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2018 November

Simplify Your Life

The biggest hindrance to getting things done is workflow clutter. Most people keep too many files, send too many emails and submit too many reports. We live with too many objects, and each creates a...

2018 October

Blockchain Is Here

The greatest thing since sliced bread may be the blockchain protocol. One website says it’s “among the fastest-evolving areas of technology.” Some say blockchain will be as revolutionary as the internet. What is it?   ...

2018 September

Traits of the Entrepreneur

Would you like to cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit in your organization? Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking progressively. It can prevent you from settling into a single way of approaching projects and help your business...

2018 August

Keep Blocks of Time for Yourself

If you’re feeling burned out, you may be trying to do too much. Specifically, you may be scheduling too much in your day. Over-scheduling leads to a perceived time-crunch and the delay in starting other...

2018 July

Screening for High Performers

The shortage of skilled labor and seasoned construction managers is great. “Seventy percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions,” noted a report last summer by Autodesk and...

2018 June

Millennials 10 Years Later

Ten years ago this month, I profiled millennials for AWCI’s Construction Dimensions in a column titled “InSync with the Millennial Generation.” I wrote that millennials are hard-working and thoughtful—“possibly the brightest generation of all time.” ...

2018 May

Digital Must-Dos

You can’t operate on a whim in business. Good strategy is essential, especially your digital marketing strategy. When was the last time you updated your website, published an e-newsletter or shared a company video online? ...

2018 April

Strategy Questions

I hope you have a copy of AWCI’s 100-year commemorative book, “Celebrating 100 Years of Industry Growth with the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry.” If you do, here are a few questions you...

2018 March

United We Stand

AWCI formed on March 11, 1918, at the Hamilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Twenty-six men, AWCI’s founding fathers, took a photo together. One of them was Oscar A. Reum of Chicago, the association’s first president....