Another monthly edition of the Leadership Toolbox with Fletch here! Last month, we drilled into good followership and how it is a responsibility for those who have previously led. This month, I would like to dive into strategic decision-making and the effect it has on crews lacking it. I have not disclosed this yet, but I am working on my master’s degree in construction management. I currently take a course in resource planning and decision-making — a key skill of good leaders. This week in my discussion board, I talked about a poor experience with lack of strategic decision-making and how it negatively affected the project team.
In this instance, I served in a support role on the project team after I had previously led a project. I came to the team toward the end of the schedule to provide manpower for the final push. I was not aware that the project manager had made a handshake deal to finish the project ahead of the agreed on schedule. This type of agreement involves a bonus financial incentive in my experience.