There is no question that field experience matters. In construction, experience teaches you things no classroom ever could. It teaches you how to navigate pressure, read people, solve problems when the schedule is slipping, and keep work moving when conditions are far from perfect. Experience gives credibility. It gives perspective. It gives somebody a real […]
There is something that has long bothered me about leadership training in construction. A lot of it sounds good. It looks polished. It checks the box. It gives people something to put on a calendar, something to mention in a meeting, and something to say they invested in. But too often, once that training leaves […]
Everybody says they want better field leaders. But on real jobsites, we often do very little to truly develop them. We promote a good mechanic. We hand them more responsibility. We expect them to run the work, manage people, communicate with office staff, solve problems, deal with conflict, stay on schedule, maintain quality, and somehow […]
