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> April 25, 2025
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> #Construction/PM #Construction/Sub-Coordination #Construction/Leadership #Construction/Teamwork
Recently Stan & Brad had this recorded conversation about utilizing everyone's individual strengths:
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Our conversation reminded me of [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAnDWfEIwoE&t=6115s) of [[Josh Waitzkin]] where he explains this in the context of Chess:
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And then Basketball:
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This begs the question, what qualities does a construction team need in order to be successful? Are any qualities required to work in a specific position or so long as the team collectively possesses this quality the team will excel?
Stan often talks about a "[[The Details Guy|details guy]]" or someone who is really studying the detail sheets and working things out. Without it "a temple project can't succeed." From experience I've found that it doesn't have to be any specific job title preforming this function or even the same person throughout the project but so long as someone is studying each type of detail out ahead to the level they can basically sketch them from memory that install will go an order of magnitude better than without this person on the team.
The same could be said about a someone who is better with technology. So long as each team has one, collectively they'll be less hindered by technological roadblocks.
Can you be a Project Manager without the ability to communicate well with clients and stakeholders? I would argue you can't. You can't rely on your superintendent to have those conversations for you, nor can you always go to leadership whenever there is disagreement. That's not to say it's a skill that can't be learned, Westland is all about "Building People"; just that, without that skill a Project Manager will eventually fail.
Each role may have a job description, but that doesn't mean they're an expert. When matched into the correct team each individual can have a far greater positive impact than they typically would as an individual.