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64 | Stop Letting Power Imbalances Undermine Your Team
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Power imbalances within a project is an issue that many businesses encounter. For example, the owner of a project hires a designer to develop bridging documents, while the designer of record designs the facility itself. However, the designer of record feels that at each step of the way, they are being undermined by the bridging document designer, who seems to want things beyond what's practical in the contract. Perhaps the bridging document designer has the ear of the owner, and they've worked together now for a few years on this project. As a result, they feel that they must protect what was promised to the stakeholders. So no matter how many iterations the designer of record submits, they just can't make the bridging document designer and thus the owner happy.
Power imbalances are all-to-common throughout the construction industry, in projects, with third parties and within businesses and organizations. Addressing those power imbalances is the subject of today's show.
In today's episode of The Lead With Trust Show, Sue offers some insights as to the cause of these power imbalances, and steps you can take to mitigate or even avoid them altogether.
During the episode, Sue looks at the adverse effects power imbalances can have on your projects, from personnel to financial.
She offers tips for recognizing and addressing imbalances early in the process, before they can grow into major issues.
Sue also talks about the importance of offering possible solutions to team leaders, allowing them to make better, more informed decisions.
Join Sue for this fascinating discussion!
If you have any questions or suggestions for Sue, feel free to reach out via email.
Enjoy!
What You’ll Learn in this Show:
- Why the most common form of power imbalance comes in the form of the field team vs. the office team.
- The positive impact of setting clear ground rules when an imbalance is discovered.
- Why all members of a project have an important role to play in decision making.
- And so much more...
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Sue's Email: suedyer@sudyco.com
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