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How building product manufacturers can extract ideas, comments and feedback from customer communities and then leverage that intelligence into useful, relevant innovation.
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E&C in Canada: Preparing for Disruption and Change
In comparing the U.S. to Canada, there are both similarities and differences between the two countries. Here’s a look at the key considerations that E&C should be thinking about on both sides of the border.
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Supporting a Leadership Transition When You Aren’t Picked: How to Prepare Yourself and Others for a Change at the Top
With nearly 50% of CEOs in engineering and construction looking to transition out of the business within the next five years, you’ll likely see a leadership transition at your organization. How you respond to the change matters.
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How Building Products Manufacturers Can Evaluate Sales Performance
The sales assessment process helps to focus internal discussions and communication to build performance, organizational alignment and, ultimately, customer satisfaction for building product manufacturers.
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Help Wanted: Addressing Canada’s Skilled Labour Shortage
A significant contributor to the Canadian economy, construction contributes close to 7% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employs one in 14 working Canadians. Because of this, addressing the skilled labour shortage in the Canadian construction industry should be both a governmental and a corporate priority.
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Executive Coaching: Me, Myself and I —The Power of Self-Awareness in Leadership
Most leaders I’ve met work exceptionally hard. They pay attention to the metrics of both progress and problems. They operate from an ethical center. They have an eye for opportunities and rely heavily on their intuition. They care about the people who work for them.
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Canada: Four Fundamentals of Highly Effective Boards
When done well, assembling a peak-performing advisory board pays significant dividends for engineering and construction firms.
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Characteristics of a Peak Boards Chair
The position of board chair is one of distinction and influence. While it is common for successful executives to move into this role, there are nuanced differences in the type of leadership skills required to be a peak-performing chair versus that of CEO (or other executive-level positions).
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From Vision to Succession: Why Planning for a Leadership Transition Involves Groundwork
Many leaders throughout the A/E/C industry are currently working through issues of succession. They are trying to answer the question, “How do I effectively transfer leadership of my business from one generation to the next?” This process is fraught with risk, as the wrong decisions here can lead to the end of the business.
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Developmental Relationships, Part Two: Becoming More Coachable
This is the second article in our two-part series examining developmental relationships in the engineering and construction (E&C) industry. In the first installment, we provided tips on how to find the coaching or mentoring relationship that is right for you. Here, in part two, we will discuss how you can get the most out of your developmental relationships by becoming more coachable.
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