Articles about Leadership.
For ten plus years, the conversation has been around the shortage of workers for the construction industry and the aging out of many more, with a weak talent pipeline ahead.…
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Almost every contractor has a values statement. And in most cases, it ranges somewhere from aspirational feel-good to client-centric bullshit marketing. Sounds good. Looks good on the website. Serves as a differentiator in…
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Everest Base Camp. The Inca Trail. Patagonia. Zion. Iceland. Half Dome. The Milford Trek. The Dolomites. The Sahara. We’ve had good times, my friends. But, you’re tired and worn. And…
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COVID BACKWARDS, 2021 FORWARD COVID spelled backward is DIVOC. So, how DIVOC is 2021 going to be different? Well, the answer, among many, is leadership. If there is…
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Have You Set Your Foremen Up To Succeed … or Fail? On average, foremen receive zero formal professional leadership and management training to prepare them. And the role of a…
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The Shawshank Leadership Moment I am honored today to complete the training and coaching for 2,000 of APi Group’s field leaders across North America. We trained today’s group at the…
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If you’ve been following the BSI Newsletters over the course of 2019, you have heard my soapbox on: The skilled labor shortage Why it’s important to mentor and train up-and-coming…
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Construction Dream Team host Sue Dyer speaks with Mark Breslin, the CEO of Breslin Strategies and Executive Director of the United Contractors Association, author, speaker, and influencer. He’s spent decades…
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A Call For Leadership Peggy Smedley from ConstructechTV does a follow up interview with Mark Breslin on Who Is To Blame For The Labor Shortage. Hear what #NoBSBreslin has to…
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A Million Miles Later, Some Things Never Change Last month I was flying along, minding my own business, when the flight attendant came up to me. In the crowded cabin…
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