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Real Estate and Construction
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Weathering the storm
How Joe Zimmerman leads KB Home through tough times by engaging his employees
Joe R. Zimmerman is a hallway walker. The division president
of KB Home’s Houston office likes to get out and wander through
the office and the ho...
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George A. Pontikes Jr.
President and CEO, Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc.
As a young man, George A. Pontikes Jr. was taught that it was best to learn business from the bottom up. So that’s what he did, working
every job i...
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Leadership blueprint
How John Johnson develops the next generation of leaders at David Weekley Homes
John Johnson is a people person. And that doesn’t just mean he
likes to shake hands a lot.As the CEO of David Weekley Homes, a $1.5 billion multistat...
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Clear communication
How Jon Silberman led NAI Houston to growth by telling employees exactly what he wanted to do
When Jon Silberman and his business partner bought NAI
Houston in 1999, they quickly determined that they needed to overhaul the company...
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Dynamic duo
How Ric Campo and Keith Oden create a sense of ownership for employees at Camden Property Trust
After five years or so, Ric Campo says something started to irritate him. When Campo was working his way up through the business
ranks, he atte...
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Engineering a leader
How Norman Chambers used acquisitions to lead NCI to the top of its industry
If Norman Chambers’ business philosophy seems traditional, it’s by design.
Chambers, president and COO of NCI Building Systems, ...
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Aggregate plan
How U.S. Concrete’s Eugene Martineau is changing an industry
Some people may look at an industry populated by more than 2,000 small, independent companies as a hopelessly fragmented market, with the players doom...
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In focus
Leonard Cherry stays true to what Cherry Cos. does best.
Leonard Cherry has mastered the art of delegating.
By developing junior- and senior-level management programs, he’s maximized opportunities for Che...
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