The Best Choice

Whether it is a decision about your best strategy or the best production plan on a project learning how to make effective choices is critical.

D. Brown Management

July 7, 2018 2 minute read

Leadership Tools: The Best Choice is the one you make, the one you commit to, and the one you learn from.

If you have involved a good team then reasonably debated the options and the choice is still not clear then the best decision is usually to just decide.

It is unlikely that more information will make your decision better - but it will make you more confident which is dangerous.
What is more important is that you make the choice decisively then start moving forward with true commitment towards a positive outcome and disciplined execution.
Put feedback systems and an operating rhythm in place to ensure you stay on-track.
Know that you will have to go through multiple iterations learning from each cycle and improving.
While being decisive in your choice and disciplined in your execution make sure you keep an open mind towards learning.
Accept that you will likely fail the first time you try something - and that is GREAT! It means you are closer to success.

Changes - Early Identification is Always Better

Early identification of changes and conflicts is the first key to success. The capability to identify changes and conflicts early in the process is a combination of organizational structure, systems, management, training, and coaching.

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A Broader Definition of a Change on a Construction Project

The first step for contractors improving their management of changes on a project is simply earlier identification. This starts with a better definition of what a change really is, and then setting standards within your company around that definition.

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Preconstruction - Adding Value from the Perspective of the Architect

Getting involved early in the project as it is being developed is one of the best things a contractor can do for profitable growth. Effective precon services will achieve the design the architect wants within the budget the project owner needs.