Reflecting on 14 years of home building and on relationships with employees as well as with subcontractors, suppliers, and clients, Scott Frankel, co-president and principal at Frankel Building Group, in Houston, learned that he had to stop thinking he could always work or manage his way to a better outcome. We have guys who are well-rounded and able to manage all aspects of the project.”
I’ve learned that the reason we’re successful today is our team. They had been with my dad 10 or 20 years but couldn’t manage a budget or were unwilling to consistently do change orders. I was really slow to let guys go who had been with us a long time. So you let him skate by because he’s good at a few things but not good on every point. “Maybe you have an employee who’s good at building a house but not good at paperwork. Sven Gustafson, a fourth-generation builder and 20-year home building veteran who is president and CEO of Stonewood, in Wayzata, Minn.
“I think a lot of new business owners have the same failing,” says J. We’ve been using that method for about five years,” says Sullivan, adding that his wife, Laura Kirkpatrick Sullivan, owner of ID.ology Interiors & Design, in Asheville, N.C., also uses personality tests in her hiring process.įiring employees who don’t work out is just as important as finding the right people. “Based on the results, we can decide if the person is right for that job or would be a better fit in a different position. Gary Smalley’s 5-Minute Personality Test, which categorizes a person’s strengths, weaknesses, and natural inclinations into four animal types: lion, otter, golden retriever, and beaver. So Sullivan has prospects take personality tests, among them Dr. How do you do that? Hiring experienced candidates and finding candidates via personal references certainly helps, but to guarantee a good fit, there must be more to the process. Surround yourself with the best people, take care of them, and create a positive culture, says Sean Sullivan, president of Living Stone Design + Build, in Black Mountain, N.C. The most oft-repeated lesson the builders we spoke with said they had learned concerned staffing. Sean Sullivan, President of Living Stone Design + Build and husband of Laura Sullivan, Principal of ID.ology Interiors & Design, had the following to say about Hiring and Firing around you. These tests answer questions that are not prevalent during an interview. Personality tests become a helping tool in learning the social introversion and extroversion of each person. The communication process between human being must be mastered in order to work efficiently. In a business of building and designing homes for clients and their families, positive social interaction is crucial. Ever notice that the energy in a work environment can be changed by one person? In every environment, involving work or family life, there are conflicting personalities. Your personality can truly speak volumes in todays work environments. Ever wonder what your future employer is thinking when they hire or fire you? Your personality can be one of your biggest attributes in the work place…
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