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Professional Construction Estimators Association of Orlando Presidents Letter Rob Bauer-PCEA President In This Issue... President’s Letter Page 1 Worst to Top Page 2 Calendar/Events Page 3 Board/Member Co. Page 4 2011-2012 Gold Sponsors Creative Village Presentation March 27, 2012 Volume 10 - Issue 10 Participate, Contribute, Educate, Achieve PCEA-Orlando Chapter 2011-20112 Fiscal Year Charitable Contributions Community Food Bank $ 500.00 Harbor House $ 500.00 2011 PCEA Nat’al Convention $ 500.00 Randy Welch Scholarships $ 6,450.00 Student Member Scholarships $ 4,600.00 Jim Crabtree Memorial Fund $ 300.00 Total $12,850.00 Well it is time again and quite frankly I am ill-prepared to provide an article that will dazzle the membership. So I decided to look backwards to the hay day that was late 2009 when I was also tasked with another newsletter. In today’s professional environment we often forget that we must take our jobs and chosen paths with a grain of salt and on that thought a little humor would go farther than another rant on current construction topics, the econo- my or unemployment. Additionally as I am not that funny myself I have gone to the web and found some material curtsy of the Dilbert website (author Scott Adams) – Assuming that cov- ers all my legal requirements – Happy March
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Professional Construction Estimators Association of Orlando
Presidents Letter
Rob Bauer-PCEA President
In This Issue...President’s Letter Page 1Worst to Top Page 2Calendar/Events Page 3Board/Member Co. Page 4
2011-2012Gold Sponsors
Creative Village Presentation
March 27, 2012 Volume 10 - Issue 10Participate, Contribute, Educate, Achieve
PCEA-Orlando Chapter 2011-20112Fiscal Year Charitable Contributions
Community Food Bank $ 500.00Harbor House $ 500.002011 PCEA Nat’al Convention $ 500.00Randy Welch Scholarships $ 6,450.00Student Member Scholarships $ 4,600.00Jim Crabtree Memorial Fund $ 300.00
Total $12,850.00
Well it is time again and quite frankly I am ill-prepared to provide an article that will dazzle the membership. So I decided to look backwards to the hay day that was late 2009 when I was also tasked with another newsletter. In today’s professional environment we often forget that we must take our jobs and chosen paths with a grain of salt and on that thought a little humor would go farther than another rant on current construction topics, the econo-my or unemployment. Additionally as I am not that funny myself I have gone to the web and found some material curtsy of the Dilbert website (author Scott Adams) – Assuming that cov-ers all my legal requirements – Happy March
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Orange Ave Downtown Orlando 1885 Orlando Opera House 1891 Orange Ave late 1800’s
Worst Employee to Top AssetYou’ve heard the adage, “Hire the right people, and everything else is easy.” That may be true, but it’s also unrealis-tic—especially in start-ups and rapidly growing, innovative businesses. Mis-takes are made in hiring; high-potential peope fi zzle out, burn out, or check out. Every owner eventually leads a work-force with mixed talent and ability.
And inevitably, one member of the wor-korce comes in dead last.
In that situation, the temptation is to fi x the weak link. Under pressure from other team members who resent the poor performer, you start to squander time and en-ergy in righteous indig-nation, remediation, and repair. It’s a dispositional world view—if only you could fi x this one person, the organization would be better. I once took charge of an organization where a direct report actually told me, “Here we spend 90% of our time on the worst 10% of our performers.” If the worst are taking en-ergy away from the best at your compa-ny, there is no way you are performing to capacity, and your leadership will be distracted and ineffectual.How great leaders handle the problem
So what should you do? Great leaders reframe this issue, and start working on behalf of the team instead of fi xing the “eaches”—a more situational world view.
Many years ago I saw this play out on a planning staff run by then-Lieuten-ant Colonel David Petraeus. It became clear that a few of us were substantially weaker than others. Petraeus had the power to fi re and hire, but turnover cre-ates its own set of challenges. Rather than spending his time trying to fi x indi-viduals, the future four-star drilled into team development using the weak per-formance as team indicators, rather than individual failings.
We became better—not in spite of the
weakest performers, but because of them. Their performance focused us on organizational vulnerabilities and areas where we could make changes to strengthen our processes. Our team took responsibility for each other’s products, worked together, and all boats rose. We sometimes worked around those who needed help, touching up their work, making sure that the team didn’t fail. We were respectful of people trying their
very best but falling a little short, and everyone learned to critique unemotion-ally. I loved working on that staff, and in just a few months with no personnel changes, we became very, very good.Why the weak performer is a gift
The primary insight is that poor perfor-mance points to conditions in the or-ganization that allow it to occur. What a gift that can be! In the long run, it’s usually more important for you to ad-dress those conditions than it is to fret over a single weak employee. Is there
a fl aw in the hiring pro-cess that, if fi xed, could improve hiring across the organization? How can on-boarding be improved so that everyone’s poten-tial is maximized? Are the right assessments and metrics in place to help predict problems before they take the organization down? Are other leaders in the right place at the right time? Is there suf-fi cient coaching? Is there suffi cient guidance pro-vided so that people make the right decisions? The
list goes on.
