Construction CEO

Management Consultants to the Construction Industry

Individual Profiles

Who We Are

We are a group of professionals with the combined knowledge to assist you

in implementing a practical, comprehensive management system regardless of

your size, IT Platform or complexity. Our target market is the construction

industry and contractors only.

WE ARE NOT:

	General Management Consultants
	Construction Managers
	Merger and Acquisition Consultants
	Program Managers
	Construction Claim Consultants
	Value or Constructibility Engineers

We are dedicated to the Mid Size contractor that needs to know where the company stands in all critical management areas and in helping those clients implement management systems to optimize performance.

Our Philosophy and Assumptions

Basic Assumptions:

A Construction Companies are complex organizations that require a high level of standardization in a non-standardized industry.

B  Growing Construction Companies require the proper balance between Leadership and Management

C  The CEO must manage the negative variances

D  Construction Companies fall into Project or Management Based Models

E  Construction Companies need to be Micro Managed

Leadership
Management - "Steven Covey"

Leaders are people who do the right thing

      "Warren Bennis"
Managers are people who do things right

Leadership is about coping with Change

      "John Kotter"
Management is about coping with complexity

Leadership has about it a kinesthetic feel

A sense of movement

     "Kouses & Posner"
Management is about handling things, about maintaining order, about organization and control

Leaders are concerned with what things mean to people

     "Abraham Zaleznik"
Managers are concerned about how things are done

Leaders are Architects

     "John Mariotto"
Managers are the builders

Leadership focuses on creation of a common vision

     "George Weathersby"
Management is the design of work, it's about controlling

Bruce M. Allen, CPCU, MBA -

President of KOG International

In 1973 Bruce began his career at Continental Insurance Company and shortly there after became the Philadelphia Bond Manager. In 1981 Bruce left Continental and formed his own insurance agency, specializing in construction bonds and related insurance products. For the next seven years Bruce provided high-level risk management consulting services to regional contractors in the areas of property and casualty insurance, loss control and engineering, claims management and sophisticated offshore cash flow programs. Bruce continues to provide strategic advice and day-to-day management of numerous bond programs for the company’s clients.

Bruce has over 30 years experience which has allowed for excellent growth opportunities for the company as well as for the respect and trust between the company and its clients.

Bruce received his MBA degree in Finance and Insurance from Temple University in 1980 and the prestigious Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) award in October of 1990. Bruce is also a licensed insurance agent in several states in the region.

Bruce continues not only with developing and managing comprehensive bond programs for the company’s clients, but also assists them with the strategic and tactical development of their business plans as it relates to their overall surety program. Bruce provides a unique construction consulting perspective to clients and prospects alike.

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