by Andrea Janzen | Nov 17, 2022 | Podcast
“I didn’t believe it.” This is the feedback a male executive at a large construction company shared with us after attending an Ambition Theory workshop last March. But, after asking just a few women he worked with, he quickly realized their...
by Andrea Janzen | Nov 3, 2022 | Podcast
“I didn’t believe it.” This is the feedback a male executive at a large construction company shared with us after attending an Ambition Theory workshop last March. But, after asking just a few women he worked with, he quickly realized their...
by Andrea Janzen | Oct 20, 2022 | Podcast
“I didn’t believe it.” This is the feedback a male executive at a large construction company shared with us after attending an Ambition Theory workshop last March. But, after asking just a few women he worked with, he quickly realized their...
by Andrea Janzen | Oct 6, 2022 | Podcast
Alexis Clark is the Anchor Business Unit Manager at Hilti North America and is extremely passionate about her work. We talked about the distinct culture at Hilti and what happens when you are a fit and when you aren’t. We also discussed what demonstrating courage in...
by Andrea Janzen | Sep 22, 2022 | Podcast
Heather and Sarah Cruickshanks are a mother-daughter team who runs L.E. Cruickshanks Sheet Metal. They both started their careers in different industries and are now leaders in the construction industry in Atlantic Canada. Highlights – The benefits...
by Andrea Janzen | Sep 8, 2022 | Podcast
Michael Riegel is the author of the book Build Like The Big Primes, a coach and trainer focused on leadership development in the construction industry. Highlights The skills required to lead in the construction industry today. Some of the differences between how men...
by Andrea Janzen | Aug 25, 2022 | Podcast
The priority for most construction companies today is retention. Susan McCutchan and Nadia Fratantonio from Pomerleau Construction talked about how the transformational approach to leadership is an extremely effective way to attract and retain top talent. It...
by Andrea Janzen | Jul 28, 2022 | Podcast
Brad Kohl is the President and CEO of Lafarge Western Canada. Lafarge is Canada’s largest provider of sustainable construction materials and a member of the global group Holcim. Highlights: Lafarge’s strategy to promote women internally to grow and excel...
by Andrea Janzen | Jul 14, 2022 | Podcast
Years of experience and technical knowledge are highly valued in the construction industry, and today we share a different perspective. Phil Diochon and Jill Tremblay from Verge Technologies talk about how they learned about the industry and grew the company by...
by Andrea Janzen | Jun 16, 2022 | Podcast
Lisa Fougere and Laura Hynes from Lindsay Construction took part in the first cohort of our leadership accelerator for women in construction. They shared what it was like to take this program, how they could implement what they learned, and its impact on their...
by Andrea Janzen | Jun 13, 2022 | Article
Convert Competition into Clients with Transformational Leadership The construction industry lacks well-trained leadership. If transactional approaches in corporate structures were working as a business model, there would not be this current war for talent. Companies...
by Andrea Janzen | Jun 2, 2022 | Podcast
Jennifer Cross shares what it’s like when you take 1:1 coaching with Ambition Theory. During her coaching program, Jennifer successfully transitioned into the commercial construction industry. For her the secret to exponential growth started by answering the question...
