Workforce & Professional Development Archives - Page 2 of 18

The Current Buzzword of Construction Recruiting: Retention and Belonging 0

By Brian Drucks, Where Trades Go After 50 years in construction, I’ve learned that labor shortages are rarely caused by a lack of work. They’re caused by a lack of people willing, prepared, and inspired to do the work. Today, the construction industry faces one of the most significant workforce challenges in its history. I

Train Your Best People. Keep Your Best People 0

By Cathy Tyler, NCCER Investing in leadership training paid off in retention at Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing When you face a workforce shortage, you likely focus your energy on recruitment. Contractors often treat the labor crisis purely as a hiring problem, spending immense resources to bring new talent into the company. However, if your new

NIOSH Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ)0

A healthy workplace is a productive workplace. When people are physically safe, mentally supported, and not constantly battling fatigue, stress, or preventable strain, they can focus, collaborate, and perform at a higher level. Well-being shows up in the outcomes every organization cares about—quality, reliability, engagement, retention, and customer satisfaction. It also reduces the hidden costs

What Does It Mean to be a Woman in Construction?0
- HEALTH, Leadership, Workforce & Professional Development
- March 31, 2026
By Sonya Bohmann, Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention When the first week of March comes up each year, any woman who works adjacent to the industry or adjacent to the field in this industry questions, “Am I a woman in construction?” Construction has always been an industry defined by grit, precision, and resilience. But
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Profitability and People 0
- Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends, TECHNOLOGY, Workforce & Professional Development
- February 24, 2026
By Matt Verderamo, Well Built Construction Consulting One of the things that drives me nuts about the New School generation of construction is their belief that they should automatically be rewarded, whether or not they have put in the hard work. (And by the way, when I talk about the New School, I’m specifically referencing
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Strategies for Financial Reporting Success: Project and Accounting Team Collaboration 0
- Ask a CPA, Best Practices, Workforce & Professional Development
- December 23, 2025
By Brian Ballard, CPA, CCIFP – Aprio In the construction industry, financial reporting is more than a reoccurring compliance exercise. It should be a process through which financial data drives strategic decision-making, transparent understanding of profitability, and allows a Company to plan both its short and long-term sustainability. Achieving accurate and timely financial reporting depends
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