by FLCC Team | Jan 13, 2021 | Career, Construction Industry, Workplace Behaviors
During WWII, the term “Dear John letter” became popular when soldiers spent long periods away from home. These letters, written affectionately, were either sent by mail or received when the soldier came home to an emptied house. In the workforce, the equivalent is...
by FLCC Team | Jul 30, 2020 | Workplace Value
Recently one of my employees, a naturalized citizen with English as a well-mastered second language commented on the different idioms I use to ensure he correctly understood their meaning. Growing up in New England in the ‘70s and ‘80s, idioms were utilized often in...
by FLCC Team | Jun 18, 2020 | Construction Industry, Management, Workplace Behaviors
The protests presently calling to defund the police are fortunately not precipitating the elimination of the profession. Instead, they are mostly looking into the profession for needed improvement in agencies across America. While some agencies do set an example...
by FLCC Team | Mar 5, 2020 | Career, Workplace Behaviors
Did you ever see Mel Gibson’s movie “What Women Want” from 2012 or the film “What Men Want” from 2019, starring Taraji Henson? The storylines of both include major motifs of character improvement vis-à-vis lead characters’ personal and professional relationships, as...
by FLCC Team | Feb 7, 2020 | Career, Interviewing, Workplace Behaviors
This week, President Trump delivered his third State of the Union address. Currently, social media is abuzz with various opinions on what he shared, how he delivered the message, and what the future of our country holds. Although it is personally astonishing to me...