A Debt to be Paid: Employing our Veterans: Part 2
What has four decades as an employer taught me about hiring and managing veterans? That it’s the smartest move I can make in terms...
How to Let Go
To achieve success, every construction company must execute key tasks flawlessly. When these essential functions, processes, and systems get sidetracked or handled chaotically, projects...
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.”...
Debunking Myths of Cold-Weather Concreting
As temperatures drop, concrete contractors face a familiar dilemma: press on through winter or pause production until spring. Cold weather has long carried a...
Using Neural Leadership to Build a Better Business
Business owners and managers today face a myriad of challenges—a tight market with strong competition, workforce issues, slimming margins, and the need to keep...
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...
Industry Expectations
The pandemic accelerated trends in the construction industry related to labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and material cost increases. Ultimately, these trends resulted in...
Decision Making
I truly believe our lives are the result of our decision making. We are either recipients of good outcomes for proper decisions or victims...
Competency in Your Field
Many construction professions recognize the need for certification to identify competency in their respective fields. The Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) is recognized...
Winter Planning: Prepping for Snow and Ice Removal
As most know too well, Mother Nature can drop a foot of snow and ice over the ground with a snap of her fingers,...









