by Amanda Portinari | Jun 28, 2024 | Article
We first got to know Doreen Bartoldus through her passion for helping women in construction. But it wasn’t until we worked together on launching the NAWIC Leadership Academy that we truly understood her dedication to the cause. Doreen had this incredible vision for a...
by Amanda Portinari | Mar 12, 2024 | Article
Guest Post by Janine Trinidad, Senior Trainer, Construction Education at Procore I recently came across a phenomenon that is widespread yet under-recognized called the Tall Poppy Syndrome. An organization based in Canada with Dr. Rumeet Billan has studied this issue...
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 | Apr 18, 2022 | Article, Uncategorized
Kinia Romanowska is the founder of Pros and Babes. As a strategic advisor to moms in competitive, corporate, high-stress, and STEM careers, Kinia helps people navigate the pressures of growing successful careers and families. She was one of the first thought leaders...
by Andrea Janzen | Mar 17, 2022 | Article
How can the construction industry thrive amid travel bans, talent shortages, and lurching supply chains? Natalie Doyle Oldfield has spent her career answering that very question and is on a mission to help business owners and leaders grow their companies by building...
by Andrea Janzen | Mar 3, 2022 | Article
Jennifer Sproul is President of the Maryland Center for Construction Education and Innovation (MCCEI). Jennifer sees women as the answer to the construction industry’s need for talent and connects the industry with educational, governmental, and nonprofit agencies....
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 | 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 | 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 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....
