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The Contractors Best Friend

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 15: Ideas to Keep Potentially Talented Employees Engaged

Caterpillar - Cat

Construction expert Brad Humphrey sits down with Jason Hurdis, Caterpillar’s global market professional for quarry and aggregates, to discuss retaining workers.

December 20, 2023

The Contractors Best Friend

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 14: 'Second Chance' New Hires

Caterpillar - Cat

Many contractors are giving former employees a second chance on the jobsite to help fill workforce gaps.

December 6, 2023

The Contractors Best Friend

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 7 Episode 12: When It Rains, It's Time to Train

Caterpillar - Cat

When adverse weather strikes, slowing work productivity on the jobsite, it's the perfect time to train employees.

November 8, 2023

Using Technology to Achieve Workforce Diversity in Construction

Hosted by ForConstructionPros.com technology editor Charles Rathmann, this inaugural episode of the HR Punchlist Podcast focuses on workforce diversity in construction.

April 28, 2022

Training & Education

How to Ease the Pain of Onboarding Technology Into Your Construction Business

Extracker's Cameron Page highlights the challenges construction companies can face when onboarding new technology into their operations and shares tips on how to ease the “pain” of tech adoption.

October 6, 2021

The Contractors Best Friend Podcast Season 5 Episode 9: Build a Better Virtual Training Program

Caterpillar - Cat

What can construction contractors do to keep employees engaged with virtual training?

July 7, 2021

Training & Education

Pandemic Impacts Driver and Operator Training

Drivers and operators remain in short supply, even with high unemployment levels due to the pandemic.

February 15, 2021

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Training & Education

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 4 Episode 9: Take Time for Training

Pinnacle Development Group,Inc

Despite a solid effort across the industry, construction contractors should be investing more time and money in training both new and veteran construction employees.

November 4, 2020

Labor & Workforce Development

ThinkWhy’s Jay Denton Provides Mid-2020 Construction Economic and Employment Outlook

Jay Denton assesses the trends in construction employment leading up to the pandemic and how things have changed.

July 9, 2020

Training & Education

[PODCAST] How Cloud Software Slashes Contractor’s Risk as it Quells Office Intrigue

RedTeam Software

How smart devices and collaborative project-management software can document the oral contracts made on project sites to head off contract disputes.

April 27, 2020

Training & Education

[PODCAST] Traliant CLO on Sexual Harassment Training in Construction

Sexual harassment training for construction pros isn't just important to prevent the behavior, but it also helps bystanders understand their role when they witness sexual harrassment.

February 3, 2020

Training & Education

[PODCAST] ANSI Experts Explain: How Virtual Reality Is Changing MEWP Training - BROUGHT TO YOU BY GENIE

Jim Colvin, president and CEO of Serious Labs, talks about how virtual reality simulators work and why they can have a massive impact on mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) training and safety.

October 28, 2019

Training & Education

[PODCAST] ANSI Experts Explain: New Training Standard Clearly Defines Responsibilities - BROUGHT TO YOU BY GENIE

International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)

Tony Groat, North America Manager of IPAF, talks about the new training standard which goes into detail about specific responsibilities for MEWP users, owners, dealers, operators, occupants and jobsite supervisors.

October 18, 2019

Training & Education

[PODCAST] Leadership Skills You Can Improve

All effective leaders look to improve their leadership skills and Bart Gragg, Blue Collar University, outlines his approach, which he will detail at the Ignite Construction Summit, Dec. 12-13 in Las Vegas.

October 7, 2019

Training & Education

[PODCAST] Leadership Training Tips for Construction Contractors

Pinnacle Development Group,Inc

Brad Humphrey, Pinnacle Development Group, offers leadership training tips as a preview of his Ignite Construction Summit session.

October 7, 2019

Training & Education

S3E2- Building & Training Safety Awareness

Pinnacle Development Group,Inc

Are we checking a box or are we serious about safety?

September 11, 2019

Training & Education

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Season 2, E4: Training the New Generation

Pinnacle Development Group,Inc

Every company wants it, a highly trained operator that can get the job done well.

February 20, 2019

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Coaching & Consulting

Social Media for Construction

January 12, 2011