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Construction Talent Today: You Can’t Get What You Pay For 1024 576 Breslin Strategies

Construction Talent Today: You Can’t Get What You Pay For

According to Gallup national polling, employee engagement is at a 30-year low. They report that only 31% of people consider themselves highly engaged. 17% report being unengaged. And 52% are…

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Ten Things Your Field Leaders Won’t Tell You 1024 576 Breslin Strategies

Ten Things Your Field Leaders Won’t Tell You

I bet you think you know most of your field leaders pretty well. What they think and what is important to them. They’ve been working for you quite a while.…

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Ruthless Pragmatism, Default Decisions & the Rat Tail 1024 576 Breslin Strategies

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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Questions from the field
#NoBSBreslin – Questions From The Field 661 358 Breslin Strategies

#NoBSBreslin – Questions From The Field

Question #1 The Know It All Supe: What To Do? Q: What would your way be to approach a deal with a General Supt. that honestly does not have the…

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Getting Shit Done: Urgent vs. Important 500 351 Breslin Strategies

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…

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next generation leadership training
If Your People Leave, It’s Your Fault 1024 684 Breslin Strategies

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…

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Safety is a four letter word
The War For Talent: Chapter 2 800 450 Breslin Strategies

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…

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Safety is a four letter word
The War For Talent: Chapter 1 800 450 Breslin Strategies

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…

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Construction workers
The Abuse of Apprentices Stops Now 777 518 Breslin Strategies

The Abuse of Apprentices Stops Now

“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…

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Construction workers
Seven Tips for Effective Delegation 1000 667 Breslin Strategies

Seven Tips for Effective Delegation

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…

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