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Can the Construction Industry Be Disrupted?

Harvard Business

Construction is often maligned as the industry that technology left behind. Industry observers routinely deride the lack of technological sophistication in the construction industry, and have pigeon-holed it as old-fashioned and lagging behind more forward-looking and purposeful industries such as manufacturing.

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3 Ways to Handle Poor Employee Performance Constructively

Rick Conlow

The best managers develop their leadership coaching skills and learn how to deal with performance issues constructively and effectively. The post 3 Ways to Handle Poor Employee Performance Constructively appeared first on Rick Conlow. Objectives of the How to Handle Poor Employee Performance Video.

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Should You Use the Same Fee Structure for These Two Consulting Engagements?

David A Fields

Your consulting firm’s work for a client could range from answering questions in real time based on your knowledge and experience, to developing research-based recommendations, to constructing and implementing complex solutions. Where does advisory work fit in, and should you construct contracts for advisory work differently?

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How to Create a Culture of Constructive Debate

LSA Global

Leaders Need to Create a Culture of Constructive Debate to Get Aligned We steadfastly believe in the power of organizational alignment. Here are three ways leaders can support open communication and thoughtful disagreement: Make Constructive Debate and Truth a Cornerstone Value of the Organization Why not make it explicit?

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Orange Cones and Hard Hats Are for Construction Sites Not Websites

Chad Barr

One of my pet peeves is web pages or sites that say they are “Under Construction.” I first wrote about this 13 years ago in my article Under Construction / Coming Soon – Who Are You Kidding? The post Orange Cones and Hard Hats Are for Construction Sites Not Websites appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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How Technology Is Revolutionizing Construction

BCG

Unlike other industries, engineering and construction (E&C) has been slow to adopt new technologies and has never undergone a major transformation. Profound changes are already taking place—though not yet on a sufficiently wide scale—in many aspects of the construction industry. Article Wednesday, June 22, 2016.

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Research: When — and Why — Employee Curiosity Annoys Managers

Harvard Business

They distinguished between constructive curiosity, which involved seeking information, knowledge, or learning by asking many provocative questions that don’t have easy answers, and unconstructive curiosity, which involved seeking information, knowledge, or learning by asking too many questions and questions with easy answers.