Building Operations The “knowledge worker” rant I despise the term Knowledge Worker. Why? Let’s start with the definition of Knowledge Worker and you can judge for yourself. Knowledge...
Building Operations Be like Mat: Go big Comas :: 2 Broken bones :: 21 Surgeries :: 23 Concussions :: 100+ Stitches :: 300+ You don’t become the greatest vertical ramp...
Building Operations Text Mex: Meet ‘em where they are Would you ever use Twitter to announce your family dinner is being served? Ridiculous question, right? Wait. Hold that answer…. The...
Building Operations Confessions of a bilingual construction guy His candor surprised me. I’ve never had anyone actually admit it. But there it was. In digital ink on the email in my Inbox. The...
Building Operations The Inverse Golden Rule + 3 CYA tools when working with Hispanics You know The Golden Rule, right? He who has the gold makes the rules. On the jobsite today, there is an inverse to The Golden...
Building Operations Micro-fluency: Sí se puede! Working at my second office yesterday (Starbucks), two latino twenty-somethings and their language choices caught my attention. They were...
Building Operations Excuse me, sir…your PowerPoint sucks Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Guy gets up to give a presentation. Self-deprecating intro. Well-dressed. Strong voice. He’s...
Building Operations Translation consternation “I’ve got a 40-page company policy and about 40 Hispanic employees. Any advice when it comes to translation?” This question came at me...
Building Operations Catalog ideas; don’t shoot them Yesterday I attended a Construction and Safety Expo outside Chicago. General contractors, Sub-contractors and Safety Suppliers were dishing...
Building Operations What’s your moon shot? You probably missed it. Nearly everyone did. At the end of last year Kansas City quietly became the first metro area to be wired with...
