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Firm believers in honesty, faithfulness and
reliability, both Boyd and Mathiesen take a
traditional, but hard-nosed stance when it
comes to team-building.
“You have to let people fumble along a bit
and encourage them to learn new things –
but micromanagement drives everybody
crazy, from the labourer all the way up to the
top,” Boyd said. “Let them figure out a better
way to do it. Let them learn the way they’re
supposed to learn and not be told what hand
to hold the broom with.”
Looking ahead to five and 10 years down the
road, Boyd’s plans for Boda Construction
don’t focus on the extravagant, but rather
finding that youthful exuberance while pro-
viding a quality product at a fair price in a
timely manner.
“Our next ten-year plan is to keep what we
got,” he said. “Keep the rough size and keep
striving for the same kind of high quality
new homes and renovations. We don’t have
any plans to get bigger. We want to maintain
what we have and deliver a first class product
in a cost effective timely manner.”
“Have to keep fresh and keep moving,” Boyd
continued. “People want to see that energy.”