The Importance Of New Employee Orientation
22% of staff turnover occurs in the first 45 days of employment. However, new employees who have gone through a structured on-boarding program are 58% more likely to be with the organization after...
View ArticleCore Values That Attract The Right Candidates
Core values are the fundamental beliefs of a person or organization. They are the guiding principles that dictate the direction of a business and internal workplace culture. There are many different...
View ArticleGolden Rule of Recruiting
In our business, we have a Golden Rule of Recruiting: There are three types of candidates, “A,” “B,” and “C,” and there are three types of employer “A,” “B,” and “C.” An “A” candidate in an “A”...
View ArticleDefine Team Roles & Responsibilities For Project Success
There are many reasons that projects fail. Many challenges are rooted in team participation and engagement. Team members and managers all play an important role in moving projects along, but with great...
View Article“I’m the king of the world!” But…nobody likes a show-off.
“Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision.”- Henry Kissinger Complacency at work leads to less innovation, less trust and less loyalty within your organization. Are you encouraging change? Is...
View ArticleTeamwork DOES Make The Dream Work
It’s easy… right? You just need to find the “right” people with the required skills and put them in a room together. They’re smart and they know their stuff: they’ll figure it out. Except it doesn’t...
View ArticleThis is How Much it Costs to Recruit New Talent
Here’s an important statistic you need to know if you are charged with hiring talent for your construction firm. In this booming market, a happily employed construction candidate, not actively seeking...
View Article5 Need-To-Know Construction Blogs
Construction blogs have been on the rise this past year. Capterra highlights over 20 construction blogs and news sites that are fairly active and this isn’t even a comprehensive list. The construction...
View ArticleSuperintendents, You’re The Glue That Holds It All Together
One of my favorite roles to fill for my clients is that of the Field Superintendent. Not only do I love the typically down to earth, friendly, open, work-horse nature of these guys and gals – I respect...
View ArticleYour Company’s Market Value Depends On Good Talent Management
We’re always thinking and talking about TALENT MANAGEMENT. How to attract it How to hire it How to keep it If you are responsible for talent acquisition for your company, you should too because your...
View ArticleHire For Attitude, Train For Skills
The most valuable traits in the new economy are curiosity, communication, attitude, and largess. This is the mantra of leading business thinkers. There is a scarcity of top grade employees in most...
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