For Construction Pros

The culture you create within your business is one of the most important determining factors of employee retention.

Article • February 27th, 2008

The focus of our Construction Equipment Owner Podcast continues to spotlight employee issues in the construction industry. With a shortage of skilled labor rearing its ugly head, retaining your current employees is becoming a necessity that every...

Podcast • February 19th, 2008

Employee Retention

Linda Hanson, one of ForConstructionPros.com's regular contributors, is our guest on this episode of the Construction Equipment Owner's Podcast. Linda talks about how the shortage of skilled employees is affecting the construction industry and the...

Podcast • February 8th, 2008

Places You Might Have Overlooked When Searching For Workers

Recruiting and retaining quality workers.

Article • February 4th, 2008

Decision Making: Focus on the Process, Not the Outcome

The greatest gift you can give your employees is teaching them how to make sound decisions. To do that, you will need to focus on something that may

Article • January 10th, 2008

The Empty Bench

Success may depend on the development of the small unit leader.

Article • January 8th, 2008

On-Line Assessment Testing and Certification

Provides information needed to evaluate existing and potential employees Testing available for crane operators, riggers and inspectors Assessment media uses Internet based quizzes for easy and quick solutions On-line demo test available at...

Product • November 12th, 2007

Pushing Leadership into Your Crews

Are you trying to build a business or are you trying to work yourself to death?

Article • October 8th, 2007

Developing Top Guns

In order for contractors to produce the next top gun, they need to have a plan in place to develop their employees.

Article • October 1st, 2007

If It Were Easy...

Talked on the phone recently with Lars Ingerslev, owner of Competitive Asphalt Coatings Inc. in Norco, CA. We had set up time to do an interview (read the story in October/November Pavement) while he was on the road, driving to present a bid, and for...

Blog • September 28th, 2007

Ignore Your People and Raise Productivity?

The Hawthorne Effect might surprise you.

Article • September 12th, 2007

Building Employee Morale, One Step at a Time

Good employee morale is often the result of a variety of factors, working together to produce a contented, motivated and productive workplace.

Article • August 15th, 2007

BIOTrakit

The BIOTrakit biometric sensor and software solution is designed to act as a time clock for office workers and drivers in the asphalt, aggregate and concrete industries who are unable to login to the TrakitGPS vehicle tracking and reporting...

Product • August 1st, 2007

ADVANTAGE

ADVANTAGE is adapted to the way your business works, designed specifically to meet the needs of your industry. ADVANTAGE works with and like the other Microsoft products and technologies you already use, to ensure a smooth implementation, minimize...

Product • July 23rd, 2007

Employee Retention Requires Person-Centered Plan part. II

An open line of a communication between an employee and his or her manager is a critical goal in ensuring employee satisfaction.

Article • July 23rd, 2007