Best Practices

It takes years, entire careers, and sometimes split seconds to learn life-long lessons.

Comprised of top industry procedures, each Best Practice is integrated into the study material and our live, on-line discussions. Examples include powerful situational anecdotes and methodologies unique to the construction industry.

Up-front and focused training of this caliber enables Field and Office managers to develop good work habits and reduce unnecessary interruptions and mistakes. Bad habits can be difficult to undue, which is why bringing someone "up to speed" the correct way is critical.

Best Practices reduce pressure & fallout on individuals and adjacent team members, and enable companies to perform at the highest level. Long term, they are a cornerstone of dynastic mentorship.

Examples of Industry Standard Best Practices:

98% complete is not complete
We "set the table" for Superintendents
Success is doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time
A company's success stems beyond an individual's critical concerns of today
Quality is built in, not an after thought
A schedule is only as good as the buy in
The real cost of short-term decision making
Bad news should be old news
Reputation endures: on time, on budget, and to the Owner's satisfaction

The consequence of a decision regardless of the emotional commitment to it
Every published document should be intelligible to anyone (both familiar and unfamiliar to the project)
The prioritization of A / B / C level subcontractors
Reading the drawings vs. finding what's missing
Plan your work, work your plan

A famous placard hangs in a New York City fire department:

"Let no man's ghost come back to say his training let him down."

Every General Contractor knows proper training is critical, yet more often than not, it is put off to tomorrow. Eventually we come to know that it's either the training or the regret - you can't have both.

It's you choice: the discipline or the disappointment. Which will it be?

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