by Peter W | Nov 9, 2020 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Management Consulting
With the current goings-on in the industry and signs of distressed Infrastructure projects showing up, people regularly ask my opinion regarding what the cause of the problems might be? Every project of course has specific circumstances at play, and like most...
by Peter W | Oct 25, 2020 | Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Management Consulting
As a long-term participant in the Infrastructure industry in Australia and a supporter of public transport as an enabler of urban regeneration, I’m really pleased to see the Sydney Light Rail CBD Extension up and running. As a complex greenfield / brownfield...
by Peter W | Sep 28, 2020 | Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Management Consulting
It is notable that with this month’s completion of Acciona’s acquisition of Lend Lease’s Engineering business, all Tier 1 engineering & construction contractors operating in Australia are now foreign owned. This is unusual for developed countries, virtually...
by Peter W | Sep 8, 2020 | Infrastructure Construction, Management Consulting, Transport Management
Let’s revisit the chart above in light of the extensive feedback I’ve received in response to my original article. To recap, the chart – sourced from Deloitte Access Economics data – illustrates the share of major Transport Infrastructure project work across...
by Peter W | Jul 20, 2020 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Industry Opinion, Infrastructure Construction, Management Consulting
With the abrupt shift in working arrangements experienced by most organisations borne of COVID-19, questions are showing up regarding the role of management in effective business performance. For instance: How do supervisors / middle managers develop their more junior...
by Peter W | Jul 2, 2020 | Business Coaching, Construction Industry, Infrastructure Construction, Management Consulting
People I talk to regularly raise questions along the lines of: “Why is the Engineering & Construction industry always either in Boom or Bust?” and “Why aren’t Governments doing a better job at planning and coordinating?” Indeed (and...
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