Recently I have been monitoring the Nextdoor App and the comments written by my neighbors regarding their response to the virus and the shutdown of normal life. We live in a boating community and a popular spot to anchor […]
Last Friday, we participated in the webinar from Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) regarding the virus. If you missed it and would like to listen to it, click here to watch it. AGC is publishing a daily series […]
Resources: Opening Up America Guidelines https://www.whitehouse.gov/openingamerica/ Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) COVID-19 Webinar: Topics include Labor Law, Contractual Law, Safety and more with most recent industry updates. Construction Financial Managers Association (CFMA) COVID-19 resources The Society of Human […]
Last Monday night, Tucker Carlson invited Former FEMA Chief Brock Long onto his television show to discuss the Federal Government’s capabilities and limitations with respect to COVID-19 relief. Mr. Long spoke of the many natural disasters weighing on our […]
We socialized with friends who do not work in the Construction Industry, but instead for companies that employ hundreds of people servicing national and worldwide regions. They asked if our companies had released emergency plans for the Coronavirus. They […]
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 […]
2020 is here! Most people in the construction industry don’t want to look back a decade to 2010. The recession was in full swing, opportunities were limited to certain project types, and companies of all sizes were competing for […]
A couple of years ago, when Daniele came to me suggesting we switch from a monthly newsletter to a weekly blog, my first thought was, “fifty-plus articles per year.” Now coming into the close of the second year of […]
If you search Amazon books for “team building”, you will receive over 47,000 results. Is this really so complicated a subject that it warrants the writing of so many books? My own opinion is that team building is a topic all […]
At times, our company can be strenuously challenged with projects like preparing for tradeshows, moving employee offices, planning a company party, or even sending out holiday greetings. As a leader, despite rolling out the initiative and thinking myself to […]
As we gather for our year-end festivities and express our gratitude for the people we work with, it is an excellent occasion to share the successes of the company with the team. In addition, the end of the year […]
Recently after completing one of those crazy Facebook quizzes and thinking about how it seemed to come back surprisingly spot on, upon further reflection I realized it may not be so. The quiz results said I love honesty and […]