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The Skilled Workforce Illusion, What Good Leaders Look Like & How To Find Them

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android The Construction Leading Edge podcast from www.constructionleadingedge.com is an interview with Mark Breslin of Breslin Strategies, and in this construction podcast, we cover topics including the…

Hey Employers: Shut the Heck Up: 90% vs 10%

Hey Employers: Shut the Heck Up: 90% vs 10% https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Misc-Construction-Image-800x450.jpg 800 450 Breslin Strategies Breslin Strategies https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Misc-Construction-Image-800x450.jpg June 29, 2017 December 26, 2018

Most of the union employers I know have at one time or another complained about the quality of their apprentices. For sure the reviews over the last few years is…

The Three Most Important Words a Leader Can Live By

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Three words sum up one of the greatest challenges and opportunities for most leaders. And those three words are as simple as this: ASK, DON’T TELL. These words are critically…

Seven Tips for Effective Delegation

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Delegation is the key to advancement. If you can’t find effective ways to move things off your plate and onto others’, you cannot advance. If you can’t delegate in a…

Transformed: Create a Professional Foreman for $22.50

Transformed: Create a Professional Foreman for $22.50 https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/stock_114098614.jpg 1000 637 Breslin Strategies Breslin Strategies https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/stock_114098614.jpg May 24, 2017 May 24, 2017

Most field supervisors engaged in the construction, energy, utility, or other traditional blue collar role do not self-identify as professionals. That is inaccurate. That is lame. That is a failure…

For Labor Professionals: Don’t Be the Problem… Be a Problem Solver!!

For Labor Professionals: Don’t Be the Problem… Be a Problem Solver!! https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Problem_Solver-1.jpg 1000 673 Breslin Strategies Breslin Strategies https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Problem_Solver-1.jpg May 17, 2017 December 26, 2018

Be a Problem Solver When training labor professionals in communication or business development I begin with trying to change their orientation to problem-solving. See without even knowing it, most of…

Managing Problems: Time is Not Your Friend

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There is something unpleasant that you are putting off. In reality, you need to do something right now. You are thinking that time might take care of the problem. You…

What’s the Price Tag of a Top Foreman or Supervisor?

What’s the Price Tag of a Top Foreman or Supervisor? https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Breslin Strategies Breslin Strategies https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg April 19, 2017 April 19, 2017

How much does it cost to develop a top foreman or supervisor? I am not asking what you spend, I am asking you what it costs. First, let’s look at…

Best Practices: Five Steps for Getting Lead Men Ready to Lead

Best Practices: Five Steps for Getting Lead Men Ready to Lead https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Breslin Strategies Breslin Strategies https://www.breslin.biz/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg April 6, 2017 April 6, 2017

A big challenge for many organizations is getting the up and coming talent ready to lead. Unfortunately, most managers and leaders do not spend enough lead-time getting people ready to…

Disciplined Leadership: Painful Delegation

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For many leaders, the one thing in shortest supply is time. As a result, they are faced with an ever-challenging set of choices on prioritization. Who or what gets attention…

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