Tag: communication
These items have all been tagged with the tag "communication", You can see other tags in the Tag CloudConstruction Business Owner, January 2008
Work... the daily grind…it’s a place where productivity is measurable and the bottom line serves as a necessary evil. Some say work can’t be fun, because if it was fun then it would be called “play.” Can work be fun? Can work include a bit of humor and still see objectives attained? Can laughter and smiles benefit a work environment, or do they serve to create added risk to the organization? Humor in the workplace is a revolving door through which employees and employers pass each time a joke is told at the water cooler, a funny comment is made in a team meeting or a political cartoon is posted on the wall of a cubicle. The question becomes, where will the employee and the organization be led each time they pass?
Construction Business Owner, October 2007
Can You Hear Me Now?
Like the cell phone user in the well-known (and over-played) TV commercial, wouldn’t it be nice if your contracting firm could stay so well-connected? Okay, maybe the hovering helicopters are a bit extreme. But surely everyone in construction understands the value that comes from two-way communication between the back office and the field. Or do we?
Construction Business Owner, October 2007
Editor's Note: This is tenth in our 2007 series of The Business Owner Toolbox written by our regular columnist George Hedley. Each article is written to provide you with practical, immediately applicable business management tools to assist you on your path to building a successful, growing business.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
"Negotiation" defined is a "discussion aimed at reaching an agreement"-which is not always the simplest of tasks. Following certain guidelines is helpful to develop better negotiation skills for more productive discussions. A method to use for optimum give-and-take is principled negotiation.
Construction Business Owner, September 2007
Amidst a sea of policies, procedures, tactics and best practices, one of the most critical tools an organization must have in place is a credible performance evaluation system that will serve to increase productivity and efficiency, improve customer satisfaction and market share and increase employee commitment.
Construction Business Owner, June 2006
An old joke says that at some point we all need to decide between eating well and sleeping well. Whether you subscribe to that belief or not, solid professional ethics can help us do both.
Construction Business Owner, July 2006
When is the last time you read the dispute resolution clause in your standard form of contract? While indemnification, paid if paid, and insurance clauses often contain the most finely crafted language in a construction contract, an equally or perhaps even more important clause, the dispute resolution clause, is often overlooked.
Construction Business Owner, December 2006
Do you remember when "the wireless" referred to a transistor radio? Or maybe you are a member of the generation that associates "wireless" with a cellular phone? Well, thanks to the constantly evolving nature of technology, this word has taken on an entirely new and different meaning. Now, when you read articles or watch television commercials talking about wireless technology, what is almost always being referred to is wireless data.
Construction Business Owner, January 2007
As construction businesses grow, communication becomes even more important. This is especially true when it comes to Requests for Information (RFIs) and other construction documents that can control a project.
Standardizing your company software and hardware . . . is it something you've even thought about?
