Coach K’s Leadership Lessons

We know what you're thinking: "Dennis, it's easy for Coach K! He gets whatever recruits he wants and he has the best funding and the best assistants in the country. How can we relate to Coach K?!?" Think about this; he wasn't always Coach K. He was just plain old...

Developing Habits That Stick

You've heard the Chinese saying, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Building the right sets of habits can be game-changing for leaders. But the real challenge lies in forming these habits and sticking to them. Big changes begin with very small...

Make the Most of Your Technology!

The construction industry is once again faced with a familiar challenge – how do you attract and retain a skilled workforce (a vexing issue we first addressed in articles and speeches over 20 years ago!)? With experienced and skilled workers retiring and not enough...

Chain of Command

Do you sometimes have people waiting for answers or decisions in line at your door or that of one of your other leaders? What other pinch points might there be in your organization? More importantly, what can you do to ELIMINATE bottlenecks? Continuing with the series...

Drive Out Waste

The labor shortage and supply chain issues are now facts of life in construction. There's not much any of us can do about these macro-economic phenomena, but what steps can you to make life and work better in your organization? Continuing with the series on how to...

Getting the Work Done

There is a shortage of skilled labor in construction, but that's not necessarily new. We have been talking about the "War for Talent" for years. When there simply aren't enough people to do the work, what can you do? Is it possible to do more with less? Please view...