Don’t Let Someone Else Tell Your Storyhttps://breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/PCL1.jpg400300Breslin StrategiesBreslin Strategies//breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/breslin-strategies.png
RECRUITING TOP TALENT: TELLING YOUR STORY No matter if you are a contractor, labor organization, utility, oil company, manufacturer or service provider, if you want to attract real talent today…
Honoring The Fieldhttps://breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Honoring-The-Field-800x450.jpg800450Breslin StrategiesBreslin Strategies//breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/breslin-strategies.png
This article is dedicated to the men and women who work in the field. Yes, contractors in our industry take 100% of the risk, but they can do nothing alone.…
Preparing for 2018: What’s Your Story?https://breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Misc-Construction-Image-800x450.jpg800450Breslin StrategiesBreslin Strategies//breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/breslin-strategies.png
As you look ahead in 2018, chances are you’re thinking in terms of budgets, new work opportunities, equipment purchases and a thousand other details involved in running a successful business.…
The Abuse of Apprentices Stops Nowhttps://breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ConstructionSite.png777518Breslin StrategiesBreslin Strategies//breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/breslin-strategies.png
“I can’t believe I signed up for this s***.” And so began a tale of stupidity, short-sightedness and tradition that reflects a broken culture and wasted talent. The words were…
The Skilled Workforce Illusion, What Good Leaders Look Like & How To Find Themhttps://breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Skilled-Workforce-Illusion.png560315Breslin StrategiesBreslin Strategies//breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/breslin-strategies.png
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android The Construction Leading Edge podcast from www.constructionleadingedge.com is an interview with Mark Breslin of Breslin Strategies, and in this construction podcast, we cover topics including the…
Most of the union employers I know have at one time or another complained about the quality of their apprentices. For sure the reviews over the last few years is…
The Three Most Important Words a Leader Can Live Byhttps://breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Employer_Mindset-1024x893-1-1024x893.png1024893Breslin StrategiesBreslin Strategies//breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/breslin-strategies.png
Three words sum up one of the greatest challenges and opportunities for most leaders. And those three words are as simple as this: ASK, DON’T TELL. These words are critically…
Delegation is the key to advancement. If you can’t find effective ways to move things off your plate and onto others’, you cannot advance. If you can’t delegate in a…
Transformed: Create a Professional Foreman for $22.50https://breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/stock_114098614.jpg1000637Breslin StrategiesBreslin Strategies//breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/breslin-strategies.png
Most field supervisors engaged in the construction, energy, utility, or other traditional blue collar role do not self-identify as professionals. That is inaccurate. That is lame. That is a failure…
For Labor Professionals: Don’t Be the Problem… Be a Problem Solver!!https://breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Problem_Solver-1.jpg1000673Breslin StrategiesBreslin Strategies//breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/breslin-strategies.png
Be a Problem Solver When training labor professionals in communication or business development I begin with trying to change their orientation to problem-solving. See without even knowing it, most of…