FLCC Administrator, Author at Florida Construction Connection

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Vision With Alignment and Execution

Despite construction being classified as essential work, both the coronavirus and subsequent political unrest have jostled the industry. Though this has exacerbated the usual uncertainty that is part of our industry even in normal times, construction workers are generally not fazed by unpredictability. Perhaps that is part of why, as LinkedIn news reported, “Tensions were lowest in construction and manufacturing, with at […]

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Idioms and Slang – Workplace Commonality or Confusion?

Recently one of my employees, a naturalized citizen with English as a well–mastered second language commented on the different idioms I use to ensure he correctly understood their meaning. Growing up in New England in the ‘70s and ‘80s, idioms were utilized often in my family, so it is no […]

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Elections – Does Your Vote Count?

Not a day goes by in 2020 where both critics and supporters of our current US President seem to be ubiquitous. Listening to all the arguments can really mess with people’s minds, causing many to become so disgusted that […]

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Habitually Consistent Construction Management

At Florida Construction Connection, we begin each week with an AHOD meeting. “All Hands on Deck” meetings last an hour or less per week and consist of all members of the company coming together to review the events of […]

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Main, Satellite and Jobsite – The Office Cleanliness Practice

COVID or no COVID, your office needs to maintain order and cleanliness to function properly and make the appropriate good impressions. Several decades ago, Chicago Tribune columnist Ann Landers publicized Miriam Hamilton Keare’s Golden Rules for Living. The rules […]

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Whatever It Takes!

Marketing coach and author Grant Cardone had a reality television series a few years ago entitled “Whatever it Takes”. The series, based in Miami, featured individuals of all ages, races, and backgrounds competing for a job in sales and […]

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Create A Culture of CARE with the help of AGC

Associated General Contractors of America has launched a website called The Culture of CARE—buildculture.org. The Culture of CARE is challenging leaders to take a bold and visible step toward ensuring their workplaces are welcoming, safe, and inclusive for an […]

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Coachable, Trainable, Dismissible

The protests presently calling to defund the police are fortunately not precipitating the elimination of the profession. Instead, they are mostly looking into the profession for needed improvement in agencies across America. While some agencies do set an example with how they coach, train and hold their employees accountable, sadly, there are too many examples […]

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Finding Your Right Now Job Match

On Friday, the nation received encouraging news that 2.5 million jobs were added to the economy last month, causing the unemployment rate to drop to 13.3% (source US Department of Labor). The construction unemployment rate fell to 12.7%. Although […]

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Civil Unrest and The Workplace

Most employers have just begun returning to some degree of normalcy after navigating through a pandemic, an economic downturn, and frayed emotions, only to now be faced with nationwide social unrest as well. The murder of George Floyd last week […]

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Returning to the Workplace after the Pandemic Restrictions

The origin of the quote, “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses” is unknown, but it was used by the author of the 1853 book “Lettres Écrites De Mon Jardin”, and […]

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Effective Verification – Together or Not

I am progressing through the second season of The Good Place, a Netflix comedy series about a lady named Eleanor who was surprised to make it to the Good Place, and upon arriving is determined to shed her old […]

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