Day Zero Training: A Safety Program to Mitigate Risk among New Hires
- Best Practices, Safety, WORKFORCE, Workforce & Professional Development
- June 25, 2024
by Tonya Schulte, The Profit Constructors Go see a movie. Not just any old movie. Go see Ocean’s Eleven. So perhaps you didn’t expect the first thing on a guide to professional development for subcontractors to be a suggestion that you take in a movie, but that is indeed what I’m recommending. There are two
READ MOREBy Michael Metz-Topodas, Saul Ewing LLP Hundreds of thousands of unfilled positions, an aging field worker population, and competition from other industries—all these factors significantly contribute to the construction industry’s workforce development problem and its struggle to attract and retain young workers to the profession. Anecdotally, industry insiders have blamed such low involvement on the
READ MOREBy Karalynn Cromeens, Esq., The Cromeens Law Firm, PLLC I am not sure what the hell happened, but finding and keeping good people has become nearly impossible. Over the last year, I have cycled through 25+ employees; when my whole team is 30 people, that is a lot. I know I am not the only
READ MOREBy: Dale Carnegie Staff Recognizing and rewarding good work does double duty: • It makes employees feel valued, and • It motivates them to do more good work Why Don’t Managers Take the Time to Celebrate Good Work? I wish I had the answer to that one because celebrating good work should be just part
READ MOREBy Patrick Hogan, handle.com More and more women are joining the construction industry and making an impact. Many construction companies see the value of increased hiring and retention of women in the workforce. For a good reason: bringing in people of different experiences and backgrounds always results in a more innovative, creative, and flexible work
READ MOREBy Brenna Alton, Kent Companies Her story caught me by surprise. I expected this tradeswoman to say that her small stature was a roadblock. Instead, it was her greatest strength. As I listened to her speak, the lesson became crystal clear. She leveraged her petite size to take on construction tasks that her male counterparts
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