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![Port Construction Expected to See Significant Investment by 2050](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_3ee1d028888042cd859a8683909714a2~mv2_d_4380_2920_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_3ee1d028888042cd859a8683909714a2~mv2_d_4380_2920_s_4_2.webp)
Eric Vechan, PhD
Sep 7, 2020
Port Construction Expected to See Significant Investment by 2050
Port construction expected to see massive expansion driven investment by 2050.
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![Potential For Decades of COVID Financial Impacts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f4bd80_81b2658e894c4cf2bf5f16266afad95c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f4bd80_81b2658e894c4cf2bf5f16266afad95c~mv2.webp)
Eric Vechan, PhD
Sep 6, 2020
Potential For Decades of COVID Financial Impacts
It's not a pretty forecast but it might be our reality. COVID forecasted to negatively impact things for years to come.
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![Don't Take It Personally: It's Not You, It's Them](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f4bd80_39ac5a2576b845f4a5bbf1b12fc1c33c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f4bd80_39ac5a2576b845f4a5bbf1b12fc1c33c~mv2.webp)
Eric Vechan, PhD
Sep 5, 2020
Don't Take It Personally: It's Not You, It's Them
It's not me, it's you. In most instances where we experience harm it has less to do with us and more to do with the other person.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Sep 4, 2020
What Are Contractors Thinking?
Confused about what to think as we head into the Fall of 2020? Check this out of insight into what construction pros are thinking.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Sep 3, 2020
Deciding Who The Decision Maker Will Be: It's Tricky
If the wrong decision maker is selected, making the right decision gets pretty hard.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Sep 2, 2020
How Do You Know?
Without dichotomous experience, how do we know what something truly feels like?
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Sep 1, 2020
Logic Isn't Always Common Sense
If something seems too simple, it might be a sign that it is actually a ton more ocmplicated than we think.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 31, 2020
Mother Nature Reaffirms That She Can Indeed End Us
Americans are a confident. Texans are a confident bunch of Americans. Texas leaders think they can beat Mother Nature with enough money.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 30, 2020
Build the Right Internet Presence to Build the Right Projects
Building the right internet profile can help us get more opportunities to build great projects.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 29, 2020
Contractors Bullish on ConTech During COVID Driven Uncertainties
As with any time in history and on all construction projects, tools (technology) help teams build great projects.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 28, 2020
Talk Less, Work More
Want to be a good builder and a good person? Discuss less and do more to make those goals happen.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 27, 2020
When Is Work Not Working Out?
When work isn't working, should we keep working?
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 26, 2020
If Someone Is A Bad Builder Their Boss Might Actually Be The Problem
A bad builder might be a problem but the cause is likely their boss.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 25, 2020
New Technology Helps Concrete Reduce Its Own GHG Emissions
Long a major green house gas producer, a new technology might help concrete might be a part of the solution.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 24, 2020
The Kindergarten Teacher Leadership Model
Not just for glue sniffers, kindergarten is full of leadership lessons and examples.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 22, 2020
Similar Attention Spans, Yet Far More Successful, Construction Pros Build While Goldfish Just Swim
We might have attention spans that are frighteningly similar to a goldfish but if we keep things simple we can do great things.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 21, 2020
People Do Great Things
Leaders help people be great.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 20, 2020
Career Evolution
Even in changing times, we can make plans for our careers and succeed.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 19, 2020
HR Related Enlightenment is the Key to Improving the Future of Construction
New HR positions may lead to a construction industry enlightenment.
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Eric Vechan, PhD
Aug 18, 2020
Agree to Disagree
We can agree to disagree and still hang out.
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