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Millwork to ensure Ginns’ vision is an everyday
practice within both companies.
Cargill began with the understanding that while
the company has to take care of its customers,
it also has to build its people.“We have to allow
them to know the core values of the company,
the vision of the C.E.O, and we have to build our
leaders to understand their roles and how to lead,”
he states.“We strive for communication being
daily and open, and for everyone to understand
the vision and goal while also the way in which to
personally improve and strive towards success.”
Ginns says his inspiration for much of his lead-
ership program came primarily from the works
of Jon Gordon’s series of novels,most specifically,
“The Energy Bus.”This novel takes readers on
an enlightening and inspiring ride, revealing ten
secrets for approaching life and work with the
kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to
true accomplishment. “You’re the driver of your
bus; desire, vision, and focus will move your bus
in the right direction. You just have to want it!”
he exclaims.
Over the next few years, Ginns says that his
aim is to keep growing the design/build part of
S.M.G. Construction-80 percent of the business is
currently design/build and the company has four
full-time architects on its 90-person staff.“We
will be focusing not just on residential, but also
on commercial work,”he says.He also wants to
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expand both companies’ reach beyond Nassau,
and look for work on the outer islands of the
Bahamas.Meanwhile, S.M.G is running both a
day and night shift.“That’s how fast we’ve grown,”
he says.“We’re doing an expansion to our spray
shop, and we’re building an innovative storage
facility on the property in congruence with our
growing company.”