The Runjob Review highlights weekly news, topics, and trends in the construction industry.
- Week of January 16, 2017 -
Owner Paralysis - i.e. Vapor Lock
When a tragic event happens, even the most rough and tumble executives can suffer from decisional paralysis. I don't mean physical paralysis in your body, I mean the inability to make a decision... Read More >
Do Something Awkward Every Day
As a manager, it may be often that you run in to a situation in which you must do something outside of your comfort zone. Mitigate stress and make this exercise easier for you by practicing uncomfortable and awkward situations every day... Read More >
Reader Response
This Week's Question
As a manager, executive, or owner, which event causes you decisional paralysis:
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Safety: Communication, Communication, Communication
To be successful in heavy/civil construction, it is imperative to have a rudimentary understanding of engineering concepts. However, more often than not the primary reason for a project failure is the human factor versus gross misunderstanding or misapplication of an engineering... Read More >
The $5 Casio: Your Best Tool
With all of today's fancy and complex tools available in the marketplace, nothing is more important than simple calculations (and common sense). Rely on simplicity and basic math to check.
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Incentive Clauses: Do they Work?
Engineers have wondered if incentive clauses are a benefit to Owners in producing a timely, or accelerated, contract completion. My experience has been that it is of great benefit to the Owner because of the aggressive nature of project completion by the.
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Grammar for Pros... and the Rest of Us
I know that the majority of engineers and construction professionals cannot put together a paragraph void of grammar mistakes.
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