A single poor performer can capture a leader’s attention and energy like a drowning person taking a would-be res-cuer to the bottom. Team rescues, on the other hand, always succeed.
by Col. Thomas A Kolditz
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Lake Eola 1915One North Orange Building 1900 Courthouse around 1900
The CalendarApril 201204-10-12 Board Meeting
04-24-12 Members Meeting Seafood on the Lake Orange County Sportsman Club 5:30 - 7:30
May 201205-8-10-12 Board Meeting
05-22-12 Members Meeting Citrus Club Downtown 5:30 - 7:30
June 201206-12-10-12 Board Meeting
06-26-12 Members Meeting Citrus Club Downtown 5:30 - 7:30
July 201207-10-10-12 Board Meeting
07-24-12 Members Meeting Citrus Club Downtown 5:30 - 7:30August 201208-14-10-12 Board Meeting
08-28-12 Members Meeting Citrus Club Downtown Mayor Dyer 5:30 - 7:30
February Meeting
Golf Tournament Benefi ting‘The Wounded Warrior Foundation’
March 30th, Friday 1:00 pm Cocoa Beach Country ClubCelebrity Golfers and Educators
Speakers: Dan Schnock-Head of the Wounded Warrior Foundation in Jacksonville, FL; Roger Simmermaker-Author of ‘How to Buy American’
See Kelly Stanton for details
The University of FloridaABC Student Chapter Presents
The 21st Annual Student-Contractor Golf Tournament
Join the BCN Family for a great day of golf and networking with prospective employees!
Friday April 6th, 2012Ironwood Golf course, Gainesville, Fl
Greater Orlando Construction Sepcifi cations InstitueProduct Show on April 11th 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm
4603 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808
Design & Building Industry MixerMarch 29, 2012 From 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Ember, 42 W Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32801
Construction Community
Chuck SaulsPast President
Hardin [email protected]
Steve PeceBoard MemberPece of Mind
Tim ReichardtBoard Member
Hardin [email protected]
Kim French Board Member Gracious Living
Cady Pope Board Member
Roger B. Kennedy [email protected]
Art Higginbotham Board Member Disney World
Companies Represented by 2011-2012 Membership
PCEA Offi cers & Board Members 2011-2012
President/ Nat’al DirectorRob Bauer
Construction Cost [email protected]
President ElectCurtis Yoder
United Wall [email protected]
1st Vice PresidentNick PhillipsSI Goldman
2nd Vice PresidentRob Allen
Talyor Cotton [email protected]
TreasurerFord Hazelip
Hoar [email protected]
SecretaryMegan Madden
William [email protected]
AACP Services, Inc.Adams GroupAdvanced Millwork, IncAlpha Insulation & Waterproofi ngArchitectural Sheet Metal, inc.Atlantic Concrete WashoutBaker Concrete Construction, IncBalfour Beatty Construction, LLCBright Future ElectricCBI Specialty ConstructionCCK Construction Services, IncCEMEXClancy and Theys Construction CoConstruction Cost ServicesConTech Construction, LLCDeatrick Engineering AssociatesDoster Construction CompanyDura-Stress.comECS Florida, LLCEnterprise Fleet ManagementFriedrich Watkins CompanyGracious Living Design CenterH.W.Fort Construction, Inc.Hardin Construction Co., LLCHarmon, Inc.
Hayward Baker Inc.Hensel Phelps Construction Co.Herman Miller Workplace ResourceHJ FoundationHoar ConstructionIndependentJA Croson LLCJust Concrete & Masonry, Inc.Kelly Electric LLCKHS&S ContractorsKittrell ConsultingMacbeth PhotographyMader SoutheastMSINassal metal worksPCL Construction Services, Inc.Pece of Mind Environmental, IncPlans & Specs Reprographics, Inc.Prestige Concrete ProductsQuality Labor Management LLCRanger ConstructionRoger B. Kennedy, Inc.SI GoldmanSkanskaSymmons Industries
Taylor, Cotton & Ridley, Inc.Tharp Plumbing Systems, Inc.The Blue BookThe Meridien CompaniesThor Construction, INC.Tri-City Electrical ContractorsTurner Construction CompanyUnited Wall SystemsWalt Disney ImagineeringWalt Disney WorldWilliams CompanyWilliams ScotsmanWillis Construction Consulting, IncWindow Interiors
Swith Small & Wide Format Digital Printing
2011-2012 Silver Sponsors
Committee Chairpersons- Lisa Shields, Energy Air-Social Committee Co Chair Carrie Dinger, Service Master Drying -Social Committee Co Chair Pete Chryplewicz, CCK Construction-Scholarship Committee Co Chair Paul Klautsch-Nefab Rebar- Golf Committee Chair
Newsletter EditorPatti Eaves-Plans & Specs Reprographics, Inc.
