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2017 Contractor of the Year
February 2, 2017
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Business Services
15 Employee Retention Strategies to Start Using Today
Employee turnover is a major problem, and there are many factors at work, including generational factors, the economy, sweeping changes in the workplaces and more
February 1, 2017
These 15 actionable strategies will help you reduce employee turnover and retain the talent you need to run your construction company.
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
January 23, 2017
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Sweeping
Sweeping Industry is “Strong”
NAPSA to introduce operator training program to meet industry’s biggest challenge
January 3, 2017
Business Services
How to Start Each Work Day Faster and Smarter
Contractors who prepare crew leaders to consistently follow a sequence of preparation steps will empower the crew leader, and crew members, to perform better on every job
January 2, 2017
Contractors who prepare crew leaders to consistently follow a sequence of preparation steps will empower the crew leader, and crew members, to perform better on every job.
Personnel Management
How Written Operational Systems Can Improve Construction Businesses
Construction Business Coaching
Successful companies have written operational systems in place to allow managers to coach rather than micro-manage people
December 21, 2016
Construction business owners who an replace themselves with written operational systems will have time to find better customers, hire and train better people, and seek better opportunities.
Business Services
Designing a Hiring Program that Works
Cadillac Asphalt’s Future Paving Professionals Program showing promise in Michigan
December 19, 2016
Aaron Price says an unexpected benefit of the FP3 program is that it has helped Cadillac Asphalt improve its employment and employee development process. “Now we are much more embedded in the process and the system, which will ultimately raise the bar for us as an employer and organization,” he says.
Personnel Management
New Management Workshop Added for NPE 2017
Amber Showalter from Show Striping will present How to Kick-start your Season: High-energy Motivation to Strengthen your Sales Today!
November 28, 2016
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Business Services
The Extra Costs of Paying Overtime
Businesses in the construction industry will need to spend the time and money to ensure they are in compliance to the new overtime rule
November 22, 2016
While there most certainly will be additional costs to your company with the introduction of the new overtime rule, it’s also an opportunity to assess employee classification and payroll costs, internal communications processes, compliance measures and other business operations.
Business Services
Making Sense of the New Overtime Rule and Its Impact on Construction Companies
Unlike other industries, construction has a unique blend of salaried employees, hourly workers and independent contractors, and the FLSA’s changes are structured differently towards each group
November 21, 2016
Thoroughly assessing your business, conducting a wage-and-hour analysis, and investing in the right advice and technologies, can ultimately save you a lot of time and money against costly and damaging noncompliance lawsuits in the future.
Paving
Are You Ready for New Overtime Rules?
How new overtime rules impact construction contractors
November 14, 2016
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Coaching & Consulting
The Honor in Leading Others
Leading others is not about how smart one is, how talented one is or how charismatic one is, it is more about the commitment the leader feels to be the best that they can be
October 18, 2016
For any construction leader, being given the opportunity to lead others represents the trust that their senior leaders have placed in the leader to make the right decision, influence the right behavior and secure the right building practices.
Business Services
Colorado Construction Careers Now Trains State Residents for Free
Colorado's Construction Careers Now is a pre-apprenticeship training program designed to train young adults just starting out and older adults changing industries
October 17, 2016
Launched in July 2016 as a joint effort by the Associated General Contractors of Colorado (AGC), the Colorado Contractors Association and the Hispanic Contractors of Colorado, Construction Careers Now is a pre-apprenticeship training program designed to train young adults just starting out and older adults changing industries.
Business Services
Miron Construction Inspires Youth to 'Build Like a Girl'
Wisconsin contractor launches “Build Like a Girl” program to give young girls a hands-on experience and hopefully inspire an interest in careers in construction
October 10, 2016
The day-long event for girls in 7th through 10th grade included hands-on experiences including pouring concrete, setting block, setting steel and operating equipment
Business Services
How to Host a Construction Career Day
Most construction career day events include multiple contractors from the area (or even the state) and give students exposure to many of the different construction trade jobs available to them
October 3, 2016
One great way to attract students to the construction industry is to hold a construction career day.
Business Services
How a Contractor's Actions Can Influence Employees to Care More
Getting your employees to care might have more to do with what you care about and what you do than it does about their caring effort
September 12, 2016
Getting your employees to care might have more to do with what you care about and what you do than it does about their caring effort.
Personnel Management
How Document Software Slashed National Roofing Contractor's Administrative Costs
Document-management system eliminates four archivists from Aspen Countracting’s payroll and bypasses data-entry redundancy; ‘this system is going to save us millions of dollars’
September 6, 2016
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Business Services
How Delegation Can Be a Contractor's Secret Weapon for Development
If you prepare your people the right way for delegation you will find that there are several “wins” experienced
August 29, 2016
Complete delegation is not complete “dumping.” If you prepare your people the right way for delegation you will find that there are several “wins” experienced.
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