Posts Categorized: Project Management Best Practices
3 Tips to Motivate Your Team to Reach Your Yearly Goals
As you begin the fourth quarter, revisit yearly goals. After all, the last few months are a busy time of year. Projects are well underway and employees are using their well-earned paid time off. Don’t let this time slip away as you hustle to complete goals and reach targets. Here are a few tips to Read more »
Set the Right Tone for Your Employees in the Second Half of the Year
With the first half of the year over, many architecture, engineering and construction managers are reviewing objectives and using results to shape future actions. While examining metrics is a must, setting the proper tone for your employees is also vital. Otherwise, motivation and morale may suffer, harming future productivity. Three Tips to Set the Tone Read more »
6 Tips to Motivate Your Team to Be Successful
The success of your organization relies on the productivity of your employees. In order for your employees to be productive, they have to be motivated. As a manager, it’s your role to make sure you have hardworking and happy employees. While there is no one secret formula for motivation, here some of the best tips Read more »
Appreciation in the Workplace: A Win-Win Cultural Practice for Managers and Employees Alike
For the vast majority of the population, work is an essential part of life. However, despite the necessity, one’s job is often not viewed as a simple means to an end. It is a career, and to many a life-long passion. Furthermore, today’s workforce is becoming increasingly accustomed to blurred lines between their work and Read more »
Why Accountability on the Worksite is a Team Issue and Should NOT Just be Management-Driven
When considering workplace accountability, it’s natural to assume employees are simply held accountable by their managers. After all, every job has duties to uphold, metrics to meet and goals to reach. It’s incumbent upon managers to hold their employees accountable to these standards. Co-workers should be accountable to each other as well. Increasingly, companies depend Read more »
Preparing for the Autumn Season – Is Your Team Primed for Peak Production?
The architecture, engineering and construction industry is fairly cyclical. Not only is it impacted by economic conditions, but also by factors such as the changing seasons. Fortunately, influences such as these are at least relatively predictable. A few examples include, increased: Design billings throughout the fall and winter months, due to the need for companies Read more »
Employee Appreciation Ideas That Lead to Massive Productivity and Team Loyalty
How do you show appreciation for your team’s hard work? While a part of you might question why you should thank someone for doing their job, it is important to remember the impact that job satisfaction can have on an employee’s ongoing performance and drive. Taking a moment to showcase employee appreciation helps the business Read more »
How Increasing Teamwork Will Lead to Better Production Results
Employees often have to work together to accomplish tasks, complete projects and achieve other organizational goals. With that in mind, increasing the level of teamwork on your architecture, engineering or construction job site can improve production and lead to greater levels of overall success. After all, when everyone works seamlessly as a unit, efficiencies and Read more »
How to Stay Safe This Summer
Summer brings longer days and warmer weather. While the heat and sun are two things many people look forward to each year, they can also lead to increased health risks, such as dehydration, sun poisoning and heat stroke. Whether you are on the job or enjoying a little down time, keeping yourself safe and healthy Read more »
Are You Challenging Your Team Enough or Allowing Them to Get Complacent?
Being able to face challenges during the workday is critical for engagement. If none of a worker’s tasks requires them to push outside of their comfort zone or explore new areas, their level of interest in the work is going to diminish dramatically. Over time, this can lead to complacency and decreased morale, both of Read more »