Brief Quick staff meetings at the beginning of each workday can create focus, purpose and an understanding of everyone’s challenges and successes, writes Naphtali Hoff. He offers six rules for leaders to create stand-ups that are productive, consistent and help...
Brief An engineer must take into account when choosing between balanced concrete, under-reinforced concrete or over-reinforced concrete for a beam to support a building. “In most circumstances, under-reinforced section concrete beams are generally preferred to...
Brief Construction firms will focus on standardizing prefabrication materials and processes as builds become more complex in 2021, Kenny Ingram writes. Other trends to watch include a growing emphasis on total asset lifecycle responsibility and the use of enterprise...
Brief Self-reflection and regaining your sense of purpose and belonging are what changed the Grinch who stole Christmas — a lesson leaders could stand to learn, writes Dan Rockwell. “The Grinch hated the Whos because his heart was 2 sizes too small, not...
Brief Empa engineers are continuing to test a concrete beam built in 1970 with steel reinforcement. After half a decade, the beam is showing no signs of weakness, says engineer Christoph Czaderski. Insight For half a century now, a long-term experiment has...
Brief The pandemic has left employees demanding more respect for their work and their personal lives, writes S. Chris Edmonds, who offers five ways leaders can align business goals with employee expectations, including creating a culture of trust and focusing on...
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