Building better teams.

Intro

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Connecting employees can be a challenge in the construction industry when teams are constantly coming and going, and working off-site.

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Bridging the gap is more than getting folks together for trust falls and games.

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How do you build culture, promote company values and engage employees in your unique working environment?

Strong, engaged teams are

• Highly productive
• Effective communicators
• Receptive to change
• Goal focused
• Diverse and innovative
• Organized
• Happy and have fun at work

… a recruiter’s DREAM!

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Roadblocks

What gets in the way of building strong teams/strong culture

• Distance between team members
• Differences in job type
• Career goals
• Work ethic
• Personality types
• Managers/leadership
• Size of business/organization
• Internal conflict

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Communicate

The biggest challenge in teams that are spread out - communication.

• How is info being communicated?
• Is the method effective?
• Is the information accurate?
• Is everyone on board?

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Do you have a common mission?

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Everyone is different - Ask

Have a conversation - Get Feedback

• Positives -
• Support and encourage increase of positive aspects�
• Negatives
• Listen, acknowledge & address

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Find the common thread(s)

What do they value? �Why do/should they stay?

• Family/Community
• Salary and wages
• Benefits and perks
• Hours/Work-Life Balance
• Appreciation and respect
• Camaraderie/Culture
• Success/Promotion
• Growth/Continuing Education

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#1 Focus - Retention

Internal strategies

• Share important information
• Customer reviews
• New projects
• Completed projects
• Awards & celebrations
• On-site mentoring programs
• Help form relationships
• Share expertise
• Company events
• Inclusive and/or small group events
• Community partnerships/support
• Charities/sporting events/schools

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Tell your story

Give employees something to show off.

Help them take ownership of your brand.

• Company history/story
• Subject matter experts
• Industry news
• Employee testimonials

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Photographs, memes, videos, articles & blog posts are just a few ways to get this content in front of your potential candidates.

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Make it about them

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Show off

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Get it out there

The labor market is shrinking and filling positions will continue to be challenging. People want to work for companies that value them.

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Solution:

• Culture - Internal
• Communication
• Brand - External Communication

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External strategies

Don’t sit back and wait for the buzz - start it.

• Press releases
• Update your website and social media - often and consistently
• Highlight highly productive employees and teams
• Document the good stuff - pictures, video, etc

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Your brand matters.

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