Leadership

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Ruthless Pragmatism, Default Decisions & the Rat Tail

It’s 10:47 PM, a month ago. On the road, few good options exist to eat. Waffle House, Denny’s, and more than a few gas stations have served me well in…

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Leadership, Cowardice and How I Gave Away Half Of My Sh*t Twice

There is a streak of cowardice across the construction industry. And it runs from top management to the field. For an industry that prides itself on performance, grit, and accountability,…

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AI, The Broken Promise & the End of the Construction Workforce Shortage

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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Your Org Values: Operational & Economic Asset or Marketing Bullshit?

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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Goodbye Old Friends

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 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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Give Your Foremen Tools To Succeed

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

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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Defining The Lead Edge of Leadership

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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Collaborate or Die Podcast

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…