The Final Lead With Trust Podcast
Hi Construction Nation, Welcome to DECEMBER 2023! The year is coming to an end and things are shifting for me in 2024. I will not be continuing my Lead with Trust Podcast, but instead I’ll be doing a monthly Professional Development Webinar for the International Partnering Institute. I hope you will join me as I share many best […]
Behaving Your Way to Success
Hi Construction Nation, Many people in the Construction industry, are baffled by what makes one project team unmistakably high performing, and another team with similar caliber members fall short of success? This has been a question I’ve studied for over 35 years. I wanted to know; how can we assure our projects succeed? The good […]
Bringing Women into the Operating Engineers with Meg-Anne Pryor
Hey Construction Nation, I was on a project last week where we needed to add a crew so that we could get some work done before the weather hit. The contractor had to explain that he just didn’t have any more people to bring onto the job. I’m seeing more and more projects struggling with […]
Thriving as Owner of a Specialty Trade Company with Coralee Bailey
Hey Construction Nation, I hope you had a great 4th of July! This month we are continuing our series on Bringing Women into Construction with Coralee Beatty. She grew and sold a specialty trade construction company and shares her lessons learned. Coralee says the 4 key barriers for women for entering into construction are: She […]
You Make Your Own Luck with Tara Rohe
Dear Construction Nation, I’ve always heard that when preparation meets opportunity that is where you find the greatest luck! Well, my guest on Lead with Trust today, Taha Rohe, creates luck for her projects, and has for herself on her journey from being an Office Clerk to becoming a Project Administrator (Manager) for her company, […]
The Trusted Leadership Course is Open!
Dear Construction Nation, Do you love to learn? I find learning to be exciting, creative, and pushes me to new levels… and new results! I suppose we all like to do what we love. I take many courses, listen to numerous podcasts, and read studies, magazines, books, and papers. I am always seeking to learn […]
Stop Letting Power Imbalances Undermine Your Team
Hey Construction Nation! Do you have power imbalances on your projects? Within your business? Well today we are going to take a look at this phenomenon. Here is an example: The owner hired a designer to develop bridging documents (BDD). Now the designer of record (DOR) is designing the facility and the DOR feels that […]
Want to Know the Secret to Creating Great Project Teams?
Dear Construction Nation, Great project teams are developed by great leaders and that is exactly what Jeff Sims brings to each project and program he works on. Please join me today in learning about the secrets to creating great project teams with Jeff Sims. I first met Jeff when he was leading a large scientific […]
Delivery Diplomacy Worldwide
Dear Construction Nation, Can you imagine constructing a large building in a country that is not all that friendly with your country? And training a local workforce while adhering to very strict safety procedures? Well, that is exactly what Tracy Thomas and her team at OBO do every day all over the world – even […]
Two Methods That Will Transform Your Problems
The first rule of problem solving is “don’t become part of the problem!” Yet how many times do you see people stir things up and add fuel to the fire, making it much harder to solve the problem you are working on? I know we all do this from time to time. We have strong […]
