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Labor & Workforce Development
Study: Construction Workers Working Longer Hours Over Last Three Years
TSheets’ data shows that construction workers are working, on average, 39.6 hours a week, which is more than at any point in the last three years
T Sheets
Construction News
Q3 Construction Backlog Surge Sets Record
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
ABC Construction Backlog Indicator sets record after expanding to 9.45 months during the Q3 2017, up 9.8% from Q2 to the longest backlog reading in 8 years
Construction Backlog Indicator expanded to 9.45 months during the Q3 2017 and is up by 0.8 months on a year-over-year basis.
Project Management
20 Tips and Best Practices for Managing Construction Projects
Construction project managers offer up their best advice for successful construction project management
At the end of the day, managing construction projects requires a technical skill set that is typically used in conjunction with a set of software tools that help things run more efficiently.
Labor & Workforce Development
How Skill Training Plays Into Worker Retention
It’s important for contractors to recognize that providing educational opportunities, training classes and personal development for all levels of the workforce can directly impact the retention of workers
Mentor Train
Coaching & Consulting
6 Tips to "Making" Your Next Construction Estimator
The making of your estimator will enable you to move your business further down the road of performance and profitability
The making of an estimator, your estimator, will enable you to move your business further down the road of performance and profitability.
Personnel Management
The Making of a Leader: The General Manager
The construction general manager must be engaged and active in leading, directing and motivating all the right people and processes to produce a profitable result
The role of general manager is a role that is designed to be active and engaging.
Project Management
7 Tips to Keep Your Construction Company Thinking from Going to the Dogs
How can we shake up our construction workers to be more active in their thinking and to think more clearly, objectively and effectively?
Even good people can fall prey to not taking the time to make good decisions, or worse, ignore important and available information that would have led them to a better decision.
Apps
[APP] Turn Your iPhone Into a Virtual Measuring Device with AirMeasure
AirMeasure is an augmented reality measuring toolkit that lets contractors measure anything from small items, to room dimensions, to faraway buildings
AirMode is designed for using the phone like a traditional tape measure where the ruler is physically moving with the device.
Construction News
Commercial Construction Index Reveals High Optimism Among Contractors
Fifty-sevent percent of contractors expect to hire in the next six months, and a large majority report stable or increased revenue expectations in the next year
The Q4 2017 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index composite score is 74, up one point from Q3.
Business
How to Retain Construction Employees Using Engagement and Participation
The earlier and more consistent a contractor is in getting a new worker engaged and participating in the company, the more productive and motivated that worker will be
Engagement and participation is not hiring a new worker and then putting him immediately into the work process and expecting unbelievable results right away.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Contractors Expect Profit Margin Gains in 2018
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
According to ABC, 55% of contractors expect their profit margins to expand in the first half of 2018 despite rising construction labor and materials costs
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Coaching & Consulting
The Making of a Leader: Construction Foreman
Vision (1-2 weeks), state of their crew, and proper equipment and tool management will point any construction foremen in the right direction
construction foreman leadership
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