In our previous blog post, we started the conversation about how we are intentionally building our team. Today, we continue that conversation through other aspects of working for our very relationally driven construction company in New England.
Read MoreAt Optimum Construction, we’re always looking to hire more team members for our commercial construction projects in New England.
Read MoreWe’re rewriting the rules of the construction industry in New England. Traditional construction means delays when there’s a big change, lots of paperwork, and more outdated measures. But we’re implementing technology to make our projects more efficient and our clients happier.
Read MoreSo you’re ready to get the ball rolling on a commercial construction project, but first you just need to find right company. Where to begin?
Read MoreBeing innovative in our cost savings while transforming a commercial space from restaurant to an innovative health and wellness facility.
Read MoreIt’s funny that a Maine-based construction company would need a “policy” about this, but you would be surprised how many companies tolerate horrible practices for relating. We outline our approach, and why we don’t waste time with jerks…
Read MoreAs a contractor, one of the most important relationships we negotiate is with our subcontractors. They are the hands of the entire building operation; without them, nothing gets built. But how do you build better relationships with subcontractors?
Read MoreWe think that excellent relationships are what undergird excellent building; it’s the key ingredient that makes a difference in our efficiency and in the quality of work we do.
Read MoreThe Optimum Construction of today didn't pop out of thin air, the fully formed top-notch construction management firm it is today. It was a long road that involved a lot of hard work and hard-won successes.
Read MoreThere’s an assumption that, under normal circumstances, a child will shed the stages of infancy, grow up and become a fully formed human adult. Applying the metaphor to a work environment it’s no different: employees may start out like uncertain infants, falling down every three steps, but with time, effort, and the right support they will come to own their roles and grow into new ones.
Read MoreHow do you find the right people to work with you? Optimum Construction doesn’t have a magical formula to answer that question, but if you look at our employee track record, it’s obvious we’re doing something right. Our employees love working for us, and we love working with them.
Read MoreIf you've spent any time around a construction job site, you've probably seen some version of this scene: Two guys, looking at a piece of work, scratching their heads. They look at each other shrug and say…"looks good from my house". With a chuckle and a nod and they turn to the next task of the day.
Read MoreOne of the most important factors in every project, at any stage of its development or completion, is the question of dollars and cents. Of course it is! This is business after all, right? But, Optimum's central focus is building better relationships and if that is the case, the way we work with money must be more closely tied to our heartbeat than you'd think
Read MoreExperience is really only valuable if it is put to work, shared, known about, allowed to come onto the playing field. So, the question that matters more than the sheer number of years is what kind of team dynamic does that experience get to play in. How are the past experiences, mistakes, and achievements of each team member brought to bear on the daily work.
Read MoreIf you've gotten a feel for how Optimum works and what we care about most, you might have asked yourself "Why make such a big deal of the whole "relationships" thing? Aren't you a commercial construction business?" And you'd be right to ask, we really are aiming for something quite different in the way we do the work we do.
Read MoreJacob wanted something hands-on, something more collaborative, more relational. But how would he get his foot in the door? The answer to that question is a truly "Optimum" answer: through a relationship.
Read MoreGetting a job to that “done and done well” place takes a lot more than nuts, bolts, nails, wood, and steel. It takes people…..lots of people: clients, architects, trade apprentices, master carpenters, even the guy that cleans out the port-a-potty every week (yes, that’s part of the General Contractor’s job too).
Read MoreIt’s early morning on a Friday. A couple of the Optimum guys are unfurling a nearly unending, thick vinyl banner, and they start to chuckle. Who’s going to be on this one? It’s become an office joke and a teamwide prank, to put each other’s faces on the long fence scrims that stretch around the Optimum job sites.
Read MoreRelationships are built at their own pace. There’s an inevitability that both frustrates us, and also becomes something we can rely on. “When the time is right” seems to be Newton’s unspoken law of relationship development.
Read MoreWhat you may not remember often enough, is that everybody comes from somewhere. Every great company had to “start” and it’s usually not that pretty of a picture at first.
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