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Cycles
I was meeting with a couple of our project superintendents today, which is an extra cold and soggy one. We were discussing some particularly tough challenges they are facing on…
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Lost a Friend This Week
This has been a tough week among tough weeks for S/P and me personally. We lost a long-time project superintendent and a heck of a good guy. This virus plays…
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Ode to 2020
I’m not sure anything could have truly prepared us for last year. In a strange sort of way, it feels like anyone who went through the financial crisis of the…
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Smaller Markets Making a Comeback
As I recently posted, I spent 10 days at home with the virus. After that experience, I’m not sure how anyone thinks working at home is sustainable. Many on our team…
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Virtual’s Limitations
I have been in the construction business for many years. In that time, I’ve gotten to know a wide range of interesting people in the real estate and construction industry….
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Great Companies; Great People
About 25 or 30 years ago, there were two national construction companies that were positioned for continued success. Over time, leadership either passed away or retired, and those two companies…
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Opening the Door for Growth
“History will remember Paul Volcker and Jerome Powell as standing on the opposite ends of the inflation canyon, with the former taking desperate actions to try to tamp it down…
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Leadership in the Trenches
This picture of trench warfare in WWI might be 100 years old, but it sums up the way many have felt the last few months, including me at times. When…
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The Flip Side of Leadership
In Western culture, leadership can get a lot of accolades. Leaders are thought of as visionaries who make decisions and inspire action. But someone has to make that vision a reality. That’s…
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The Pause
We’ve known for a long time that periods of stress in the American economy accelerate change in a way that’s sometimes generational. Think about the Great Depression and the resulting…