by Anne Smith | Oct 29, 2018 | Construction Partnering, Meeting Facilitation
In the workplace or on projects, how do you decide to trust someone? Most people determine their level of trust by watching and judging others’ behavior. It takes a lot more time to build trust than it does for a single behavior to destroy it. Trust also has to be...
by Anne Smith | Sep 21, 2016 | Construction Partnering, Myers Briggs
Teams come in all shapes and sizes. Team members come with diverse communication habits and preferences. As a project manager or team member how do you accommodate these preferences and still have cohesive team communication? Here are 5 No-Brainer Tips for...
by Anne Smith | May 14, 2015 | Construction Partnering, Consulting
Scope Creep on a Project is Bad: – True or False? It depends! For the Client/Customer, it is bad if there isn’t enough budget or it’s an unwelcome surprise, or it could be good if it adds value to the project. For the Consultant/Provider, it could...
by Anne Smith | May 3, 2015 | Construction Partnering, Consulting
How do you know what your customer/client really wants before you start work on their project? Just saying you always meet with the client at the start of the project sets a low bar. Often, they are clearer about what they don’t want than knowing what they do...
by Anne Smith | Mar 17, 2015 | Construction Partnering
Anyone like to get bad news? How about “surprise” bad news? You’ve probably been on the receiving end of it, so you know what you felt, panic, disappointment, anger, hurt, fear, stress? How did you react outwardly? Be honest, did you “Kill the...
by Anne Smith | Jul 15, 2014 | Construction Partnering, Meeting Facilitation
So you want to get a group decision on an issue or action! Where do you start? How do you guide them through the decision-making process so you end up with an acceptable resolution that can be supported by all? Here is a short animated video featuring a group trying...
