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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COMPELLING. INSIGHTFUL. RELEVANT NOW. 2000 Construction Industry leaders received the National Apprenticeship Survey. The results are in. It includes your views and best practices along with the reported challenges…
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Mentoring: Our Industry Succession Strategy (Gen X and Millennials, You’re Up!) If I objectively analyze the foundation of my construction career, I find that my leadership success can probably be…
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The Deadly Secrets Mental Health & Well-being in Construction For an industry so concerned with safety, it seems either ironic or pathetic that we tell people to wear their safety…
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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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All The Drama Movies Aren’t On Netflix How many of you when you are flipping through the channels will re-watch a movie you have seen 5 or 10 times? All…
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At the time of this writing our country and industry are confronting major adversity. The words “uncharted territory” have been overused but convey the uncertainty of profound change and challenge.…
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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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