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1 week ago | smartbrief.com | Evan Milberg

8 min read ConstructionInfrastructureWorkforce There’s a popular acronym in construction safety circles: STCKY, or S*** That Can Kill You. It’s typically associated with physical risks, such as electrocution, being struck by a heavy object and working at heights or in confined spaces.

1 week ago | smartbrief.com | Michael Gaskell

5 min read EdtechEducation I started my day at the gym, checking my phone on short breaks and opening a LONG email about testing instructions. It had important directions.

1 week ago | smartbrief.com | Art Petty

5 min read LeadershipManagement It’s common for new managers to struggle with the coaching aspect of their role. After all, it’s a new skill set — a more advanced skill set. You don’t walk out on Friday as a contributor and come in the following Monday equipped with the ability to navigate an entirely different role.

1 week ago | smartbrief.com | Evan Milberg

If you sit in a room of 50 contractors and ask them the first adjective that comes to mind when someone says “AI on the jobsite,” you’d probably expect most of the answers to be somewhat negative. But during an education session last week at the Associated General Contractors of America’s annual convention, the responses were pretty evenly split between “excited,” “confused” and “hopeful.” One of the biggest barriers to increased adoption of AI in the industry has been a lack of case studies.

2 weeks ago | smartbrief.com | Julie Winkle Giulioni

5 min read LeadershipWorkforce The ground beneath employees is shifting — fast. In the face of continued economic volatility, widespread layoffs and growing personal financial strain, many are navigating their work lives with a sense of anxiety and disconnection.