Mar 23, 2021
Productivity drives profitability. To achieve both, organizations must excel operationally.
Technology and its implementation in company processes are essential for operational excellence. Positive change occurs when leaders are sold out to its importance and value, communicating it to their people both in the field and office.
In this week’s podcast episode, I have a conversation with Don Kafka, the CEO of ToolWatch, Corp. He shares the challenges he faced in running his electrical contracting business and how it led to the creation of ToolWatch to solve those challenges. We also discuss the role of technology in dialing in operations for construction businesses and how leaders play a huge role in rolling out those initiatives to their people.
Listen to this episode today!
Discussion Points:
0:00 Introduction
2:06
Biggest challenge Don faced running
his business
2:45 Bottlenecks in the construction
industry
3:28 Value of strong internal
operations
4:19 Where to begin in strengthening internal
operations
5:25 Best construction company
practices
6:07 How to convince the leadership of dialing in
their operations
7:54 What ToolWatch does for operations
management
9:50 Recommendations for successfully using software
tools
11:28 Roadblocks from the implementation of
technology and overcoming
them
12:42 How effective leaders roll-out technology
initiatives
14:13 Frequency of meetings with implementation teams
and who comprises them
15:56
Clearing the ground for a fresh
start when you’ve failed
18:00
When to dedicate a person to
oversee implementation of new
technologies
18:56 Top three areas of focus to improve
productivity and profitability
About the Guest:
Don Kafka is founder and CEO of ToolWatch Corp. Kafka established the Denver-based company in 1991 to provide tool and equipment systems that track and manage resources throughout an organization.
Since then, he has been focused on educating construction companies about the importance of operations management to improve their productivity and profitability.
Resources:
- Do Your Project Executives Need to Become Better Leaders? Book a 10-minute call with Eric Anderton (https://10minutes.youcanbook.me/)
- Visit the ToolWatch website (http://www.toolwatch.com)
- Follow Don and ToolWatch on Linkedin
Recommended Restaurants:
- Volt Restaurant (https://www.voltrestaurant.com/)
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