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Building Business Relationships0
- Networking
- November 1, 2017
by Tom Woodcock, Seal the Deal The core of any sales effort is the ability to build productive, interactive relationships. Regardless of what some may tell you, relationship is still the preferred method of gaining customers. It develops loyalty, brand extension and strategic advantage. Many discount the effectiveness in this age of electronic selling—a concept
READ MORENetworking Is a Mental Game0
- Networking
- November 1, 2017
by Donna Fisher, CSP, and Jerry Teplitz, JD, Ph.D., CSP Imagine if networking was as easy and natural as helping out a friend, brainstorming with a business associate, and having your favorite customer refer you to another contact? When people have difficulty networking, it’s often because they haven’t developed the degree of confidence and clarity
READ MOREHealthcare 2018: 5 Questions to Ask Your Broker0
- Networking
- November 1, 2017
by Mike Bechtol, Redirect Health The U.S. healthcare system is more volatile than ever before, raising concerns among subcontractors and other employers weighing their options for employee healthcare benefits in 2018. Business owners everywhere are looking for ways to save money on their company’s healthcare. But regardless of the outcome of the nation’s healthcare shake-up,
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LEGALLY SPEAKING: Risk Transfer Gone Amok: Indemnity and Hold Harmless0
- Legally Speaking, Networking
- November 1, 2017
by Lee Brumitt, Esq., Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, P.C. There is no more prevalent or dangerous clause in a subcontract than the one transferring the responsibility for claims “arising out of” a project to the subcontractor. This provision routinely makes the “Killer Contract Clauses” list. Risk-shifting provisions by which subcontractors indemnify, hold harmless,
READ MOREContractor Community0
- Contractor Community, Networking
- November 1, 2017
October 2017 ASA Files ‘Friends of the Court’ Brief in Texas Wrap-Up Insurance Case Workers’ compensation insurance has long played an important role for the construction industry in managing the many risks that are inherent in the construction process, and insureds should be able to depend on the workers’ compensation policies and Texas laws to
READ MOREYes, Sir, Can I Have Another? How Organizations Hurt Their Operations Team Without Even Knowing It?0
- Workforce & Professional Development
- October 3, 2017
by Gregg M. Schoppman, FMI Sometimes we hurt the ones we love the most. For construction organizations, the project managers often wear targets the size of a barn door and they don’t even realize it. When one considers the impact a great project manager has in an organization, it is a great deal like that
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Professional Development—It Begins with Workflow Definition0
- Workforce & Professional Development
- October 3, 2017
by Stephane McShane, Maxim Consulting Group In many organizations, it seems that the method of promoting someone to a new position entails putting them into that position and “hoping” that they come up to speed quickly. In the construction world, hope is a risky, and costly, strategy. Many who grew into promotions in their career
READ MOREA How-To Guide for Women in Construction Project Management1
- Workforce & Professional Development
- October 3, 2017
by Mary Beth Kingsley and Sandy Palmerton, Shapiro & Duncan As project managers for a large mechanical company, we enjoy being part of a team working toward a common goal and the satisfaction of completing a project from the ground up. We relish seeing real progress and no two projects are ever the same. A
READ MORESelf-Funded Healthcare: A Better Option for Contractors1
- Workforce & Professional Development
- October 3, 2017
by Mike Bechtol, Redirect Health The past several years have been marked by dramatic ups and downs in healthcare. From the decline in insurer participation in healthcare exchanges to multiple attempts at “repeal and replace” legislation, the future is full of uncertainty. Business owners are especially impacted by the instability of our nation’s healthcare system.
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