leadership

Leave a Leadership Legacy

In the Gallup book, Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow, Tom Rath writes, “The most extraordinary leaders do not see...
Successful construction contractors

Taking Control of the Future Brings Success

The construction industry is dynamic—ever changing and evolving through technology. The way contractors work today is clearly much different than 50 years ago—or 20...

Cutting Through Scheduling Hassles

Boss, the framing sub just called and he can’t field a crew for another week or two.” “In that case, we better tell the insulation...

RFID Benefits Freedom Tower at WTC

RFID helped set the foundation for the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower that was constructed where the World Trade Center’s original Twin Towers stood in New...
Technology

Merge Technology and Safety to Break Through Safety Plateaus

We live in a connected world. Connected technology is ever-present in most of our lives today as the Internet of Things (IoT) expands. Our...

Get Ready: The New Revenue Recognition Standard is Coming

New complexities for the construction industry follow the Revenue Recognition Accounting Standard issued on May 28, 2014. Many professionals in the construction industry who...

Eight Hundred, Ninety-Five Feet

Eight hundred, ninety-five feet—that was the distance Chicago-based contractor James McHugh Construction Company had to install 84-inch reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) as part of...

On Time and On Budget

Keeping the many parts of a construction project moving forward cohesively and efficiently is difficult work. Today, construction executives, contractors, and project managers are...

Products and Services Guide

Click Here to view the Products and Services Guide Click Here  to download a PDF of the Products & Services Guide _________________________________________________________________________ Modern Contractor Solutions, April 2018 Did...

Acquiring Good Employees

Attracting good, smart employees is a challenge. In a way, the odds are against finding the best, because stereotypes persist. Ask any high school...