Contractor Stories

Why Construction Crew Leaders Struggle After Promotion

The foreman could run a crew. He knew the work, understood production goals and had earned the respect of the people around him.Then he got promoted.Suddenly, the job looked...

A Contractor’s Guide to Using AI in the Office

A project manager ends the day with 40 unread emails, handwritten field notes to type up, two RFIs still in draft and a pay application due the next morning. None of the tasks...

4 Workforce Warning Signs Contractors Should Track Earlier

When a project starts slipping, the solution is often treated as a labor problem: move workers from another jobsite, add new employees and ask supervisors to get everyone up to...

Safety Culture Starts with What Supervisors Notice Every Day

Safety policies may be posted inside trailers and repeated during toolbox talks — but the real expectations show up in the field, in the split-second decisions supervisors make...

Why Change Efforts Fail in Construction Companies

By the second week of its rollout, a new process is already slipping. A superintendent still tracks notes “the old way” because the job is moving too fast. A foreman bypasses...

The Injury Was Minor. The Claim Wasn’t.

The footing crew was already behind when a laborer rolled his ankle stepping off a form. He could still walk, but the supervisor, balancing trucks, rebar deliveries and an...

Old-School vs Next-Gen Leadership: A Growing Disconnect

No one believes they are the problem on a jobsite. Not the young apprentice frustrated with a lack of understanding or the older site manager who failed to deliver instructions...

The Secrets to Becoming a World Class Equipment Operator with Brian Hayden

Brian Hayden runs heavy equipment in Wells, Maine, where he works for Hayden Excavating with his father. While most local operators never test their skills on a world stage...

What People Entering the Construction Workforce Want Contractors to Know

When you tell someone that you’re going into construction, the reaction is predictable.For Hannah Schaber, a construction management student who recently completed an internship...