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...

Competitive Edge

In 2022, the construction industry experienced headwinds, backwinds, and crosswinds. The Inflation Reduction Act includes hundreds of billions for clean energy, transportation, and manufacturing....
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Workforce Development

By Bart Gragg and Peter Krammer Workforce development — recruiting, training, promoting, and retaining—could be a complex system for company leadership to build and maintain....
Compensation Management

Compensation Strategies: Keep Your Most Talented

With U.S. unemployment rates at generational lows, construction companies face one of the most severe talent shortages ever. Faced with this challenge, companies are...

Proven Strategies for High-Impact Teams

The world of commercial construction is a high-stakes arena where detailed plans, tight schedules, and strict budgets come together (often as a collision). From...

Utilizing the 5Ss: Part 1

Does it seem to take you a while to find some things? Do you hear yourself muttering, “I know it’s here somewhere?” Do you...

Effective Strategies

By Lynn Connors Delays are a common occurrence in the construction industry. From weather to inadequate supply of workers, construction projects are prone to disruptions....

Forward Movement

Courtesy of Sunbelt Rentals Careers in the construction industry may involve hard hats and safety vests on a jobsite in the field, or they can...
Exiting Requires Thought

Exiting Requires More than a Thought

In June 1968, General William Westmoreland was relieved of his command in Vietnam when his new boss, Richard Nixon, lost confidence in his approach....

Seven Ways to Strengthen Your Communication Skills

To keep our more difficult, but essential, communication skills limber in an environment where quick and easy communicating is the norm, it’s important to...