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How to Harness More Emotional intelligence in a Remote world
These days, working in isolation and communicating through computer screens is an obvious necessity. Still, without in-person connection, emotional intelligence is more important than ever — especially at small businesses, where teamwork can be a critical...
Concrete Sector Produces Roadmap to Carbon Negative
Concrete Sector Produces Roadmap to Carbon Negative The UK concrete and cement industry has set out how it plans to become net carbon negative by 2050, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits each year. UK Concrete, part of the Mineral Products...
Lime Concrete; Lime Continues to Find Applications in Architecture
Surfaces of all kinds are top of mind these days, so we decided to look at all aspects of them, in these articles, from A to Z. Thinking of surfaces less as a product category and more as a framework, we use them as a lens for understanding the designed environment....
How Invisible Forces Influence Decision-making
Good leadership is about good decision-making. Processes upon processes have been developed to help leaders make decisions, yet we often fail to consider the hidden forces that influence decision-making. This post identifies three hidden forces, offering a...
Leadership and the Responsible Use of Power
“The most effective leaders appear to exhibit a degree of versatility and flexibility that enables them to adapt their behavior to the changing and contradictory demands made on them.” Ralph Stogdill (The Leadership Handbook). It’s one thing for a leader to recognize...
Modular Monitor: How Codes Help or Hinder Offsite Building
uilding codes and other industry regulations can help designers better define a project and create a structure that is not only aesthetically pleasing but safe. However, when it comes to the modular industry, the lack of consistency in those codes and regulations can...
Solving Trust Issues; We Have a Trust Problem. Now What?
Working remotely requires a high level of trust among team members and also between teams. As a result, leaders and managers are now being bombarded with both new trust challenges and others they may have failed to address pre pandemic. Let’s begin by identifying some...
Here’s How Jeff Bezos’ Brilliant Memo System Can Dramatically Improve Your Virtual Meetings
This article is part of my #Elevate series on LinkedIn with over 280,000 subscribers. Subscribe above to receive future editions directly in your feed. As a leader, I have never been a fan of update meetings and they are even more problematic in a virtual environment...
Rebuilding the Future of Concrete Construction with Smart Technology
While local preference in building materials varies from region to region, high-rise construction in the Greater Toronto Area, especially in the residential subcategory, is exclusively done with concrete. Despite concrete having been available since the days of...