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Women in Construction Week: How to Foster an Inclusive Workplace Environment 0

Elissa Arms, Raken Every March, the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) hosts Women in Construction Week, a special celebration of—and for—women in the industry. While NAWIC works throughout the year providing professional development, networking opportunities, and more for its members, Women in Construction Week shines a spotlight on women contractors and business owners

Contractors: Beware of E-mail Hackers Seeking to Snag Payments0

For a business of any size, a single hack could threaten the entire company. Precautionary measures can help protect you from financial calamity. By Zachary Rosenberg, Lang & Klain, P.C. Would you leave your office unlocked at night? Would you leave the key to your cash drawer in the drawer’s lock? Of course not. We

Construction Industry Trends 2022 0

By Jack Rubinger, freelance writer Looking at 2022, we are seeing several trends impacting the construction industry as COVID continues to have a massive impact on safety, training, and innovation. “Like almost every company in every sector over the past two years, we’ve pivoted, expanded and quickly adapted with an ever-present sense of immediacy,” said

The Construction Industrial Revolution and the Rise of the Machines 0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends
- February 22, 2022
An examination of builders thinking like manufacturers in a world of modularization By Gregg Schoppman, FMI The construction industry continues to hear how it lags the rest of the civilized world when it comes to innovation, productivity and efficiency. Studies benchmark the massive gains that manufacturing has experienced while construction languishes at the bottom. Before
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3 Ways to Boost Employees’ Innovation & Creativity 0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends
- February 22, 2022
by Mark Marone, Dale Carnegie Training Key Insights For creativity to flourish, employees must be engaged and intrinsically motivated Three important drivers of innovation are feeling valued, confident, and empowered By protecting employees’ intrinsic motivation, leaders can increase the likelihood they will be creative in ways that produce useful innovation for the organization As a
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6 Ways to Bring Your Payment Protection Practices into the Modern Age0
- Best Practices, Cash Management, Outlook & Trends, Payment
- February 21, 2022
By Patrick Hogan, handle.com The construction sector is notorious for payment issues, and there are various factors that contribute to this reputation. For instance, the industry’s complicated contracting hierarchies create a complex payment process that often results in payment disputes. Unpredictable economic conditions also introduce unforeseeable financial challenges, resulting in payment bottlenecks. It is therefore
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