Our management team at BuildDirect was at a recent 2-day leadership conference called "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits". I must admit, I was a little skeptical going to that conference. After finishing the conference I can't say it was anything less that amazing. Our company will definitely be looking back on this as a catalyst that propels us to not only the next level but well beyond that. I can already see the transformation taking place - both at a senior level, and now being dispersed through the rest of our team. Arguably, our biggest challenge centered around the issue of corporate alignment. For those people in IT leadership roles in your company, many of you may find yourself floating out there in space somewhere between the various departments. You are trying to juggle priorities and requests from sales, shipping, marketing, finance, and any other department you may have in your company. You may have scarce resources and the idea of more resources may seem like the answer … [Read more...]
Why this and why now?
I first thought about writing a blog several months ago. I feel that the experiences learned from being immersed in a growing, thriving company such as ours can give others an insight that is hard to find elsewhere. At our company, we are trying to change an industry while creating a company that will survive even our children's children. And changing an industry like the building industry is, to people without a dream, almost insurmountable. To accomplish this, we use technology to overcome many of the hurdles facing one of the most fragmented industries in the world. We provide a service to our customers as well as the products we sell we need to adapt and change with technology while staying focused to our core vision. Jeff, our CEO, described innovation and building on his dream as a "long walk through the dark forest". I'd encourage reading his article here. In his article he states: One of the challenges of building to a market that does not yet exist is that it implies that … [Read more...]
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