Call-to-Action for Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention Member Organizations
With more than 15 organizations pledging support, the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (the Alliance) initiated plans for broad-based communications during its inaugural teleconference and November call-to-action. In identifying opportunities to spread the word on this critical topic, Alliance members can shine the light on creating a zero suicide industry. The Construction Financial Management…
Seventy-Three Percent of Construction Firms Plan to Add Head Count as Demand Rises
Seventy-three percent of construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2017 as contractors expect private and public sector demand to grow in all market segments, according to survey results released today by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and Real Estate. Despite the general optimism outlined in Expecting a Post-Election Bump:…
FMI Releases the 2016 Executive Compensation Survey
FMI Corporation, the leading provider of management consulting and investment banking services to engineering and construction, infrastructure and the built environment, is pleased to announce the publication of its 2016 Executive Compensation Survey. The survey includes data from 71 companies representing over 3,400 executive and business unit employees across 64 positions within U.S. engineering and…
FMI Releases the 2016 Construction Professional Compensation Survey
FMI Corporation, the leading provider of management consulting, investment banking and people development services to the engineering and construction industry, is pleased to announce the publication of its 2016 Construction Professional Compensation Survey. The survey includes data from 97 companies representing over 48,000 employees across 57 positions within U.S. engineering and construction firms. Survey Highlights: Survey…
Improving Leadership Effectiveness
In a previous issue of The Garrison Report, I discussed effective leadership. Using the following techniques will improve your leadership effectiveness and allow you to deliver a lot more value to your organization. 1. Have a list of people to whom you can delegate certain issues. We all have challenges, opportunities, problems or important tasks that need to be…
