December Blogs: Wisdom of Women Warriors

December Blogs: Wisdom of Women Warriors

A little over 3 years ago I lost my dear friend and partner in crime Shirley Ramos to cancer.  She was only 57 years old.  Shirley and I created the Leadership Boot Camp for Women in Construction together back in 2015.  We both had a passion for...
It’s Just Construction

It’s Just Construction

In my book Construction Management Jumpstart, I dedicated a whole section to making the case for the contribution that construction makes to all of society.  The section is entitled “It’s Just Construction.”  In the section, I talk about how nothing exists...
It’s Broken, and It’s Time to Fix It

It’s Broken, and It’s Time to Fix It

Construction professionals are superb at managing risks and delivering projects safely, on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.  This is what they do, and they do it very well.  Unfortunately, being excellent at managing construction...
Culture Is King

Culture Is King

Most of us in the design and construction business are aware that our industry is going through some growing pains.  We have been in the middle of a significant transformation for some time.  It started with a shift in delivery approach from...