Creating an Operating Rhythm

What are the critical meetings, communications and feedback systems that keep your contracting business running like clockwork?

D. Brown Management

May 4, 2018 1 minute read

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Leadership Tools: Operating Rhythm and Cadence of Accountability.

How do those Operating Rhythms at various levels; within different functional areas; in different geographic locations; and at different job sites interlock with each other effectively?

Retired General Stanley McChrystal and his team talk about these Operating Rhythms in their books Team of Teams and One Mission

The team at FranklinCovey talks about Operating Rhythm as a Cadence of Accountability in The 4 Disciplines of Execution.

For a contractor to grow sustainably they need to move from “Doing Things” and ad-hoc communications into effectively integrated Operating Rhythms.

When these changes don’t occur it causes stress on the organization and impacts profitability.

Resource - Gottman and the Science of Relationships

There is no relationship more intimate than that of life partners. Executive-level relationships, including business partnerships, share many similarities. The Gottmans have dedicated their lives to studying relationships, trust, and conflict resolution.

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Foundations for Growth (Life, Career, and Construction)

A calm mind, focused thinking, and deliberate action forms the strongest and most resilient foundation you can have in your life, career, and construction. Achieving this for yourself requires constant work and is a lifelong process.

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Integrating the Seller-Doer Model with the Dedicated Business Developer Model for General Contractors

The following pages makes a strong case for General Contractors integrating the Seller-Doer model with dedicated Business Development Professionals for profitable growth.