Welcome to the November, 2014 Gregory Management & Consulting Services (GMCS) REGIONAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY UPDATE. October was a whirlwind month where we saw not only the foliage and the weather change, but also some exciting changes at GMCS as well! Positive changes that will benefit contractors and facility owners throughout the Mid-Atlantic!
GMCS Contracted Labor & Industry Relations Services clients already have access to our industry wide network of contractors when employers need to fill important leadership roles within their organizations. GMCS regularly assists their contracted clients and national recruiting firms in securing qualified and experienced personnel placements for mission critical positions such as, project executives, project managers, estimators, superintendents and facilities experts. In response to this ever growing demand, GMCS is pleased to formally announce an addition to our already valuable industry services and the official launch of our newest industry offering, Gregory Management & Consulting Services (GMCS) - Recruiting Experts in Construction Executive & Project Leadership Search. GMCS now offers employer fee-paid recruitment services concentrating in the Mid-Atlantic construction industry marketplace. With over 25 years of industry contacts & experience within the Philadelphia metropolitan region and developed industry relationships to work from, GMCS has become a powerful recruiting organization in this region’s construction industry marketplace. Our goal is to provide our clients and candidates with superior quality recruitment services while maintaining the highest degree of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism. Go here to find out more about our Employer and Candidate Services. In addition to employer fee-paid recruitment services, GMCS maintains an active network of experienced industry professional candidates that are currently exploring their next career opportunity. GMCS actively markets these candidates to both regional and national firms as well as partnering recruitment agencies throughout the country. Interested candidates and employers should contact Wayne Gregory today at wegregory@gregorymcs.com to discuss the best GMCS employment and recruitment solution for you.
The regional commercial construction marketplace is, for lack of a more definitive word, hot! GMCS continues to collaborate with regional developers, governmental authorities, facility owners, contactors and trades to advance our projects and to prepare for even more in the coming months. Developers, facility owners and contractors continue to recognize the value of bringing GMCS into the discussion early on in the planning phases of their projects. Developers and facility owners and contractors find tangible value and security in GMCS’s broad regional contractor knowledge base, trusted relationships and continued participation in industry wide discussions that seek to maintain harmony between facility owners, constructors and building trades. We accomplish this through our long standing and trusted relationships in government, management and labor through the application of collaborative engagement and open discussion. We help project stakeholders reach mutually acceptable resolutions enabling projects, their contractors and employees to return to work quickly. In many cases, even before the dispute reaches the project. GMCS is filling the industry leadership void by providing an open conduit for communication amongst the region’s developers, facility owners, governmental authorities, employer associations, trades and industry stakeholders through facilitating discussions that lead to solutions. GMCS nurtures a Culture of Collaboration, Communication and Cooperation amongst Contractors and Building Trades. GMCS remains firmly committed to our contractors and our industry. Developers and facility owners should consider making GMCS an integral part of their next project planning team. We continue to be a conduit for communication amongst the region’s employer associations, trades and industry stakeholders. Many association members and national & local contractors, have come to rely on our professional and respected service when they need estimating, bidding and or project advice. Did you know that national contractors that are interested in working within the Philadelphia marketplace contact GMCS for advice on establishing key relationships within the industry and its AEC community to gain a better understanding of the region’s collective bargaining agreements, language and contractor base? If you or your employer association aren’t working with GMCS, perhaps it’s time to reconsider?
Having successfully resolved hundreds of matters related to area collective bargaining agreements and contractors throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan, Lehigh Valley and the entire Mid-Atlantic region, GMCS has become the only recognized, educated, experienced and reliable source for labor & industry relation’s support. GMCS is the single, unbiased, industry wide provider of labor & industry relation’s support for the Mid-Atlantic region assuring information sharing, professional, educated and experienced support to the entire industry along with centralized labor event tracking, data sharing and a vendor that serves each association & contractor, not just a single association’s board of directors. This is the most effective and equitable model in management side construction labor relations. Association members interested in receiving these valuable and informative support services through their associations should contact their board of directors and request a free consultation. Independent contractor signatories and facility owners are urged to contact Wayne Gregory directly at GMCS, wegregory@gregorymcs.com. We are focused on facilitating communication and collaboration amongst our construction employer associations, constructors, facility owners, building trades and governmental bodies with an emphasis on creating a centralized, focused community that actively promotes labor harmony, industry advancement, contractor opportunities and workforce development.
