Thursday, May 3, 2012

Man up and make decisions

May 3, 2012

Where does one start their blogging after a decade of work?  All that vast knowledge is begging to be distilled out onto a single page, each thought wanting to be the one that is shared with the world. 

Today's thought will be on spending money on behalf of the subcontractors.

For whatever reason, our artist was unable to get scaffolding for himself.  In an effort to keep the work moving, my company rented the equipment directly and are now fighting with the subcontractor about who should pay for it.  The actual problem is not who should pay for materials, but rather, when are we going to do out job as managers and settle disputes and conflicts?

When the subcontractor is fussing about money, whether legitimate or not, the time to settle it is right then and their.  There will always be awkward conversations and difficult decisions.  We can either make the decisions as they come along or kick the can further down the road. 

Man up, make decisions, and move forward.  Do not wait till everyone is filling liens and then wonder how to make them all go away before the VP shows up.