by Wayne Rivers | May 30, 2023
Call it whatever you like: 2iC, GM, Sr. VP, or any other appellation. The fact is effective COOs (just like effective CFOs, etc.) allow CEOs to be better at their jobs. But there is scant literature out there about appropriate roles and duties of COOs. Tune in this...
by Wayne Rivers | May 23, 2023
Did you know that megaprojects, those valued at over $1 bil, tend to flop at a fantastic rate? Projects like California’s high speed rail fiasco or failed movies like Heaven’s Gate are, sadly, the norm, not the exception. What makes big projects go so wrong so...
by Wayne Rivers | May 9, 2023
Medium writer Moreno Zugaro wrote a very frank and open lament about how he utilized – or failed to utilize – his time as a younger person. As a result of intense personal reflection, he wrote five unbelievable insights on the subject of how people view and experience...
by Wayne Rivers | May 2, 2023
We recently got a call about how to value a construction company. There are lots of answers to that question, but we’re not really in the valuation business, so we punted. However, if you ask the question: “How do I increase the VALUE of my construction company?”...
by Wayne Rivers | Apr 25, 2023
An FBI consultant asked Wayne for some advice on an assignment where the senior leader is always “putting out fires” in his construction firm. Wayne commented that it sounded like a poorly run company, but then he had to stop and think: WHY is constant firefighting...
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