This month’s newsletter is comprised of the most popular postings over the last 30 days on gregorymcs.blogspot.com. They are listed by the following categories: INDUSTRY, LABOR, OSHA, MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS, HUMAN RESOURCES. Additional topics and subject matter may be found on the GMCS companion blog @ gregorymcs.blogspot.com. GMCS continues to track relevant industry legislation and provide summary updates through its companion blog under the Gregory Legislative Subscription Service (GLASS) Reports. Associations and organizations that subscribe to the GMCS GLASS Reports receive timely updates to each piece of legislation impacting their organizations as they occur along. Between our companion blog at gregorymcs.blogspot.com and the newsletter, our monthly industry reach continues to exceed 4,500 industry professionals interested in discovering more about the latest Industry, Labor, OSHA, Multi-Employer Benefit Plans and HR developments here in the regional construction marketplace and abroad. Sponsorship and marketing opportunities are available to industry stakeholders and contractors; interested firms should contact Wayne Gregory @ wegregory@gregorymcs.com for more information.
INDUSTRY:
Everyone Finishes First at Boot Camp Programs: Labor and Management Working together to Educate the Industry:
Labor-Management
partnerships are not necessarily new and innovative. However,
utilizing those partnerships to advance an industry through educational
offerings for disciplines outside of those direct stakeholder groups is.
That is what takes place at the Boot Camp programs developed and promoted
through the labor-management industry fund, the Architectural Glass Institute
(AGI).
Read
more here…
Philadelphia development projects want
$341M in state funds” Everyone is looking for a handout”:
Developers,
institutions and companies that are proposing projects throughout Philadelphia
have sought more than $341 million in taxpayer funds from the Pennsylvania’s
Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
Read
more here…
Senior Project Manager / Over (20) years
experience available - Gregory Management & Consulting Services (GMCS) -
Recruiting Experts in Construction Executive & Project Leadership Search:
GMCS
is currently working with and seeking to place a highly qualified Senior
Project Manager with over (20) years of professional management experience in
the higher education and private sector marketplaces with Project Management
Professional (PMP) certification. This candidate is very experienced with
working within the Philadelphia commercial marketplace and is currently
exploring new career opportunities through GMCS’s regional industry
network. Career professionals with these qualifications, certifications
and direct marketplace experience simply do not come along that
often. .
Read
more here…
Thriving University City is key to city's
growth:
If
you've noticed the half-dozen or so construction cranes that define the
University City skyline these days, you may sense that the foundation of
Philadelphia's next-generation economy is rising before our eyes. In many ways,
an entirely new neighborhood is taking form on the western banks of the
Schuylkill.
Read
more here…
PennDOT selects out-of-state team for $899M
bridge replacements:
A
massive statewide bridge replacement project worth $899 million was awarded to
a construction group headed up by firms from California and Illinois.
Read
more here…
Value of Construction Put in Place at a
Glance:
The
U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that
construction spending during August 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted
annual rate of $961.0 billion, 0.8 percent (±1.8%)* below the revised July
estimate of $968.8 billion. The August figure is 5.0 percent (±2.3%) above the
August 2013 estimate of $915.3 billion.
Read
more here…
Construction Employment Increases in 236 out of 339 Metro
Areas between Sept. 2013 and 2014 amid Growing Demand and Ongoing Worker
shortages.:
Construction
employment expanded in 236 metro areas, declined in 53 and was stagnant in 50
between September 2013 and September 2014, according to a new analysis of
federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of
America. Association officials said that as firms expand their payrolls, many
are finding a limited supply of available qualified workers.
Read
more here…
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- SEPTEMBER 2014 - Construction
Adds 16,000:
“In
September, construction employment continued on an upward trend (+16,000).
Within the industry, employment in residential building increased by 6,000.
Over the year, construction has added 230,000 jobs.”
Read
more here…
GLASS Report: Legislative Action Alert:
House Bill 1543: Regular Session 2013-2014: Approved by the Governor, Act No.
160:
An
Act amending the act of October 17, 2008 (P.L.1645, No.132), known as the Home
Improvement Consumer Protection Act, providing for the definition of "time
and materials"; and further providing for procedures for registration as a
contractor and for home improvement contracts.
Read
more here…
GLASS Report: Legislative Action Alert:
House Bill 1565: Regular Session 2013-2014, Approved by the Governor, Act No.
162:
Legislation
amending the Clean Streams Law (Act 394 of 1937) clarifying that riparian
buffer and riparian forest buffers shall not be required under the act but may
be used as a choice among best management practices or design standards to minimize
pollution from erosion and sedimentation.
Read
more here…
GLASS Report: Legislative Action Alert:
House Bill 473: Regular Session 2013-2014: Approved by the Governor, Act No.
