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May 10, 2021

7 Strategies for Reducing the Cost of Your Next Project

In more than three decades of planning and delivering construction projects, I have yet to encounter a client who wasn’t, at least to some degree, concerned about the cost of their project. In recent months, we’ve seen unprecedented volatility in the construction industry, and this is a major financial pain point for buyers of construction services. Before getting too far into the weeds on your next major project, I invite you to consider the following seven proven cost-saving strategies.

May 6, 2021

5 Ways Technology Improves Safety at Construction Sites

Construction sites house nearly 6.5 million American workers and their safety is a key concern for employers. Despite this, the fatality rate in the construction industry is the highest in the U.S. Workers at these sites constantly have to monitor the possible risks of falls, misuse of equipment, and structural failures resulting in injury or death. This makes it extremely crucial for business leaders to establish a culture that prioritizes safety at all costs.

May 4, 2021

Building Places Where Heroes Can Be Heroes

The COVID-19 pandemic was and, in some cases, still is uncharted territory for all of us. However, during my 40+ years in the construction industry, I know it is in the very nature of our industry to work together, mitigate risks, plan for contingencies, adapt, and think on our feet.

April 8, 2021

How To Effectively Hire and Manage Top Performers

Every once in a while, we need a little refresher on the four primary temperaments for hiring, managing, and developing talent. Even though we are a blend of all four temperaments, we tend to exhibit a primary and secondary temperament or backup. The difference between putting together a great team and struggling to build a is a fine line. Leroy Hamm, President of IHD Corporation, has spent more than 30 years providing HR services to construction companies. Here are Leroy’s tips for managing the Four Primary Temperaments:

March 30, 2021

How To Manage Excellence

This article was originally published by Simplar, one of our industry partners, and is all about uncovering construction’s best-in-class management practices. The construction industry has always excelled at creating the built environment on the leading edge of modern engineering, design, and technology. However, the construction industry has lagged behind in the adaptation of leading-edge management and organizational processes of modern business enterprises.

March 15, 2021

Looking For a Job in 2021? Women, the Construction Industry Needs You!

There is no better time for women to consider a career in construction. Whether you are a woman starting college, reentering the workforce, joining the workforce for the first time, or looking for a second career, construction offers ample opportunities to both begin and advance in the industry that builds the places where we work, play, worship, learn and heal.

July 20, 2020

Lessons Learned in Hiring Advice From a Corporate Recruiter

The goal of using a hiring system is to gather information. Yet, one piece that I see neglected the most often is the use of references in researching the past performance of the applicant. In my years as a corporate recruiter, I found that the feedback I received from references not only added additional light on the performance of the applicant but in some cases, was directly the opposite of the impression I got in the interview.

April 10, 2020

How to Market Your Construction Company During a Crisis

In my 32-year career as a construction marketing specialist, I have never come across a more challenging time to market than right now. As the entire world is preoccupied with fear, social distancing, and sheltering-in-place, we still need to do everything we can to save our businesses, protect our employees’ jobs, and preserve the work we have already secured.

March 25, 2020

Setting Up Your Team For Remote Work

With many of our member firms working through how best to keep teams connected when staff are in the field and office staff are working remotely, we’ve been asked for recommendations for staying productive and on-task. Here are some best practices for fostering collaboration when your teams find themselves working remotely.

December 19, 2019

Making Relationships Matter with Q2

In professional service firms, such as accounting, architecture, engineering, financial services, general contracting, law, etc., time is mostly spent in Quadrant 1, addressing client deadlines and responding to perceived and/or real crises. So, why is it so hard for professional services firms to spend time in Quadrant 2?

November 6, 2019

The Largest City in Texas Welcomes CLN

For one weekend in January, hundreds of construction professionals will descend on the City of Houston, Texas for the Construction Leadership Network 2020 Conference. You can’t miss this! And there’s so much to look forward to including the peer-to-peer networking, the learning opportunities, and the roster of top-notch speakers and sponsors.

October 25, 2019

Tailor Your Experience at CLN’s 2020 Conference!

No two CLN Conferences will be alike. Attendees create their own path for professional development with tracks customized to their role and interests.