The Business of Building Series (Coming Soon)

Building projects requires technical expertise and resources. Building a construction business is about developing and aligning those capabilities with customers. Growth and time require different leadership focus, strategies, systems, and structure.

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This is a series of training, discussions, and resources that apply to contractors at all stages of growth. These include what, how, and why levels of training and resources. We will cover most business aspects of growing a contractor. The discussions include real-world examples of application and outcomes both good and bad. 


 

The first eight modules with about 16 hours of content, along with supporting resources and tools, will be released to the general public near the end of Q2, 2024. 

  1. Stages of Contractor Growth
  2. Contractor Business Model
  3. Talent Value Stream - TVS
  4. Job Role Transitions
  5. Identification and Prioritization of Improvements
  6. Job Role Descriptions (Organize, Train, Manage, Evaluate, and Develop)
  7. Strategic Decisions at All Levels
  8. Scoreboards & Scorecards

Please contact us to be notified when released. 

  


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