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🚧 It's #ConstructionSafetyWeek and we've been speaking to Interim Business Development Director Al Robinson MBA, MAPM, FInstRE about his experiences of leading teams in #safety critical environments : 👷♂️"Having the right safety culture is absolutely paramount. The safety and success of any construction project is down to everyone understanding their role in keeping each other safe. But it also needs leaders to manage safety compassionately. I'm a strong believer in recognising people for being human, understanding individual needs, and creating an environment where people challenge the way we ask them to do work". 👇 Comment below on what you think is the most important thing, to develop the best safety culture, to get everyone home safe 📣 #buildingforgood

We continue our Construction Safety Week series with insight from Carla Jo Clary, our Director of Field Operations and dedicated member of our Field Leadership Team. "Safety means anyone who comes onto our job site goes home in the same condition in which they arrived." Carla Jo Clary Director of Field Operations Stevens-Leinweber Construction, Inc. #constructionsafetyweek #constructionsafety #construction #generalcontractor #commercialrealestate

In the realm of my interests, the admiration for tigers stands out – not just for their majesty, but for what they represent: resilience, leadership, and the importance of environmental conservation. Their demeanor inspires my approach to professional challenges, reminding me to lead with grace and strength. What drives your professional ethos? #Leadership #EnvironmentalConservation

The construction industry is filled with hardworking individuals in the field who dedicate themselves to earning an honest living. However, it is disheartening to witness the way some in management and office roles drain these workers of their passion, pride, and motivation. The lack of respect and empathy in leadership not only diminishes morale but also sets a harmful example for society. We often wonder why cruelty and insensitivity are prevalent in younger generations, yet the answer may lie in the behavior modeled by adults in positions of power. This cycle of mistreatment can only be broken through leadership that values dignity, respect, and fairness. The old ways! It isn't just leadership it is being a human being period! BE A HUMAN BEING THAT IS GOOD!

Implementing safety programs requires investment, leadership, and diligence.

Excellence isn’t just the goal, it’s our standard. We believe in inspiring and supporting our team, fostering an environment where each member is encouraged to achieve greatness. #breedenconstruction #excellence #supportivestaff #supportiveteam #construction #constructioncareers

Effect of Poor Leadership and How a Once-Vibrant Team Lost Its Way For years, they were the envy of their industry - a tightly knit, high-performing team that consistently delivered results. Their camaraderie and collective drive were the stuff of legend, with employees who were genuinely excited to come to work each day and give their all for the greater good of the organization. But all of that has changed. Over the past several years, this once-dominant team has undergone a dramatic transformation, going from an unstoppable force to a dysfunctional mess. And the root cause of this downfall can be traced directly to a change in leadership at the top. When the new boss took over, they brought with them an entirely new philosophy and approach. Gone were the days of empowering employees and fostering a culture of shared accountability. In their place, a top-down, autocratic style of management took hold, built on fear, mistrust, and heavy-handed control. The impact on morale was swift and severe. Employees who had once been willing to move mountains for the team now eyed each other with suspicion, wondering whose side they were really on. The infectious positivity that had once defined the workplace was replaced by a pervasive negativity and tension. The new leadership's harsh, micromanaging style also eroded the sense of loyalty that had been a hallmark of the team. Workers who had once been willing to sacrifice individual glory for the good of the group now looked out for themselves first, prioritizing their own interests over the collective mission. This me-first mentality manifested in a host of issues, from petty squabbles to outright public displays of discord. The results, predictably, have been disastrous. A once-dominant team has become a also-ran, struggling to regain the magic that made them special. Customers and partners who had once marveled at the organization's cohesion and effectiveness now watch in dismay as it crumbles before their eyes. It didn't have to be this way. This team had a winning formula that worked - a formula built on trust, accountability, and a shared sense of purpose. But the new leadership came in and broke that formula, prioritizing control and conformity over the qualities that had made the team great. The moral of the story is a simple one: great leadership doesn't just produce results; it also cultivates an environment where people can thrive. The new boss may have an impressive resume, but they have proven themselves woefully inadequate at the more important task of leading a team. Unfortunately this happens all to often so if it's Time for a Change look no further... Cutters Edge has a great culture, go to our website and see if we have a position for you! www.cuttersedgepro.com William Quigley Reginal Vice President LMC Landscape Partners #leadership #teamwork #empower

Fireman 🔥 and Foresters 🌳 Concept for a sustainable leadership style 🔥 A Fireman ... is a hero. Saves lives and assets. Performs hard and dangerous work. It is not without reason that firefighting is one of the highly regarded professions. 🌳 A Forester ... is a sustainability hero*. Performs well planned and highly structured tasks like planting trees in the sunshine hearing the birds singing or works at the desk. In our daily lives we are very often overwhelmed with firefighting. This leads to being a hero and highly visible to our bosses, colleagues, partners. But also our limbic system rewards us. Instead of fixing the root (cause) or sharpening the saw (Steven Covey) we cut trees like hell being stressed and exhausted at the end of the day. Good Leadership for me is: 👉 finding a good overall balance 👉 listening to the #team 👉 prioritizing tasks based on data, risks and opportunities becoming a 👉 well-balanced Forester with some Fireman containing parts within my work. Is there a Forester 🌳 experience you would like to share? We need more examples to convince Firemen leaders to take the balance and advantage of a Forester into account. 🌳 Dear Foresters, I am sure you also have hard and dangerous aspects in your daily work and weather is not always on your side. Here I talk about perception and would love to borrow the picture of your work as ambassador for an efficient leadership style. 🌳*Origin of Sustainability goes back to Hans Carl von Carlowitz. His work Sylvicultura oeconomica is considered the foundation of modern forestry. This concept was shaped in a series of conversations with Dr. Carsten Schneider. We used this visual to reflect on leadership styles together and the concept really helped me to develop as a leader. #sustainability #leadership #awesomenetwork #responsibility #collaboration #community #balance  

Here's to being part of the change.

I'm in the process of working on my deck at home. Let me just say, I'm no carpenter, merely the labor to do as directed by my father in law who was a construction superintendent for a large part of his life. He worked on projects into the hundreds of millions ranging from large parking garages, high rises, airplane hangars and everything in between. So, renovating a deck is small potatoes to what he's used to, but I'll take the free consulting. During the process, we've encountered unforeseen challenges that pop up as you go and you have to get a bit creative at times. With construction, many times there are multiple ways to solve a problem and sometimes, a different perspective may yield a solution not thought of by others. Why am I writing about a deck project? Throughout the process I've shared my thoughts on how certain tasks may be completed to have each idea considered and sometimes used. Why is this a big deal? It's a lesson in leadership. Here you have a guy who has led or been part of the leadership team for projects like the UPS World Hub in Louisville, KY, the library at the University of Kentucky and the Atria Healthcare building in downtown Louisville, KY, but he was open to ways of doing things that may not have been his initial thought. It's amazing what we can learn by building a deck. Here's to always being open to listening to others. Thanks, Roy Miller! #leadership #opentoideas