Mass Miscommunication

You fiddle with your smartphone under the table during an important meeting. You type an (error-ridden) email to a client while talking (distractedly) on...

How to Answer the Dreaded “Got a Minute?”

The fact is, unless you are a great rarity today, you not only don’t have a minute, you have a yawning deficit of minutes....

Building Better Solutions for Contractors

As the national sales manager for Builders and Contractors Trust (BCT), one of the original pioneers in the sponsorship of tax-advantaged Supplemental Unemployment Benefit...

Construction Equipment: Buy vs Rent

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Workforce Management: Pt. 3 of 4

Read parts 1 and 2 here. Contractors know that the future of the industry is digital, and many companies are already using digital solutions for...

Customer Success

Keeping a well-trained workforce can be challenging. Every week, new technologies and new methodologies are changing how construction is performed. Keeping abreast of all...

True Calculation

Construction business owners and managers are increasingly interested in understanding the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their machines. It’s a more complicated equation...

Recoup Time Lost to Compliance Efforts

An increasing number of laws, regulations, and standards are being enacted to not only ensure better public and environmental health, but also enable government...

Critical Early Stages

The earliest stages of any project, including before and during site preparation, are critical to its ultimate success.  Preparing a site includes several integral steps,...
Skilled Labor Shortage

Skilled Labor Shortage Amplifies Need to Boost Vocational Education

We’re in the thick of a construction boom. But if you ask anyone in the business, the boom could be so much more but...