Effective Communications for Design and Construction

Decision Making Part 2: Just Curious - When should we make decisions? In this episode, Barbara and Fred continue series on decision-making discipline including discussions on value, risk and tools. Join us for this second episode on decision-making where we discuss frameworks for decision-making and building a culture of collaborative decision-making discipline. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

30 min listen

Collaboration Skills- Communicating Effectively and Transparently and Don't be a Hero: The not so secret secret to collaboration. This is the second episode in a series on collaboration skills. In this episode Barbara and Fred have a conversation about communicating effectively and transparently and not being a hero. by Curious Teams

31 min listen

Collaboration Skills- Apologize for Missteps and Be Accountable: Accountability can be so exhausting! It doesn't have to. Tricks on letting go that benefit the team. This is the third episode in a series on collaboration skills. In this episode Barbara and Fred have a conversation about Apologizing for Missteps (Taking Responsibility) and Being Accountable (and/or holding others team members accountable). by Curious Teams

31 min listen

Collaboration Skills- Team Rules, Roles and Core Values: This is the first episode in a series on collaboration skills. In this episode Barbara and Fred have a conversation about the importance of team rules, roles and core values. by Curious Teams

30 min listen

Too Many Choices?: Just Curious - Can there be too many choices in design and construction? Fred and Barbara discuss a Ted Talk by Barry Schwartz, The Paradox of Choice, where he contemplates the exponential expansion of options and the consequences of that expansion. How does the availability of too many choices impact the design and construction process? Watch Dr. Schwartz's Ted Talk at https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_the_paradox_of_choice Also referenced is a podcast by Greg McKeon, Episode 142. The Only Business Metric That Matters with Jeremy Utley, https://GregMcKeown.com Find Zamore Kit Homes at https://www.brettzamoredesign.com/zkit Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred at https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

28 min listen

Decision Making Part 1: Just Curious - What makes decisions so hard but so important to make? In this episode, Barbara and Fred start a series on the decision-making discipline including discussions on value, risk and tools. Join us for this first of four episodes on decision-making where we discuss the importance of making decisions and building a culture of collaborative decision-making discipline. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

20 min listen

Collaboration Skills- Stay Curious and Best Idea Wins: If it's a good idea, who cares where it comes from! This is the fourth episode in a series on collaboration skills. In this episode Barbara and Fred have a conversation about staying curious and when having the best idea wins. by Curious Teams

27 min listen

Contingency Myths and Realities: With Collaboration skills wrapped up in Episodes 2-5. We are pausing to talk about contingency including myths, realities and confusions. Why is contingency often mysterious to the project team? Why should contingency be related to risk? Barbara and Fred review and debate these issues and how to use contingencies as a tool for stronger team collaboration. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

39 min listen

Collaboration Skills- Bravely Re-adjust and Succeed and Fail with the Team: Do your projects go exactly as planned? This is the Fifth episode in a series on collaboration skills. In this episode Barbara and Fred have a conversation about collaborative teams adapting to change and how team members actively support their teams. The two collaboration skills discussed in this episode include: 9. Bravely Re-adjusting 10. Succeed and Fail WITH the Team- Whatever your role by Curious Teams

23 min listen

Virtual Meetings - Inspired by Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering: Just curious...are you frustrated by virtual meetings? Fred and Barbara are inspired this week by Priya Parker's work on the art of gathering and her book of the same name. Can virtual gatherings be improved through better organization and greater thoughtfulness. How do we make these cyber meetings more relevant and effective? Do you have time to plan better virtual engagements? What are the benefits of investing time to make these meetings more useful? Roll up your sleeves and gather your bandwidth because design and construction virtual meetings can be better. Resources - https://www.priyaparker.com and https://www.priyaparker.com/book-art-of-gathering With Brene Brown: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-priya-parker-a-meeting-makeover/ Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

34 min listen

Teamwork with Acoustician Scott Pfeiffer: Curious Teams is BACK with a new season of conversations about teamwork, leadership, decision-making, and values. This season we will engage other professionals on these subjects, share ideas that have inspired us, and discuss the disruptive future. Join us for the first episode of Season 2. Just curious...How do we make hard concepts accessible to the entire team? In this episode of Curious Teams, Fred and Barbara speak with Scott Pfeiffer about collaborating with technical specialists on projects. We discuss how Scott and his team at Threshold Acoustics engage the entire design team and the Owner in difficult conversations about complex outcomes. Scott demonstrates how engaging the entire team has a big payoff. See more information on Scott Pfeiffer, FASA at https://www.thresholdacoustics.com/scott-pfeiffer Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www. by Curious Teams

