IT Security

Pity the poor chief information security officer (CISO). On one hand, their needs are real: emergent cybersecurity threats are increasingly sophisticated and numerous. On...
standardization

Grabbing Lunch and a Bite of Standards

It’s lunch time, you’re hungry, and you see a McDonald’s and quickly turn in to grab a fast bite. A long drive-through line convinces...

Clarifying Industry Components

This year, the North American Excavation Shoring Association (NAXSA) held its first annual association meeting for trench shoring dealers and manufacturers. NAXSA’s ultimate goal...

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...

Detoxification: Handling A Toxic Employee

Steps to take to remedy negativity in the workplace By Preston Ingalls Often referred to as “bad apples,” or as the French would say, pourri, chronic...

Contractor Training

Training … why do it? The short and simple answer to the question of why bother with construction training is twofold: safety and productivity. Accidents...

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...

Distracted Driving & Injuries

Travelers released its 2023 Travelers Risk Index on distracted driving recently, which revealed that the number of construction business owners who have implemented a...

Inspect What You Expect

It's not enough to just assign the task When you request a task to be performed, you naturally expect it to be completed. We make...

What the Heck is an MRO

Most companies are aggressively searching for ways to reduce their costs to compete in this tight market. Three letters, MRO, can spell considerable savings...