142:
An
Act amending the act of August 24, 1963 (P.L.1175, No.497), known as the
Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963, further providing for definitions; and providing
for State Construction Notices Directory, for failure to file notice of furnishing,
for notice of commencement, notice of furnishing and third party notice, for
notice of completion, for notice and for prohibition.
Read
more here…
Glasstec 2014 – The Worldwide Epicenter of
All Things Glazing:
Glasstec
2014: Top Take-Aways. Read more here…
Glasstec
Exhibitors Feel the Heat from China, read more here…
Go
to the glasstec 2014 website by going here…
BIM Evolved: Trend Toward BIM Calls for
Glaziers to Get on Board:
“So
many benefits are derived from BIM—from the building owner, to the architect,
to the general contractor, and it will become a way of life for the glass and
glazing subcontractor on a regular basis in the not-too-distant future,” says
Richard D. Voreis, chief executive officer of Consulting Collaborative.
Read
more here….
BIM Evolved: Trimble and Gehry form strategic alliance -
Trimble continues its AEC acquisition trend, this time bagging the technical
expertise and products of Gehry Technologies:
Trimble
has acquired the LA-based software and consulting services arm of Gehry
Technologies. The ‘alliance’ will “work to enhance the collaboration in the construction
industry by further connecting the office to on-site construction
technologies”, the two firms said in a joint statement.
Read
more here…
BIM Evolved: BIM benefits outlined by
building industry pro:
Mortenson
Construction has used building information modeling, or BIM, in conjunction
with virtual design and construction since 1998 when it started work on the
Walt Disney Concert Hall project, a multi-award winning structure with a curved
steel frame in Los Angeles. The project team found that BIM/VDC was essential
in the project, in large part because it helped them visualize complex
sequences of work that before had only been listed in an Excel worksheet or on
a Gantt chart
Read
more here…
BIM
proposes, improved project coordination, better designs, project scheduling and
accurate material takeoffs and hence improved cost estimation. Ability of BIM
to detect clashes at an early stage eliminates last moment clash detection and
mitigation costs during the construction process, hence contributes to major
cost savings
Read
more here…
Architecture Billings Index Shows Robust
Conditions Ahead for Construction Industry:
With
all geographic regions and building project sectors showing positive
conditions, there continues to be a heightened level of demand for design
services signaled in the latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI). As a leading
economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate
nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction
spending. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the September ABI
score was 55.2, up from a mark of 53.0 in August.
Read
more here…
LABOR:
EIGHTY-THREE PERCENT OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS REPORT HAVING
TROUBLE FINDING QUALIFIED WORKERS TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES:
Most
construction firms report they are having trouble finding qualified craft
workers to fill key spots as the industry recovers from its years-long
downturn, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released today by
the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials called for
new career and technical school programs, as well as other workforce measures
to offset the labor shortages.
Read more here…
Union carpenters strikes over contract with nonunion
workers at Bucks County Justice Center:
Members of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters set up a picket line Monday at the entrances
to the new Bucks County Justice Center, protesting a $1.3 million furniture
contract with a company that does not pay prevailing wages.
Read more here…
JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – August 2014.
There
were 4.8 million job openings on the last business day of August, up from 4.6
million in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires
rate (3.3 percent) was down and the separations rate (3.2 percent) was
essentially unchanged in August. Within separations, the quits rate (1.8
percent) was unchanged and the layoffs and discharges rate (1.1 percent) was
little changed. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job
openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by four
geographic regions.
Read
more here…
Domestic Energy Exploration Creates 45,000 Construction
Jobs:
There
has been a lot of discussion about the development of oil and natural gas resources
from the Marcellus shale. But precious little of that discussion has
focused on the economic benefits associated with Marcellus oil and natural gas
reserves.
Read
more here…
Marcellus Shale Projects Boosting Building Trades:
While
construction projects and jobs in non-shale gas related industries declined
sharply from 2008 to 2014, tradesman in five states within or near to the
Marcellus Shale worked more hours and benefited heavily from investments in the
formation's development, according to a new study
Read
more here…
NLRB Postpones Creation Of Employee Right To Use Employer
E-Mail For Union Activity:
On April 30, 2014, the National
Labor Relations Board invited submission of amicus briefs in the case of Purple
Communications, Inc. (Cases 21-CA-095151; 21-RC-091531; and 21-RC-091584), as
it considered whether to overrule precedent to create an employee right to use
an employer’s electronic mail systems for union activity. The administrative
law judge, relying on Register Guard, 351 NLRB 1110 (2007), dismissed the
allegation that the employer violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor
Relations Act by prohibiting use of its electronic equipment and email systems
for activity unrelated to the employer’s business purposes. The General Counsel
and union excepted.
