Collaboration may sound easy, after all working together is a requirement for effective teams, but it isn’t always that simple. People come from varying backgrounds and the default is often to take an approach based on personal experience. When that experience differs and people have […]
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Applying for a new job? Asking for a raise? Closing a contract for a major framework? Submitting a bid for a tender? All of these tasks involve elements of negotiation, and yet these aren’t skills that most people consciously develop. They just become part of […]
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Every company has their own process for hiring, yet there are few that really get it right. Despite good intentions, the hiring process often gets caught up in red tape. Candidates get frustrated with delays, and in the end, they simply move on. With such […]
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There has been a fair bit of backlash from industry bodies on the government’s industrial strategy that was announced recently. Construction has been left out, and as far as the industry is concerned this is a glaring omission considering the emphasis that was placed on […]
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This past week one of the major headlines was the delay of planning permission for the Lower Thames Crossing project. It’s not the first delay, and likely won’t be the last either, and it’s frustrating for all involved. Already more than £300 million has been […]
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So often when we talk about gender disparities in construction it’s with a negative angle. The gender pay gap, the percentage of women working in construction, and the biases towards maternity leave. While these continue to be important points to have conversations on, it’s really […]
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It’s been a week since the news broke that the UK’s sixth largest main contractor had entered administration. Some are suggesting that there are parallels to the Carillion collapse in 2018, specifically in terms of the knock-on effect it will have for the industry. Right […]
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Construction has long had the unfortunate accolade of producing some of the highest levels of carbon emissions and waste. While there have been good improvements in the volumes of construction waste that’s recycled, the process is often outsourced so that construction companies can continue to […]
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Optimism is up in construction, which is a refreshing change from the pressure the industry has been experiencing in recent years. Increase building activity and main contractors returning to profit, makes a nice change from liquidations and cancelled projects. A recent Arcadis report predicts that […]
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In the construction industry we talk so much about skills – or the shortage thereof. We talk about productivity – and the lack thereof. And we talk about technology and the snail’s pace at which it has been adopted. The problem is that despite all […]
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