How Prioritizing Mental Health Can Revolutionize the Construction Industry

How Prioritizing Mental Health Can Revolutionize the Construction Industry

One of my closest friends, who is a construction worker, and I have spent countless hours talking about sports, family, politics, current events, social causes, careers, and movies. We’ve gotten into heated….debates about who the grillmaster is (spoiler alert, it’s me). We are a masterful team for moving, working on cars, or cleaning up after a party thrown by one of our wives. We share similar thoughts and opinions on most topics. Despite this, there [...]
Predict a Brighter Future by Developing Mindfulness

Predict a Brighter Future by Developing Mindfulness

When I was younger, the Magic 8 Ball ruled my life. To be fair it didn’t rule every aspect of my life, but it was my roadmap for navigating my way through childhood.  Every morning I shook loose pieces of wisdom that helped me determine my plan for the day and my life.  My Magic 8 Ball was the key to my future. That’s what my 10-year-old brain told me. Of course, by the time [...]
The Forecast is Clear: Adaptation in the Workplace is the Key to a Bright Future

The Forecast is Clear: Adaptation in the Workplace is the Key to a Bright Future

I just saw an ad for a flying car. Visions of rush hour traffic in the year 2030, backed by a soundtrack of the Jetsons theme song, popped into my mind. That future is thrilling and terrifying. Flying cars aside, there are boundless changes on the horizon. The way we work and live has changed drastically and the evolution shows no signs of halting. Even though a pandemic was the catalyst, many of the resulting [...]
An Evolution of Happiness in the Workplace

An Evolution of Happiness in the Workplace

It wasn’t too long ago when the words “happy” and “work” were about as far away from each other in reality as they are in the dictionary. Prior generations accepted that work was something to toil away at simply to earn a living and happiness was only found once you escaped the drudgeries of the daily grind. Fortunately, the workplace and our world have evolved. Today’s employees expect and deserve the opportunity to harmonize happiness [...]
Master the Art of Harmony with Effective Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Business Strategies

Master the Art of Harmony with Effective Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Business Strategies

Our world has learned countless important lessons over the last few years. We learned how to leverage technology to remain connected. We learned how to live and work in the same space (while staying out of each other’s way). We learned that you never really know your neighbors until you’ve been entertained by them from a balcony in the midst of a pandemic. We learned that toilet paper is its own unusual form of currency. [...]
Be the Superhero Your Team Needs by Prioritizing Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Be the Superhero Your Team Needs by Prioritizing Psychological Safety in the Workplace

If you’ve watched survival shows or end-of-world movies, you’ve likely observed strangers (or actors playing strangers) come together in extraordinary ways to keep the group safe. This happens in real life as well. I remember going down the internet rabbit hole one evening watching videos of strangers working together to form human chains as they save someone they have never met from drowning in a flood or rushing river.   I’m not crying, you’re crying. The [...]