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....
The Essence of Leadership
If you want an accurate predictor of whether or not a person will make a great leader, you should simply ask the person why...
The Great Communicator
In studying the highest levels of leadership, impact, and influence, several common aspects of effective communication become clear. The 10th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s...
Seven Ways to Strengthen Your Communication Skills
To keep our more difficult, but essential, communication skills limber in an environment where quick and easy communicating is the norm, it’s important to...
Get Ready: The New Revenue Recognition Standard is Coming
New complexities for the construction industry follow the Revenue Recognition Accounting Standard issued on May 28, 2014. Many professionals in the construction industry who...
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...
Simplify Construction Planning for On-Time Success
Construction project planning is complicated. From creating a schedule to accounting for multiple deadlines to juggling suppliers and subcontractors, construction project managers are constantly...
Workforce Shortage
According to a recent article in Reuters, construction companies in the U.S. are hiring more workers this year. The problem is finding them. As...
The Key to Avoiding Collections
Minimizing Your Risk While Maximizing Your Profit
Approximately one of every two construction-related businesses reported significantly higher unpaid receivables last year than the year before....
Creating a Caring Environment
Marketplace Chaplains Helping Others in the Workplace
Marketplace Chaplains, now celebrating its 30-year anniversary of work in today’s hectic workplace, has reached a new milestone...