Resolving problems | Avoiding disputes | Building trust | Serving leaders
Since 1986, William (Bill) Dean, principal and managing member of Integrative Business Solutions, LLC, has helped project teams and executives resolve complex problems, avoid disputes, and build trust in the construction industry.
Observing and listening to teams describe problems. Building trust quickly. Diving deep into and digesting critical details within time and circumstance constraints.
Distilling large volumes of information and identifying key issues, and often, the problem(s) behind the problem. Analyzing, summarizing, organizing, simplifying, and often “translating” relevant information between outside counsel, consultants, and executive management.
Developing concise, understandable, and concrete solutions. Ultimately, applying emotional intelligence developed over years to lead multiple parties with diverse interests to resolution through negotiation or mediation, avoiding the need for a decision by a third party judge or arbitrator. And always mentoring, always teaching, always building trust in the real-world based on competency and integrity.
While Mr. Dean’s experience leads him to specialize in the construction industry, these skills apply to any industry and any problem, including leadership. Colin Powell once defined leadership simply as “problem solving”. Mr. Dean has applied his skills while leading both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations formally and, often more challenging, informally. As a principal of Integrative Business Solutions, LLC, Mr. Dean is now bringing his expertise in problem-solving, dispute avoidance, building trust, and leadership to a broader audience by offering the following services (click on any of the following in the column to the right for additional information):
Trust Building
Dispute Avoidance
Problem Resolution
Project Neutral
Dispute Resolution
Evaluative Mediation
Subject Matter Expert
Litigation Management
Organizational Health
Leadership Development
Business Planning
Business Counseling
Legacy Building
Peace Making
Professional:
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Summa Cum Laude
School of Architecture and Environmental Design
California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, California
Clark Construction, LLC – Vice President / Officer-in-Charge
Manhattan Construction Company – Senior Vice President / Area Manager
Manhattan Energy, LLC – Vice President
Kraft Construction Company – Vice President / Project Executive
Architectural Consultant / Draftsperson
Rough Carpenter
North Carolina Real Estate Broker
North Carolina Building Contractor Qualifier
South Carolina General Contractor Qualifier
California General Building Contractor Qualifier
Florida Certified General Contractor Qualifier
Florida Certified Mediator