For subcontractors, the right questions inspire answers that improve workflows, boost employee confidence, introduce new techniques, find new revenue streams, improve accountability, and reduce risks. Asking the right questions also helps you recruit and retain … about Top Ways to Fuel Innovation in Your Company
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Key Strategies for Dealing with the Subcontractor Shortage
Construction's labor shortage continues spreading across the subcontractor landscape. The Institute for Supply Management addressed the shortage of subcontractors for the sixth consecutive month in its June 2018 Non-Manufacturing Report on Business. Here are tactics that … about Key Strategies for Dealing with the Subcontractor Shortage
Victoria Cuts Red Tape to Save Small Builders Millions
The latest reforms announced in Victoria aim to facilitate understanding and meeting regulatory obligations for small businesses. The reforms are expected to save the sector millions of dollars each year. A Small Business Regulatory Engagement … about Victoria Cuts Red Tape to Save Small Builders Millions
Contractors are Turning More to In-House Design, But It’s Not Without Its Problems
Any contractor worth their salt is well-experienced in wearing multiple hats. This can be partly attributed to continually tightening schedules; the proliferation of efficiency-boosting methods like offsite prefabrication is providing the opportunity to shave off … about Contractors are Turning More to In-House Design, But It’s Not Without Its Problems
Delight Your Customers (or Someone Else Will)
Dean Willemsen, Managing Director at Prime Build, firmly believes a company’s most important asset is its people. He asserts great leadership requires taking actions that positively affect those people. While learning and development should be … about Delight Your Customers (or Someone Else Will)
Leadership Culture Can Make or Break Business Innovation
The discussion highlighted the potential risk for human resistance when new technologies are introduced to users. It was suggested that a sense of personal agency needed to be created for innovation results and part of … about Leadership Culture Can Make or Break Business Innovation
That’s not waste – it’s a resource!
There is a simple principle anyone can apply to reduce the amount of waste generated on a construction site. As Californian resource recovery entrepreneur Daniel Knapp puts it: waste isn’t waste until it’s wasted. It’s … about That’s not waste – it’s a resource!
What You Need to Know About Liquidated Damages in Construction
For contractors perhaps more than most professionals, being under the gun is pretty much standard operating procedure. Between juggling multiple clients’ deadlines, crews and equipment, staying on schedule is tough even under the best of … about What You Need to Know About Liquidated Damages in Construction
Your Guideline to Construction Wrap-up Insurance
Owner-controlled or contractor-controlled insurance programs are inching their way into projects never envisioned for their use. These "wrap-ups" can increase subcontractor risk through inadequate coverages and greater administrative costs. Here's what's behind these insurance products … about Your Guideline to Construction Wrap-up Insurance
3 Steps to Saving Big on Construction Projects
Managing a construction project or being a construction business owner in Australia requires good risk management in order to avoid losing money. As the potential cost blowout on the M5 construction demonstrates, poor risk management … about 3 Steps to Saving Big on Construction Projects
