Putting Lean Construction to Work

Though many 4-year degrees now come with mountains of student debt, one of the most in-demand career paths doesn’t require one at all. The...

Product Selection: Part 1 of 3

Designing a building is no easy task. Even “simple” projects present challenges as architects balance competing priorities like energy, carbon, cost, quality, and time.  Navigating...

Metal Shaping Resilient Buildings

As wildfires rage across the American West, hurricanes intensify in the Southeast, and insurance markets tighten nationwide, the demand for fire-resilient, climate-ready buildings is...

True Leadership

Steve McGough is president and CEO of HCSS, a trusted leader in construction software for estimating, field entry, project management, safety, digital plans, 3D...

Are Field Leaders Maximizing Your Bottom Line?

Most contractors hire subcontractors, who in turn hire field leaders for their respective trades. The field leaders of each trade have a great impact...

Those Darn Boomers: Part 2 of 2

By Preston Ingalls In my first article on Baby Boomers, I shared the financial reality of Boomers. Technically, it is an individual born between 1946...

Thriving Productivity in a List-Dominated World

As hard as I work every day, shouldn’t I have “arrived” by now? It’s a question that nags at you as you slog through...
Consensus Building

Win-Win Decisions: Part 2

Getting a team to reach a mutual decision can be more than challenging. Individual members have viewpoints that are influenced by their paradigms, experiences,...

Get Results Based On Your Choices

Paul and Sara were attending a luncheon that brought together colleagues from their office as well as recently retired colleagues. Sara commented to Paul...

Change, Challenges, Choices

If there’s one word that captures the essence of what is occurring in business today, it’s “change.” It’s most definitely “business NOT as usual.”...