This blog is part of a series to find out how well your firm copes with the 6 required drivers, named “EARTHS”, to fully embrace the BIM culture. and get more projects with fewer people.

The most successful firms Driving Vision worked with have strong leaders.

They have:

• a vision for the firm,
• they are willing to take risks, and
• they are willing to invest.

This relates to technology because these leaders are:

• willing to constantly challenge the status quo, and
• regularly evaluate how their firm can improve,

Your employees have expectations on what areas they think need leadership the most.

Today’s workers are expecting their leaders to embrace the following changes to keep up with modern times:

Findings in a 2019 human capital survey:

• 81% of respondents chose the ability to “lead through more complexity and ambiguity” as a required leadership ability for 21st-century leaders.
  
• Among those who replied that the new century has unique requirements,
  • 75% said that new technologies are what make 21st-century leadership initiatives distinct from the older generations.
• 65% believed it was the ability to “lead through influence,”
• 44% believed it was the “ability to lead more quickly.”
• 50% said that the ability to manage on a remote basis is important,
• 47% say the same for the ability to manage a workforce that utilises both humans and robotics
• 52% of employees who left their firm believed that their manager or organization could have done something to prevent them from leaving.

In a Gallup 2018 survey, employees believe that the decisions they make are influenced by the following attributes of their leaders:

• Only 22% of teams believe that their leaders have any clear direction for their firm.
• Trust in leaders is the highest-ranked link to employee engagement at 77%.

• It’s even higher than traditional motivators

  • like organisational culture (73%) or
    
  • opportunities for career growth (66%)

To implement BIM, you need to have:

• the right skills,
• the right technology, and
• the right leadership in place.

Do you have them?

The ever-evolving nature of BIM

makes it difficult, daunting and time-consuming to implement, especially for smaller firms.

Driving Vision has developed the BIM readiness diagnostic

It analyses your current operation, and evaluates:

• your BIM capabilities,
• if your culture is compatible with the BIM philosophy, and
• the investment required to make you BIM Level 3 ready.

Your BIM readiness report looks at

• your capabilities,
• your culture and
• how well you use the technology and

recommend actions to close the gaps.

In conclusion

Leadership in business is the act of inspiring subordinates to perform and engage in achieving a goal.

But leadership can mean different things, to different people, in different circumstances.

• Undoubtedly success is important.
• Without success businesses would ultimately fail and no one would be worthy of being called a leader.

Leadership does not necessarily mean you are the best at something. - People are good technicians or practitioners and not necessarily leaders. - In many circumstances, people are promoted based solely on their longevity in the practice (which may not be best for the business).

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Implementing BIM can be daunting, but Driving Vision is here to help you at the pace you are comfortable with. Get started by getting in touch now