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While the industry has long been focused on how to get people into construction, the conversation needs to shift to how we get them to stay and grow. That question is especially pressing in today’s tight and competitive labor market. Recruiting and retention are too often treated as separate strategies when they are instead deeply …
The commercial construction industry is staring down a grim reality. The industry-wide labor shortage, once considered temporary, has become persistent. Construction companies across the United States were unable to fill over half a million positions last year, and a predicted 454,000 positions will remain vacant in 2025. Desperate to keep projects on track, many firms …
It starts innocently enough. You want to ensure everything runs smoothly, so you check in often. You spot a typo in a presentation, so you fix it yourself. Someone misses a minor detail, and you think, “I’ll just handle it next time.” Before long, you’re reviewing every email, sitting in on every meeting, and wondering …