46 min listen

Decision Making Part 3: Just Curious - Why do decisions feel so risky? In this episode, Fred and Barbara discuss Decision Risk and Decision-Ready Information, exploring what creates risk in the decision-making environment and outlining criteria for preparing information for decision-making. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

30 min listen

Listener Questions: Just Curious...Can you ask too many questions? In this episode, Barbara and Fred respond to listener questions specifically related to influencing team members. How do influence team behavior if you are not the leader? How do you influence the engagement of stakeholders? Join us to explore the concerns of real team members in action. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

25 min listen

Leadership During Challenging Times - Leadership Part 3: Just Curious - How do great leaders keep their heads during challenging times? Fred and Barbara are inspired by Dave Gilmore from DesignIntelligence and his short podcast on "Keeping Your Head" (Ep. 168). How leaders manage challenges during difficult times can make or break your projects. Episode References: This is DesignIntelligence (Ep. 168) https://www.thisisdesignintelligence.com/2022-minicasts/lessons-leadership-keeping-your-head/ Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

32 min listen

Season 1 Wrap-up: Just Curious...What have we learned? As Season 1 of Curious Teams comes to an end, Fred and Barbara look back at season highlights and forward to an exciting Season 2 starting January 15, 2023. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

9 min listen

Leadership - Part 2: Just curious...what do leaders really know about motivating teams? In this episode of Curious Teams, Fred and Barbara discuss the next three characteristics/skill sets for Caring Sophisticated Leadership. Items discussed include: 4) Motivating the team; 5) Coaching team members to success or coaching them out the door and; 6) Creating Psychological Safety. Join us for this critical conversation about leadership. Episode References: The Inner Game of Tennis - Timmothy Gallwey https://theinnergame.com The Coaching Habit - Michael Stanier https://www.mbs.works Amy Edmundson https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6451 Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

35 min listen

Leadership -Part 1: Just Curious...What makes a great leader in the design, construction, and owner environments? Fred and Barbara discuss the first three key characteristics of effective leadership. This episode covers 1. Servant Leadership, supporting others to success; 2. Striving for Balance- Directing Clearly and Empowering Freely and; 3. Providing the Tools for Team Success. Join us for this critical conversation about leadership. https://simonsinek.com/ mentioned. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

32 min listen

Disruption - Are you ready?: Just Curious...Are you ready to have your world turned upside down? In this episode, Fred and Barbara discuss the past disruptions and future disruptions to the design and construction industry. What are these disruption and how should you strategically prepare for inevitable changes to the market, technology, management processes, supply chain, and talent. Will you be ready when the world turns upside down? Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

37 min listen

Budgets - The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated: Just Curious...How do you feel about project budgets? In this episode, Barbara and Fred explore the complexities of using budget as a tool for success. If you struggle with budget development and maintenance, this is the episode for you. With preparation and discipline, budgets can be your best friend for project success. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

37 min listen

Deadlines - How To Deal With Urgency: Just Curious - Are deadlines good or bad for the design and construction industries? In this episode Fred and Barbara inspired by Episode 776 of This American Life, Work Better on a Deadline, seek to understand the role of deadlines in the design and construction industries, exploring the pros and cons of working with deadlines as well as providing some insights on deadline management. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ Resources: Episode 776 of This American Life, Work Better on a Deadline https://www.thisamericanlife.org/776/transcript by Curious Teams

26 min listen

Onboarding - A Critical Collaborative Tool: Just Curious...Do you know how it feels to be left out? In this episode of Curious Teams, Barbara and Fred discuss the importance of onboarding your team members when they are added to the team. The five critical components to onboarding in the design and construction environments include: 1) The leader must be present - don't pass of the important job of onboarding 2) Values and team principles are communicated early and often 3) All new team members are "on-boarded" the same way 4) New team members are encouraged to do their part including asking questions and to be authentic 5) Remote workers are "on-boarded" too! Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

