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Constructonomics: July 2009 - Construction Economics, Construction Management Leadership
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A blog covering everything in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Real Estate industry - and plus a little bit more. Thursday, July 30, 2009. Top 5 ways to save money on construction projects. To the contractor who will turn around and blame every cost and schedule overrun on the architect until everybody lands in court fighting over money. It’s really a lovely system we have worked out, but without the initial financing from the bank, our diabolical plans cannot even begin. 8217; to you!
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Constructonomics: September 2009 - Construction Economics, Construction Management Leadership
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A blog covering everything in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Real Estate industry - and plus a little bit more. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Does Your Company Do Employee Reviews? I Think I Know. When was your last employee review? Now, I'm not talking about some pat on the back for a job well done, or a passive aggressive comment from your boss at the water cooler, I'm talking about a sit down, face-to-face, knock-down, drag-out, employee review. I doubt it was anytime soon. Many profes...
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Constructonomics: The Great Recession Ain't Bad for Everyone - Construction Economics, Construction Management Leadership
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A blog covering everything in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Real Estate industry - and plus a little bit more. Tuesday, November 10, 2009. The Great Recession Ain't Bad for Everyone. I just read a CNN.com article. About how after a tough year in 2008, banker bonuses will be up 40% in 2009. Thank God! The reality of the situation is that during recessions companies run very lean and cut costs wherever possible. They also may be paying less on financing, credit, and goods and services...
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A construction industry blog that digs below bedrock. A Long Road to a Professional Engineering License. Written By: John Poole on July 24, 2016. My boss at my first engineering job told me that a PE license and a dollar will get you a cup of coffee. Now that’s one heck of a saying, and at 22 years old, I didn’t really get it. I eventually put two and two together and realized that since a cup of coffee […]. Welcome Back AEC – Please Stick Around For A While. Written By: John Poole on January 24, 2016.
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Constructonomics: Sometimes it's Just Better To Tell the Truth - Construction Economics, Construction Management Leadership
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A blog covering everything in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Real Estate industry - and plus a little bit more. Tuesday, November 17, 2009. Sometimes it's Just Better To Tell the Truth. Nirvana and you can enjoy eternal enlightenment in liar's. I know people who can lead someone to believe a pelican will swoop down and pick them out of mid-air if they jump off the nearest skyscraper. This is of course without mentioning anything about a skyscraper. To me, it looked like he quit because n...
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Constructonomics: Good to Great is Good and Great - Construction Economics, Construction Management Leadership
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A blog covering everything in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Real Estate industry - and plus a little bit more. Monday, June 15, 2009. Good to Great is Good and Great. If you ever get the chance to read Good to Great. I thought it was funny that General Electric often considered a poster child of late twentieth century business practice with the fist pounding and head slashing of Jack Welsh, only beat the market by 2.8 times and didn't make the Good to Great List. Super Bowl coaches spee...
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World Class Boards: April 2011
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011. For-Profit Leaders can Learn Something from Non-Profit Leaders. Most of my posts are relevant for all types of organizational leadership, but this time I'm going to focus on a leadership skill more prevelant in the non-profit sector, which is. I contend that for-profit sector leaders could benefit greatly from honing this skill, which is often overlooked in the corporate world, which tends to focus more on motivation through. A unique aspect of non-profit leadership is that the c...
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World Class Boards: May 2011
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Leaders Make Themselves Dispensible. Whatever you set your mind to do, you always should make the road before you wide open, so that all people may traverse it. This is the concern of a great man. If the way is narrow and perilous, so that others cannot go on it, then you yourself will not have any place to set foot either.". Zen Lessons, Translated by Thomas Cleary. If I were simply to train her on what to look for in contracts, then when satisfied with her competence in reviewing...
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Constructonomics: Are the White Collar Forgotten in a Recession - Construction Economics, Construction Management Leadership
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A blog covering everything in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Real Estate industry - and plus a little bit more. Monday, November 23, 2009. Are the White Collar Forgotten in a Recession. This post can be found at the new location for my construction blog. I'm sure you will enjoy it. Please click the link to see the post. Thanks. Are the White Collar Forgotten in a Recession. Posted by John Poole. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Trust me, this is good. Sign up for our Email Newsletter.
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Constructonomics: Where "Good to Great" just isn't quite right - Construction Economics, Construction Management Leadership
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A blog covering everything in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Real Estate industry - and plus a little bit more. Sunday, November 15, 2009. Where "Good to Great" just isn't quite right. Good to Great" is one of the highest selling business books of all-time with millions of copies sold and still about 300,000 each year. I will be the first to say that I like the book. Regardless of the fact that two (that I know of) of the "Good to Great" companies (Fannie Mae and Circuit City) have colla...