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June 2023

Be Nature Positive

Every industry is having to come to terms with its impact on the planet. The latest corporate responsibility buzz term to surface is “being nature positive”—interacting with nature in a way that’s regenerative, and...

May 2023

Trust Leads to Transactions

Which company is the most trusted company in our industry?      I say it could be you. But I don’t think it will be you if you talk to customers only about yourself...

April 2023

What Is Your Goal?

Brilliant technological innovations arrive right on time. They converge to create something functionally different but practical to use. “Structure precedes function,” as inventors like to say.      Robert Moor explains this in his...

January 2023

Secrets of Sleep

Are you getting enough sleep? How about your crews? Sleep disturbances are a major health challenge, news reports say. Sleep debt makes it harder to maintain focus, attention and vigilance on the job, the...

December 2022

Do This in 2023

In October, Dodge Construction Network, in partnership with Procore Technologies, released a study on how economic, workforce and technology trends are transforming the specialty contractors’ marketplace. In extrapolating the results, I conclude that as...

November 2022

Success Defined

Successful business organizations today must be responsive. No ifs, ands or buts about it.      In the mid 1980s, when I first started studying management and the characteristics that make for a successful...

October 2022

Prepare for the Next Downturn

The U.S. economy “has been running hot—very hot,” the consulting firm McKinsey & Company says. Even though GDP contracted 1.6% in the first quarter of 2022 and 0.6% in the second quarter, corporate profits...

September 2022

What Drives Resiliency?

In July, the American Institute of Architects, with support from Owens Corning, published a study that sheds light on building resiliency.      The report, “Resiliency in the Built Environment,” reveals that architects and...

August 2022

Zoom to Decide, Not to Create

We’re in year three of the pandemic, and your staff has likely had more virtual meetings than they knew was possible. Is your videoconferencing productive? Are the ideas flowing when you meet online? Sorry,...