Damian Lang In my toast at my youngest daughter Rachel’s wedding last year, I revealed that she is one of my role models. I was proud to tell her that over the previous 20 years while watching her grow into an amazing lady, I have always admired her happy-go-lucky style. As I watched her …
Contractor Tip Of The Month: The Value of Role Models Read More
Dan Kamys, Editorial Director – dkamys@masonrymagazine.com I don’t know about you, but I’ve had enough with the past two years of nonsense. No, I am not saying that my plans include going out and licking doorknobs anytime soon. But boy, it would sure be nice for us to get on with our lives with …
Words: Corey Adams I get it. I have been there and returned there from time to time. I have a little bit of perfectionism in me. Although it can be used for good, perfectionism often falls into the wrong hands, or at a minimum applied to the wrong task. At the beginning of my time …
Originally ran in the 2019 August issue. Vaya mes tan ocupado que fue Junio, hombre. La primera semana de junio estuvimos en reuniones de la ASTM en Denver. Las Reuniones de la Sociedad de Mampostería fueron Junio 13 – 15, y la Conferencia de Mampostería de Norteamérica fue del 16 al 18 de Junio en …
Words: George Hedley Construction business owners and managers continue to blame poor or unfavorable results on the economy, competitors, customers, location, or employees. Do you blame poor results on any of these common excuses and problems I hear over and over from contractors? __ Profit fade during the job __ Final job cost higher …
Business Building: No More Excuses For Poor Results! Read More
Larry Vacala, MCAA Chairman 2022 proved to be another great convention. There were a lot of smiling faces that seemed glad to be out and about. No hiding in the basement for this group. There was plenty to do without hanging out in the casinos. Seminars, meetings, networking, brainstorming, along with the latest and greatest …
This translation is from the 2021 September issue. ¿Alguna vez se han preguntado cómo es que la gente que trabaja más de 60 horas a la semana, todavía encuentra el tiempo para dirigir al equipo de basketball de sus hijos, podar el césped y mantener su casa ordenada? Y otros, que trabajan menos horas, no …
Jude Nosek In 2006 I was in a serious accident. The cause was my stubbornness and some ruts dried into a crushed limestone bicycle path. I was an avid cyclist, often riding to work two or three times a week. The limestone path was part of my route home, the stubbornness part of my numerous …
On The Level: Keson and SOLA: Ergonomics and Tools Read More
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