Tag: Leadership Development
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Power Distance, Caudillos, and the Standards We Set
It was Monday, August 14, 2000. First day on the job, first meeting as a construction professional. The vice president of construction stood at the front of the room, scanning the incoming class of new managers like a man already questioning the job offers he made. “I’ll leave you newbies with two pieces of advice,”…
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Where Are You on Your Journey from Good to Excelente?
Leadership comes down to two things: what you do and what you say. Your cultural awareness shapes your actions. Your awareness of language shapes your words. Together, they form the foundation of trust—the core of leadership, teamwork, and retention. When trust is strong, everything else follows. Productivity improves. Safety improves. So does profitability. But trust doesn’t happen by accident.…
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The Speed of Trust: The Leadership Mental Model That Improves Every Team In Every Culture
In construction, nepotism is hardly frowned upon—it’s often a talent pipeline that gives businesses continuity, if not consistency. But when it came to listening to the son of Stephen R. Covey, I was hesitant to give him the same benefit of the doubt. I had two reasons. One:The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen…
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The #1 Leadership Mistake With Hispanic Workers (And What To Do Instead)
There are two young fish swimming along who happen to meet an older fish. The older fish nods at them and says, “Morning boys. How’s the water?” The two young fish swim on for a bit and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and asks, “What the hell is water?” The…
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