Intelligent Plumbing Systems

The Digital Revolution has transformed everything from how we plan a trip to how we shop for groceries to how we talk to loved...

Tax Matters

By Karen J. Poist, CPA, and Kimberley D. Tarnakow, CPA As the nation has become more mobile, many construction companies now do business across the...

Future Workforce: Part 1 of 4

The labor shortage in construction is not new, it’s a problem years in the making. This doesn’t stop it from being a pain point...
workplace temper tantrum

Can You Recover from a Temper Tantrum?

Joan storms out of the office. The door slams. And everything comes to a screeching halt. The meeting has barely begun. Now, it’s over. Today...
Content-focused design

Content-First Approach

Designing digital assets before thinking through your content is a little like placing the proverbial cart before the horse. Instead, leading with the content...

IT Security

Pity the poor chief information security officer (CISO). On one hand, their needs are real: emergent cybersecurity threats are increasingly sophisticated and numerous. On...

The Art of Influencing People

As a construction contractor, your experience has likely taught you that you need much more than construction expertise to achieve success. Communication and "people...

The Master Game

There once was a man named DeRopp who wrote a book titled The Master Game. No need to discuss his book or his philosophy...

Family First

Anyone who has founded a construction business knows that success is often a slow climb, involving years of relationship-building and developing a reputation for...

Construction Recovery

By Craig Tappel and Kirk Chamberlain What may end up being the best thing about 2021 is that it’s no longer 2020. For many industries,...