Customer Experience

A construction project consists of multiple moving parts and customers. One change in the project’s timeline or budget can cause significant delays, making both a...
CPM

Blending CPM and Lean Scheduling for a Competitive Edge

The construction industry remains relatively strong, but that doesn’t necessarily mean builders have their houses completely in order. With project owners demanding faster builds...
Leadership Traits

Top 7 Leadership Traits for Engaging Employees

Improving their quality and effectiveness constantly challenges company leaders who strive to improve productivity, minimize turnover, and retain the best available talent. Studies show...
team conflict

Opportunity for the Right Course of Action

Every human being experiences conflict. It is a factor of human interaction. Therefore, it is impossible to get multiple people together, in a team,...

Increasing Veteran Opportunities

In 2001, after the events of September 11, David Huval joined the Army. He knew—and felt—that going into the Army was something he had...

Mindful Compassion in the Workplace

If you find yourself listening to coworkers complain at work, you’re not alone. Joe, a welder, often eats his lunch sitting on a curb...

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....

Commercial Space

Ver-Tex Construction, and its recent acquisition Brambier’s, rebranded as Contexture to reflect the company’s evolving strategic direction on improving building environments, its expanded portfolio...

Jobsite Mistakes

Turning errors into coachable moments By Chris Galloway I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” Benjamin Franklin famously said...

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...