Promoting Accountability in the Field
Friendship Can’t Matter Promoting Accountability in the Field Maintaining authentic and caring friendships on the jobsite has inherent challenges when you’re the leader. And without clear expectations, healthy boundaries, and fair treatment, you can invite chaos, misunderstandings and resentment. For foremen and superintendents it is a critical line to be established and adhered to in […]
Getting Shit Done: Urgent vs. Important
Making decisions about controlling your time and utilizing your talent requires you to be thoughtful and strategic. One of the first steps on this path is to learn the difference between “urgent” and “important” tasks. Don’t mistake urgency for importance. Don’t think that because a fire is burning it warrants your immediate attention every single […]
Leadership Basics for Your Millennials (And You)
Millennials are fantastic at communicating with and connecting to technology. But when it comes to interactive leadership in person – not always. These strategies are meant for you to share with your up-and-coming millennial leaders. They are basic leadership tactics and behaviors that are often overlooked by young people. Leadership is not just about the […]
#1 Attribute of High Performing Teams
Psychological Safety A Foundation for Teamwork Ask people you work with what they are afraid of. You might hear answers like heights, snakes, public speaking, failure or the dark. The most dishonest will tell you they are not afraid of anything. The truth is that the deepest fears, and ones that impact us most, […]
10 Things Your Foremen Won’t Tell You
10 Things Your Foremen Won’t Tell You I bet you think you know most of your foremen pretty well. You don’t. Really. They’ve been working for you forever, right? They like and respect you. But you haven’t really been paying enough attention. And they are holding back from telling you what you need to know. […]
If Your People Leave, It’s Your Fault
More than three million people quit their jobs this year. That number is up 35% in the last five years. (Wall Street Journal, 2018) 51% of people polled say they are considering leaving their existing position. (Gallup, 2017) That is one half of your workforce. Today. Among millennials, 43 percent envision leaving their jobs within two […]
The 3rd Cultural Revolution in the Construction Industry
People Development First, it was Safety. Then, it was Drug Free. Right Now, the cultural revolution in the construction industry is People Development. Is your company prioritizing people above everything else? Our construction leadership training programs show you how to do exactly that. Here’s why you should start…yesterday. LESS THAN 15% OF THE WORKFORCE […]
The War For Talent: Chapter 2
A Tale of Two Contractors I have been on the front lines of The War for Talent. I experienced it up close and personal within a span of two weeks in early 2018. I was asked to provide training to two very successful and well-established companies located in the United States. Both have ownership teams […]
The War For Talent: Chapter 1
The Battle Plan Whether you like it or not, you are in the middle of an all-out battle, a race to hire an ever-shrinking number of motivated and qualified workers and develop Next Gen Leaders. A War for Talent. How do you win? PLANNING AND STRATEGY Take the time to perform a simple five-step analysis […]
Microlearning Comes To Construction
Millennials Embrace A New Way Of Learning Microlearning is the process of learning in short, effective segments. It works by providing learners with digestible, relevant, interactive learning resources they can apply right away. A study lead by H.F. Spitzer found that modern learners forget 80% of content from a training session or workshop. Experts also say that you lose part […]