Team Member

Sue Dyer, MBA, MIPI, MDRF

Founder, Partnering Facilitator

Sue Dyer founded OrgMetrics LLC in 1986 as a partnering facilitation firm dedicated to helping construction organizations and project teams develop collaborative cultures. Sue has become the thought leader on collaboration in construction. In the early 1980’s Sue was the Executive Director of what is today the United Contractors Association. In that role she was the first woman in the U.S. to head up a major collective bargaining unit for the construction industry and negotiated with all of the construction crafts. She developed her non-adversarial approach while at United Contractors and took it out into the industry to confirm that it also worked for other organizations and projects. Sue has worked for almost 30 years to perfect the model for Momentum Partnering. In 2009 Sue founded the International Partnering Institute; the industry’s only non-profit focused on researching and sharing best practices for construction Partnering. In 2020, Sue launched sudyco LLC to focus on bringing the models and lessons learned from the construction industry to build trust for businesses, organizations and initiatives to improve outcomes.

FUN QUESTIONS:

What do you do when you are not at work?

My work is my play. I love my work. I love the people that I get to work with. But my husband and I also are full-time parents to our teenage grandson and I love spending time with them.

Why did you choose to join the OrgMetrics Team?

I have been here from the start and my dream is to continue on this journey and leave a legacy of models and know-how that can help the next generations of construction organizations and teams.

Who or what inspires you?

I am inspired by owners who see that they can really have an effective and extraordinary organization when they choose Collaborative Partnering. I am equally inspired by project leaders who take on huge efforts and risk, and continue to lead their team to success despite the challenges.  I love watching the leaders on the teams get better and better over time.

What gives you the most satisfaction in your work?

Seeing the “light bulb” go on for someone – that they understand how Collaborative Partnering works and can then take the model and concepts to all of their projects! This is my life’s work!

What is the favorite project you have worked on and why?

Each project is my favorite! I love them all!!