by Andrea Janzen | Feb 18, 2022 | Article
Lisa Laronde, President of Powell Contracting, didn’t start working in the construction industry yet rose to be President. Lisa teases out how to launch into higher positions while making the world a better place. What is the right industry? When job hunting,...
by Andrea Janzen | Feb 17, 2022 | Podcast
Lisa Laronde, president of Powell Contracting, didn’t start working in the construction industry or become president the same way peers have. Lisa teases out how to launch into higher positions while making the world a better place. Through personal experience, Lisa...
by Andrea Janzen | Feb 3, 2022 | Podcast
Nadine Speirs is the owner of Metal Depot a supplier of metal roofing and wall panels as well as a full-service custom fabrication shop in Winnipeg Manitoba. The majority of the team is female and there is very little employee turnover at the company. Her competitors...
by Andrea Janzen | Jan 28, 2022 | Article
How do women jump beyond the swamp of to-do lists and think strategically about growth? As the current Global Head of Industry Transformation at Procore Technologies and on the Board of Directors for the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Sandra Benson...
by Andrea Janzen | Jan 20, 2022 | Podcast
Sandra Benson is Global Head of Industry Transformation at Procore Technologies and on the board of The National Institute of Building Sciences. She got here, by being her authentic self. In this episode Sandra shares: – How she made the decision to leave her...
by Andrea Janzen | Jan 6, 2022 | Podcast
The construction industry is booming, but there aren’t enough skilled professionals to do all of the work. The industry is in desperate need of transformational leaders who can inspire others to contribute more to their companies. In this episode, we share stories of...
by Andrea Janzen | Dec 23, 2021 | Article
The construction industry desperately needs more transformational leaders There is currently a war for talent in the construction industry today, there simply aren’t enough people to do all of the work. Almost every company needs to get 110-120% out of every...
by Andrea Janzen | Dec 23, 2021 | Podcast
The construction industry is booming, but there aren’t enough skilled professionals to do all of the work. In this episode, we explore the difference between mentorship (giving advice) and sponsorship (giving opportunities) and why mentorship programs don’t actually...
by Andrea Janzen | Dec 15, 2021 | Article
The construction industry is on fire right now, but success creates challenges, too. And when I talk with industry leaders, their number one need is finding better talent. Faster. The War for Talent Nobody can avoid the relentless challenge of doing more work faster....
by Andrea Janzen | Dec 9, 2021 | Podcast
The construction industry is booming, but there aren’t enough skilled professionals to do all of the work. This episode explores the difference between transactional and transformational leadership models. Why the construction industry needs more transformational...
