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S.M.G. CONSTRUCTION MILLWORK
kitchens, vanities, walk-in closets, and built-in
entertainment units.
Meanwhile S.M.G. Construction, Ginns’ other
company, has been responsible for building
and/or renovating high-end, custom homes in
Lyford Cay, Old Fort Bay, Albany, and the Ocean
Club Estates. The company has also completed
several commercial projects—including a state
of the art laundry for
the Baha Mar project,
an equestrian estate,
the Mahogany House
Restaurant, and Old Fort
Plaza.
In 2015, Business View
Magazine spoke with Ginns several months
after a large fire had destroyed the entire mill-
work building and its offices. Since then, the
company has been in recovery mode, hoping to
use the loss as an impetus to build a bigger and
better operation.
Recently, we caught up with Ginns to find out
what direction the company has gone over the
past few years. Ginns
explained to us that he
decided to separate the
two companies in order
that each grows on its
own merits. Through
the hardships, he real-
ized that in order to have 100 percent customer satisfaction and
create a culture within the business, introducing a leadership
program was necessary.
The organizational culture that Ginns speaks to refers to the
beliefs and values that have existed in the organization over a
long period of time, and to the beliefs of the staff and the value
of their work that will influence their attitudes and behaviors.
Therefore, Ginns states, “It is
essential to understand the re-
lationship between this orga-
nizational culture and leader-
ship behavior to strive for the
greatest satisfaction of both
employees and customers.”
After much research and
passion in expanding his
knowledge regarding lead-
ership values, Ginns came to
the conclusion that “when
good leadership is in place
in a company, it can be felt
throughout the entire organi-
zation.With good leadership,
corporate culture isn’t forced,
it’s developed.Working with
the upper management, the
foremen, and our staff, we’ve
been able to focus on suitable
leadership for every individual
and the progress of creating a
vision through which we have
begun to see beneficial chang-
es within our business.”
In an effort to continue
these values, Ginns hired
Kenny Cargill, a Motivational
Leadership Director.With his
background in business, as
well as public relations, Kenny
was brought on as C.O.O. (Chief
Operating Officer) of S.M.G