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SPOTLIGHT – CONSTRUCTION & LEGAL INDUSTRIES
When the stakes are high and conventional thinking is not getting the job done, Gene’s breadth of experience and insightful point of view will help the owners and leaders of Colorado construction businesses and the law firms they depend on find the right solutions.
RECENT INSIGHTS & COMMENTARY
Battling the Loneliness of Leadership
We’ve all experienced the loneliness of leadership – at least to some degree – and business leaders are starting to address its unspoken challenges. I recommend, “How to Overcome the Loneliness of Leadership,” in Construction Business Owner. Being the person in charge...
Great Careers for Colorado Construction Workers
Colorado’s economy desperately needs skilled construction workers. Associated General Contractors of Colorado (AGC/C) estimates the state’s construction industry will need to add 47,000 skilled employees by 2027. Is that even possible? You can see for yourself at...
Women- & Minority-Owned Firms Will Help Close Construction Talent Gap
Economists predict the Colorado construction industry will need to fill nearly 50,000 managerial and skilled labor positions by 2027, if it hopes to bridge the talent gap that continues to grow as experienced Baby Boomers retire. But the industry’s current workforce...
Men Supporting Women in Construction
Labor shortages are rippling across Colorado’s robust construction economy due to the lingering effects of the pandemic and the inevitable consequences of Baby Boomers leaving the construction workforce ahead of schedule. The Baby Boomer retirement rate was a...
Why Baby Boomers Avoid Retirement
People are living longer, healthier lives and that has Baby Boomers questioning whether it’s wise to end their careers at age 65. Many potential retirees would prefer to extend their careers by hunkering down in their current jobs. Unfortunately, when that’s no longer...
Key Drivers of Law Firm Succession Planning
I recently passed the 100-day mile marker in my new venture, and I want to share the most remarkable observation I’ve made so far. The Covid-19 virus was a slingshot that propelled people’s views and attitudes in many different directions, but there is one reaction...
Key Pre-Retirement Questions for Construction Leaders
Even though the construction industry’s overall economic outlook for 2021-2022 is difficult to predict, many construction businesses were lucky enough to perform quite well over the past 16 months despite the pandemic, and they continue to maintain solid project...
Why Don’t Construction Workers Trust the Covid-19 Vaccine?
Roughly 46% of the construction sector workers recently surveyed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh said they would probably or definitely decline the Covid-19 vaccine, according to Construction Dive on May 5, 2021. Their...
Construction Business Succession – Timing Matters
The pandemic has taught us it’s critical for all businesses to prepare for a smooth future ownership and leadership transition that is sustainable even when the best of plans become threatened by unprecedented economic and public health disruptions. Approximately 40%...
Reimagining the Modern Law Office
Historically, the legal industry has been much less cost-effective with its use of office space than its corporate peers. But over the past several years, an increasing number of U.S. law firms have begun to view this financial discrepancy as an opportunity to reduce...