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A Total Compensation Package Is Critical to Retain Top Construction Talent

In a candidate-driven market, talent picks the employer and existing employees become a business’ most valuable ambassadors. The challenge now is for employers to improve recruitment and retention by creating the ultimate compensation package.

How to Identify and Manage Difficult Employees

Many companies have a "Dangerous Dave" on the team. He has the best of intentions, but is prone to mistake and lapses in judgment. Is there one on your jobsite?

Improve Your Business by Hiring Women of Color

Increasing diversity in construction is the way of the future that benefits the industry and the women of color that are employed. The need for labor in the construction industry has never been greater, and women of color can help address the gaps in the workforce.

The Construction Industry’s Impending Crisis and Opportunities for Growth

by Grant Cunningham | Apr 11, 2019
Business | Business Development | Human Resources | Leadership

Tariffs, materials costs and the skilled labor shortage are combining to change the construction landscape. If executives are prepared for these new realities, it is still possible to achieve consistent growth.

Use Phantom Equity as an Employee Retention Strategy

Phantom equity is a flexible tool that can be used to attract and retain key employees without impacting a business’s existing ownership structure.

Engage the Construction Team to Increase Profits

A recent Gallup report found companies that invest in their employees’ greatest talents to optimize their performances are generally more profitable than those that do not.

Female Engineers Accelerate Construction Productivity

Having women identify a career in STEM as their passion should be encouraged and embraced, so they too may alter the landscape of the world we live in, one construction project at a time.

Internships Can Help Bridge the Skilled Trade Gap

As construction management programs begin to make internships mandatory, more companies can partner with colleges and universities directly. Internships offer a strong way to address labor needs.

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Improve Your Business by Hiring Women of Color

The Construction Industry’s Impending Crisis and Opportunities for Growth

Use Phantom Equity as an Employee Retention Strategy

Engage the Construction Team to Increase Profits

Female Engineers Accelerate Construction Productivity

Internships Can Help Bridge the Skilled Trade Gap

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