In business, the formal term for the time following offer and acceptance of a job is called onboarding. Formally defined by Webster as “the action or process of integrating a new employee into an organization,” the reality is that […]
Noncompete, nonsolicitation, and nondisclosure are all agreements employers implement as their company’s line of defense. They are most prominent in employment for positions where the employee is directly selling to or servicing the company’s clientele, such as sales, business […]
One Spring Break from college, our daughter brought her boyfriend home to meet us. After spending a week together with all of us, she asked me, “What do you think of ___?” All I said was that he was […]
The Department of Economic Development reports the State of Florida at a 4.7% unemployment rate. Thanks to the leadership in Tallahassee and the rest of the state for keeping businesses operational during the pandemic. Positions in construction management are not only […]
Have you ever received one of those nostalgic books that take you back in time to see what was happening the year you were born, the year you graduated, or another memorable year in time? The book I came […]
Last week, I interviewed a construction manager who previously worked on a Trump Organization project. This organization ought not to be confused with “The Trump Group” developers, who have no relation to our sitting President or to his family. […]
Time Magazine’s cover for May 2013 was entitled, “The ME, ME, ME generation”. The article that accompanied it is about the Millennial generation, born between 1980 and 2000. It discusses how the good intentions of the parents of this generation in trying […]
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 […]
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 […]
The 2020 AGC/Sage Construction outlook survey just came out. I attended the webinar in which they confirmed over 900 companies participated in the survey. 81% of the respondents said they are having staffing challenges. The top 3 employer concerns […]
Why do some companies always seem to hire the right people every time? My first CEO coach (when I just started building an organization at my company) pounded home to me the saying, “people for jobs, not jobs for […]
Labor Day weekend this year was filled with hurricane preparation, as well as watching and waiting for all of us on the East Coast of Florida. The emphasis was on the “wait” as Dorian pummeled the Bahamas while moving […]