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Finding the Right Leader: How to Disrupt Your Leader Selection Process

How to break out of the traditional...

Cultivating the Next Generation of E&C Technical Talent

The E&C industry is undergoing a technology revolution that is impacting how firms find, train...

Eight Characteristics of Agile Leaders

The race to cultivate and transition leaders into executive positions is on. Is your...

Looking to the Future: How E&C Firms Can Leverage Long-Term Incentive ...

An in-depth look at the value of...

The Icarus Leader: How High Will You Fly?

As a leader, have you gone through times where successes of the past have clouded...

Developing Adaptive Leasers: The APi Case Study

How one construction conglomerate is developing effective leaders across 40 different companies and 200 geographically...

The Risk of Wage Rises in Construction: Three Key Trends

Operating a tightening labor market, engineering and construction firms need to pay close attention to...

The Big Crew Change: How to Break Into the Succession Plan Part 2

To truly break into the succession plan takes an...

The Big Crew Change: How to Empower Your Next Generation of Field Lead...

Many of today’s construction employers lack a...

Time to Drain the Pool

Re-inventing your bonus pool structure: a new model The economy has improved and you...

Four Fundamentals of Highly Effective Boards

When done well, the cost of assembling a peak-performing board is more than offset by...

Building a Culture of Engagement: Why it Matters

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” — Peter Drucker, Writer, Professor and Management Consultant Being able...

The Talent Challenge: Winning in the New Reality

Today’s engineering and construction (E&C) industry talent challenges are not new. However, we are at...

Opioid Abuse: The Undetected Risk in Your Organization

Painkiller medications — also known as opioids — can be effective in managing a worker’s...

Debunking Millennial Myths

Rather than focusing on outdated stereotypes, construction employers should develop workplaces where top talent...

Five Reasons Why Millennials Are Great for the Construction Industry

Now is the time to start incorporating a millennial-focused...

Building the Talent Pipeline for Long-term Success

Examining the importance of solid development and succession planning to the construction industry. Talent development...

The CEO’s Role: Part 3 – Being CEO is Not for Everyone

Effective CEO development in today’s competitive construction environment. In Part 1 of this three-part series,...

Giving Up the Wheel

Is the transportation world ready for self-driving, autonomous vehicles? The transition to fully autonomous...

Winning the War for Talent: Developing your High Potential Leaders

How to effectively develop the next generation of leaders...

Winning the War for Talent in Construction

Jack Morrell is director of field operations for C.M. Richey, Inc., a large, open-shop electrical...

CEO Insights: Part 1 —Defining the Role of the CEO

It’s not just fulfilling responsibilities that makes a good CEO. Help wanted ads for CEOs...

Baby Boomers: It Is Time for a Sense of Urgency

CEOs are not easily replaceable and supply is lacking. Where does the time go? When...

Labor Needs in a Booming Oil and Gas Market

U.S. energy infrastructure construction firms must develop a robust talent pipeline to tackle the industry’s...

Optimizing Training Dollars: The Corporate University

Invest in a talent development program to increase revenue and reduce turnover. There is little...

Executive Pay Trends

Stabilizing compensation trends suggest a bright future for the construction and engineering industry. In...

Lifetime Learning

For leaders to achieve their peak level of leadership, they must change the way...

Developing Your Personal Mission Statement

Reflect and revise your mission statement to gain enjoyment and inspiration in life. Knowing your...

Learning Beyond the Classroom

As the construction industry becomes more efficient and our workplaces more competitive the onus...

Retaining Top Talent

Organizations creating a sense of ownership and delegating challenging tasks for developmental reasons will...

Honing Your Workforce Development Plan

FMI Quarterly Interview with Tim Johnson, president of TJC Consulting in Baton Rouge, La.:...

Increasing the Effectiveness of Incentive Compensation: Success Storie...

Involvement begets commitment. Providing an incentive opportunity...

Improving Teamwork Through Effective Compensation Design

Whereas incentive plans provide rewards for meeting specific team-based goals, performance management can also reinforce...

Get Your Compensation Systems in Good Order for the Market Upswing

The winners during the next upswing in the business...

Better Teamwork Can Create Better Futures

You may remember Heath Shuler from his glory days as the University of Tennessee’s quarterback...

Giving Project Managers a Unique Edge

In today’s competitive business environment, successful construction firms have to go the extra mile...

Building Relationships Through Zurich’s Stewardship Program

Our relationships are built on trust. Zurich, a leading...

Boosting Your Bottom Line by Empowering Front-Line Supervisors

A builder can reduce some costs, such as training...

Teamwork Without Groupthink

If groupthink and e-communications present dangers to be avoided, they also present a tremendous...

Team Conflict: Potential Dangers, Hidden Benefits

When handled effectively, conflict can lead to positive outcomes, such as enhanced self-awareness, better teamwork,...

Teaming to Win

Take a sharp look at what you need from a teaming partner before you...

Leverage Individuals to Maximize Team Performance

As you assemble your teams for projects and internal company initiatives, take the time to...

Teaming for Success at Fortis Construction

If we can facilitate the personal growth and professional development of our people, then we’re...

The Hidden Secret of High-Performing Leadership Teams

Teams are present in almost all organizations. In fact, more than two thirds of Fortune...

Everybody Is Talking, But No One Is Communicating

“Everybody is talking, but no one is communicating.” This is a direct quote from a...

Diversity Pays Dividends: Creating an Inclusive Culture

The United States will look much different in 2050 than it does today. Consider this:...

The Value of Training in Good Times and Bad

The construction industry is beginning to see the light of day. Companies are no longer...

Cross-Generational Differences: Obstacles in Using Technology

Time management is mission critical in design and construction...

Building Business Acumen

What does it take to be a successful senior executive of a contracting company?...

Can You Afford NOT to Train Your People?

Leading a construction or engineering company involves many moving parts. Leaders work diligently to do...

Talent Wars, Then and Now

Generation Y (Gen Y), Millennials, futures, kids, call them what you want. But do...

Hiring and Retaining the Right People

In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins noted “The old adage ‘People are...

Continually Evaluate Ownership Transfer Issues

All privately held E&C companies face transition as owners retire and new owners take over...

Get Them While They’re Young

Companies that have not been thinking down the road in terms of their future...

Teamwork Without Groupthink

If groupthink and e-communications present dangers to be avoided, they also present a tremendous...

Finding your Balance in Work and Life

In some work environments, it might be hard to find examples of highly successful...

Hire the Best and Brightest

Most of us would agree that hiring and keeping the best and brightest people...

ACE Works: Investing in the Future of the A/E/C Industry

Attracting young people to the world of construction has never been an easy task. When...

Six Steps to Successful Management Succession

When leadership transitions from one generation to the next, the resulting transfer of power, influence...

Leadership Development Tactics That Actually Work

As a leader of your organization, you reluctantly conclude that the current leadership team lacks...

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

Writing about the importance of communication may initially appear to be trite. Would any...

Peerless Executive Development

As FMI rolls into its 60th year of business, we reflect on the many...

You Kept Your Employees During the Great Recession: Now You Owe Them?

“Employees are our most important asset.” Companies often recite this cliché, often without supporting...

Executive Coaching and Mentoring Tools for Construction Talent

Today’s construction leaders are facing greater uncertainty and more...

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