by Wayne Rivers | Aug 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
The fact that we’re even posting on the subject of employee wellbeing shows how far the construction industry has come in the last few years! It’s an astounding fact that, according to Forbes magazine, for 70% of employees, a manager has about the same psychological...
by Wayne Rivers | Aug 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
The statistics on “screen time” in America that Wayne found in a peer group member’s blog post will blow your mind! Is it even possible that we have given over so much of our lives to unintentionally going down rabbit hole after rabbit hole playing electronic games,...
by Wayne Rivers | Aug 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
International HR firm Robert Half wrote that almost 50% of U.S. employees plan to seek a new position in the first half of 2023! That’s shocking! Those are your people they’re writing about! As all contractors know these days, it is really hard to attract good talent...
by Wayne Rivers | Jul 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
In 2014, Doug Pruitt and Richard Condit published the best, most compelling, most action-packed construction industry book I have ever read! I consumed Level Headed on a trip, and I literally could not put it down! It is that good! It details the story of the rise,...
by Wayne Rivers | Jul 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
If it is true that the average age of a construction CEO is 61 years old and that 90% expect to transition out in the next five years (as a speaker at the 2023 AGC Convention claimed), the industry is in for a tremendous period of leadership upheaval! According to...
by Wayne Rivers | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Humility isn’t natural for most successful contractors. But it is a tremendous attribute (for senior leaders especially) to cultivate. In the words of FBI’s Rob Hoover: “Humility is a guiding principle for being a Servant Leader, having genuine...
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