused on production feedback.