Real Estate and Construction




Customer-driven
How to become your industry's Ritz-Carlton
Terrie Gilligan manages what she calls “the Ritz-Carlton of paving companies.” While her $20 million asphalt paving and maint...


Defined leadership
How to stick to your plan
David E. Sessions encourages his approximately 50 employees to be involved in the community, so he often has trouble turning down requests ...


Power of the people
How Todd Kenner used PBS&J Corp.’s culture to steer through hard times
If you want to hear about the benefits of building a better company culture, go find Todd J. Kenner and ask him about how it saved PBS&J Corp. ...


Leadership blueprint
How Mark House uses trust and communication to build The Beck Group’s Florida Division
When Mark House is sitting down with new hires, he gives them a one-page leadership philosophy that clearly states his core beliefs and his expect...


Lyle C. Blanden
Chairman and CEO, J.O. DeLotto and Sons Inc.
Lyle C. Blanden has found the best way to find out what employees want is simply to ask them. While on a retreat with his management team at J....


Joe Williams
President and CEO, Kimmins Contracting Corp.
At a previous career, Joe Williams was on his way out the door for the weekend, and as he passed his boss’s door, the boss told Williams that he need...


Building a team
How Peter Tibma avoids a culture of blame at Nohl Crest Homes Corp.
While walking around the office one day, Peter Tibma heard an employee referring to cracks in the concrete as “settling.” The pr...


Aged to perfection
How Thilo Best led Horizon Bay Senior Communities out of trouble and into growth
When Thilo Best was recruited to manage a portfolio of properties owned by White Hall Real Estate Funds, he knew he would be facing a difficult situa...

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Peak performance
How Bill Tamayo rededicated himself to Suncoast Roofers Supply to grow it into an industry leader


Building efficiency
ASI Building Products’ Mike Patierno on why it doesn’t pay to browbeat employees


John Cannon
President, John Cannon Homes Inc.




Team player
WDG Construction’s Donald A. Buck Jr. learned to trust his employees, and he’s reaping the benefits.






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