31 min listen

Effective Communications for Design and Construction: Just Curious...Were you taught how to communicate effectively in school? In this episode, Barbara and Fred talk to two communications experts inside and outside the Design and Construction industries to explore how you can communicate more effectively. JD Schramm, communication consultant and author of Communicate with Mastery, joins Jeff Bryson, a construction industry communications educator and principal of Talking Forward, provide insight on when to speak, how to speak, and what to say to be better communicators within complex teams. Resources: Find JD Schramm at https://jdschramm.com/about/ https://jdschramm.com/books/ Find Jeff Bryson at jeffcolebryson@gmail.com Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

43 min listen

How to be a Successful Owner: Just Curious...How can project owners be more successful? In this episode, Fred and Barbara discuss the characteristics of great owners. Six key elements and some straight talk can help owners be better team member and successful project owners. The six responsibilities of owners include: 1) Be present and ask questions 2) Make timely and informed decisions 3) Express values as well as goals with the entire team 4) Build and maintain a team that shares the owners values 5) Fire toxic team members 6) Strive to make every member of the team successful Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

44 min listen

The Total Cost of Ownership: Just Curious...Do you know what buildings really cost? Fred and Barbara discuss TCO, the Total Cost of Ownership, and why knowing the TCO is critical to effective decision-making during design. Shouldn't you be curious about the energy costs, maintenance costs, interest costs, and other costs that may make it difficult to afford ownership? See the ChatGPT assessment of TCO below: When trying to reduce TCO, building owners may face several challenges, including: Balancing short-term and long-term costs: Some cost-saving measures may have an upfront cost but lead to long-term savings. For example, investing in energy-efficient technology may have a higher upfront cost but lead to significant savings in utility costs over the building's lifespan. Finding the right balance of cost-saving measures: Building owners may need to implement multiple cost-saving measures to achieve their desired TCO reduction. However, finding the right balance of cost-saving me by Curious Teams

37 min listen

Schedules - The Push and the Pull: Just Curious...why are schedules so difficult to manage? In this episode Fred and Barbara deal with the difficulties and opportunities of using schedules as a tool for success. Like budgets, some professionals embrace the use of schedules to manage proactively and predictably. Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

38 min listen

Season 2 Summary: Just Curious...Did you enjoy season 2 of Curious Teams? In this last episode of the season, Fred and Barbara talk about the interviews and inspirations that formed this season. Season Two Interviews: Scott Pheiffer, Acoustician, helped us understand the importance of effectively sharing complex information with the entire team https://curiousteams.com/2023/01/16/season-2-teamwork-with-acoustician-scott-pfeiffer/ Randy Deutsch, author of Super Users, helped us understand the value and characteristics of industry talent https://curiousteams.com/2023/03/12/randy-deutsch-superusers/ JD Schramm and Jeff Bryson show us how to apply communication skills to the design and construction industries https://curiousteams.com/2023/04/02/total-cost-of-ownership/ Season Two inspirations: Dave Gilmore of Design Intelligence and his ideas on leadership in difficult times https://curiousteams.com/2023/01/22/leadership-during-challenging-times-leadership-part-3/ Priya Parker ins by Curious Teams

10 min listen

Randy Deutsch: SupersUsers: Just Curious...what makes a great design and construction professional? Fred and Barbara talk to Randy Deutsch, FAIA about his book, SuperUsers: Design Technology Specialists and the Future of Practice. SuperUsers has won prizes for Best Future Technology of All Time and Best New Design EBooks both awarded by Book Authority. What characteristics should design technology (and other professionals) have? How can firms retain great talent? Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

49 min listen

Collaborative Project Closeout: Just Curious...How do you successfully close-out a design and construction project? In this episode, Barbara and Fred discuss the technical aspects of closing out projects but through the lens of collaboration? How can teams work together during closeout to minimize long term problems and to ensure success for all team members? Avoid Post Project Stress Syndrome by communicating and collaborating! Critical elements of project closeout include: 1) Certificate of Occupancy does not mean you are one 2) Inspections and punch lists can be stressful 3) Warranties and post project services must be clarified 4) As-built documentation including BIM models can be an opportunity to help the owner 5) Saying good-bye to a project is a team experience Please visit us at curiousteams.com And for Home Owners building their design and construction team please join Fred https://www.thehomeownersinstitute.com/ by Curious Teams

47 min listen

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