Q1 is done and so what? Well maybe you made some plans for this year and you havent checked in on them plans. I made some plans too and this is my way of checking in and inviting you to speak into my life.
Last year I spent alot of time throwing spaghetti on the wall to see what would stick. It...
Dont you love it when your assumptions slap you in the face?
Well maybe I dont love it but after the sting wears off Im always grateful for the new awakenings. My latest one was around how people define HARD WORK. If you have spent any time in or around construction trades, think about how...
"It is an Enterprise Problem"
I heard this statement at a conference and it helped me understand why some of us feel like we are hollering into an empty chasm. Those of us that see & feel the pain of not having enough people on the jobsite or worse, having enough people but the experience...
When I was a kid I really thought all I had to do was be bigger, faster, and stronger to be a professional athlete. But now I know it takes way more than that. The most interesting thing they do is "study game film" and not just because they want to watch themselves, like I would, but to find...
There is a massive amount of energy focused on attracting people to the trades. This Labor shortage was obvious 30 years ago when I entered the trades. Over that time Ive seen wages nearly triple, CTE programs emerge, Non-profits developed, and the launching of fancy marketing campaigns. Ive...
"Its an actionable way to improve the work for the people DOING the work, RIGHT. NOW."
This was shared by one of the Micro SQI Learning Experience super awesome attendees. Which was exactly what I hoping to hear because I dont like wasting peoples time. I wanted to provide folks with a...
Have you noticed that Ive been talking about this Virtual SQI thing I should probably let you know why and maybe a little about where it came from.
WHY:
Well what had happened was..... I launched my business about 20 months ago and Sweat Equity Improvement was what I wanted to be...
Several people have asked, "who should learn this stuff"? of course I say everyone But I recognize Im seeing that question through rose colored glasses. So in this blog Im gonna try my hand at answering the question.
First I want to start with what I see as the ideal state. Having served in...
Do you remember a time when management pointed out that your project was behind and the budget was busted?
I do, I remember a ton of monthly meetings where all I had to look forward to was a bunch of grey hairs letting me know how much I sucked. That was the core motivation behind my...
What does Virtual SQI Look like? Well maybe a more appropriate question is what are the less than sexy parts of making work better?
Its alot like having a big ole party. You spend a bunch of time organizing the thing, anticipate the fun and the memories youre gonna share, but you still...
On last weeks blog we talked about the improvement strategy in Sweat Equity Improvement and leveraging our influence to serve others. You got a heavy dose of the social benefits in approaching continuous improvement in this way and how relationships on the jobsite are effected. And yes...
What is the point of Lean Construction? Ask any number of continuous improvement freak in the construction industry and you will get as many answers. If you ask me, my answer has changed several times since I was introduced to Lean Construction back in 2000. Today it is 100% about making work...
