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Making the Jump from Specialty Contractor to General Contractor
Most general contractors started out as specialty contractors. “Some of the biggest companies in the world started out in a garage. Bechtel started off small and grew,” said Tom...
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7 Tips for Defusing Conflict on the Spot
Conflicts are inevitable. It's how you handle them that counts. It’s no secret that conflict happens on construction projects. Most flareups — whether between a project manager and...
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Growing Your Small Construction Business Part 3: Working with Subcontractors
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on growing your small construction business. In part 1 of our series on growing your small construction business...
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5 Tips for New Construction Workers
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6 Secrets to Communicating More Clearly with Any Stakeholder
Get your message heard — and get the outcome you want. In a fast-moving business like construction, with its countless moving parts and multiple stakeholders, miscommunication can...
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How to Launch IPD Teams Like a Rocket
While working with an IPD team on a large microchip plant a few years ago, we were feeling pretty good about their progress. A group of us from LeanProject were discussing the team...
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Building the Construction Workforce with Pre-Apprenticeships
Despite rising construction wages (they increased 3.8 percent over the last year), contractors continue to have trouble recruiting enough skilled workers to meet their workforce...
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Good Construction Safety Meeting Topics for Summer
Summer poses a double safety whammy: Your construction business is in full swing, which means workers are probably putting in more hours, and the heat of the season is making their...
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How to Choose the Right Bucket Teeth for the Job
Matching the bucket teeth on your excavator, loader or backhoe to the job cuts wear and tear on the teeth and the bucket. And it lets your equipment work to its highest potential...
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Growing Your Small Construction Business Part 2: Hire the Right People
Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series on growing your small construction business. In part 1 of our series on growing your small construction business...