by Peter W | Sep 30, 2024 | Business Coaching, Industry Opinion, Innovation, Management Consulting
I was recently given a book by a colleague of mine with a very impressive gift for selecting books. It’s titled “Surrounded by Idiots” by a Swedish guy Thomas Erikson and is one in a series of four books he has written on organisational psychology. The title is an eye...
by Peter W | Aug 18, 2024 | Bid Management, Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Management Consulting, Project Management
The reference to the Steel Ceiling in the title of my book “The Steel Ceiling: Achieving Sustainable Growth in Engineering and Construction (Wiley 2023)” is to a behavioural metaphor. It refers to the “feast or famine” behaviour small and medium businesses in the...
by Peter W | Jun 29, 2024 | Business Coaching, Management Consulting
What is a Vaues-led business? It might be easier to start with what a values driven business is not: A business with a series of “hard” KPIs used to monitor performance (many of which tend to be financially based). Tight financial control is an extremely important...
by Peter W | Mar 15, 2024 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Innovation, Management Consulting, Project Management, technical consulting services
My previous article concerning artificial intelligence (AI) related implications for engineering and construction sparked two related topics of feedback. Firstly, concerning AI as an enabling technology: Does this looming innovation represent a great leap forward or...
by Peter W | Feb 4, 2024 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Innovation, Management Consulting, Project Management, technical consulting services
Source: ACA, ABS The image above succinctly captures the historic productivity performance of Australia’s Engineering and Construction industry. The Construction sector in particular has performed abysmally, decreasing by a net 1% since 1990 in comparison with...
by Peter W | Jan 15, 2024 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Innovation, Management Consulting, Project Management
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about energy management. Perhaps because I’m getting to an age where the reserves of energy don’t feel as bottomless as they used to. I was reminded of this fact towards the end of last year when I plumbed the depths of my reserves for...
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