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Management

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    How Do I Deal With Angry People?

    The founder & principal of Contractor’s Business School on navigating workplace hostility
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    Managing Change

    How to adapt, lead well, & thrive in a dynamic environment
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    Simple Security Measures

    While GPS has become an important part of tool tracking, theft prevention and equipment recovery, some old-fashioned security measures can also decrease the risk of equipment theft, material loss and jobsite vandalism. Simple locks and fences can prevent opportunistic thefts and vandals, while more sophisticated measures may be needed to prevent the more experienced thief. Best Practices to Prevent LossThe first step is to make one person on each jobsite responsible for the security and loss. They should ensure that everything is gathered up, locked up and secure before they leave each day. • Lock the gates and equipment trailersThis seems like a no-brainer but this is a step that can easily be overlooked if there isn’t someone responsible for checking it every day. • Limit the…
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    GPS Technology Transforms the Management of Tools and Equipment

    These days, global positioning systems (GPS) seem about as ubiquitous as cordless tools in the construction industry. Cordless tools transformed worksites by offering construction workers freedom from electrical outlets. In the same way, GPS is transforming how construction firms manage tools and equipment by boosting profits and improving the bottom line. Most construction executives are well-versed in the costs associated with tool and equipment theft. According to an oft-quoted 2007 survey conducted by The National Equipment Registrar, contractors lose $300 million to $1 billion annually because of decreased productivity and business interruptions from lost or stolen construction resources. More than 71 percent of equipment owners have experienced equipment theft in the past year, with as little as 6.5 percent of it ever being recovered. This…
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  • Employer Surveillance: Big Brother Had Better Start Watching

    Ever wonder what your employee is really doing with the company truck when he returns to the office thirty minutes late and blames it on traffic? Did you hear about the employee at a major package delivery firm who was arrested last year for selling cocaine out of his company truck while on his delivery route? With the growing sophistication of business operations, employees are increasingly given access to valuable and sensitive resources. Employers who aren’t paying attention are at high risk for misuse by their employees. Think of all the data on your computers. How many of those computers are laptops? How many of those laptops go home with the employees after work? More than 70 percent of computer crimes are not the result…
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