Read more here…
Kimmel Center reaches deal with unions:
Four
union units at the Kimmel Center represented by the International Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) have new contracts. About 300 stagehands,
130 ushers, 15 ticket sellers and three dozen wardrobe employees will work
under a new deal that takes effect Oct. 1 and runs through Sept. 2019, says
Mike Barnes, the chief of IATSE local 8. In exchange for some changes in work
rules and giving up premium rates and guarantees for a few workers, the union
negotiated raises averaging 2.9 percent each year for five years across all the
units, Barnes said.
Read
more here…
Employers face crackdown over worker misclassification:
Since
the onset of the recession, there has been a surge in worker misclassification
litigation and enforcement against employers that are trying to effectively
manage their finances, but are incorrectly classifying their workers. There is
also concern around the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, which may make
misclassifications a tempting alternative to offering group health coverage.
The
Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue oversee the federal Fair Labor
Standards Act, which establishes minimum wage and overtime pay standards and
how much private and public employers should pay their employees. At the state
level, there are also a slew of regulations that can make any HR professional
or benefit plan sponsor concerned.
Read
more here…
Regional Collective Bargaining Settlement
Sheets available:
GMCS has
compiled a detailed settlement report defining the regional trade settlements
from last year’s collective bargaining as well as detailing the previously
negotiated settlements for trades and associations. Copies are available
to associations engaged in regional negotiations. Please contact GMCS at wegregory@gregorymcs.com today for
instructions on how to receive your copy.
GMCS is the Philadelphia Region’s Leading Labor Relations
Solutions Provider:
A recent study by the Center for Construction Research
and Training indicates that work site conflict costs, on average, $11,000.00
per incident. GMCS provides contracted labor relations services to many
of the region’s employer associations, contractors, facility owners and
industry stakeholders helping you to avoid those costly conflicts. With two levels of
affordable annual agreements costing less than 50% of the cost of an average
conflict, contracted labor relations services can
help your organization stay on schedule and budget.
Contact wegregory@gregorymcs.com for your
consultation today.
WTI: WTI Signals Stronger Wage Growth by Early
2015:
The rate of
annual pay increases for private sector workers is headed modestly higher in
the coming months, according to the final third-quarter Wage Trend Indicator™
(WTI) released today by Bloomberg BNA, a leading publisher of specialized news
and information.
Read more here…
OSHA & SAFETY:
OSHA extends
compliance date for crane operator certification requirements:
The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued a final rule
extending the deadline for crane operator certification requirements in the
Cranes and Derricks in Construction final rule* published Aug. 9, 2010 by three
years to Nov. 10, 2017. The rule also extends by three years the employer's
responsibility to ensure that crane operators are competent to operate a crane
safely. The final rule becomes effective Nov. 9, 2014.
OSHA announces new
requirements for reporting severe injuries and updates list of industries
exempt from record-keeping requirements:
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational
Safety and Health Administration today announced a final rule* requiring
employers to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a
work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. The rule, which also
updates the list of employers partially exempt from OSHA record-keeping
requirements, will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, for workplaces under federal
OSHA jurisdiction.
Read more here…
OSHA seeks proposals
for online OSHA Outreach Training Program:
OSHA is seeking proposals to provide OSHA
10- and 30-hour Outreach Training Program courses online in the construction,
general and maritime industries, and targeted training for young workers. The
10-hour class is intended for entry-level workers, while the 30-hour class is
more appropriate for workers with some safety responsibility. Applications must
be submitted in writing to OSHA by 4 p.m. CT on Dec. 12, 2014. For more
information on submitting an application, visit the OSHA Outreach Training
Program Web page.
Read more here…
OSHA launches a
national dialogue on hazardous chemical exposures and permissible exposure
limits in the workplace:
OSHA
is launching a national dialogue with stakeholders on ways to prevent
work-related illness caused by exposure to hazardous substances. The first
stage of this dialogue is a request for information on the management of
hazardous chemical exposures in the workplace and strategies for updating
permissible exposure limits.
Read
more here…
OSHA's homepage gets a
facelift:
This
month OSHA launched a new version of its home page at www.osha.gov. The page features a balance of
graphics and text, making it easier to navigate. Drop down menus allow visitors
to find information with one click. There is a “How To” section where users can
get easy access to information in high demand such as OSHA’s FREE workplace
poster and recordkeeping and reporting resources.
Read
more here…
Overturns and Falls
Lead Aerial-Work-Platform Deaths:
Overturns
and falls from height were the two leading causes of aerial-work-platform
fatalities globally in the first half of the year, according to new data from
the International Powered Access Federation.
Read
more here…
Alliance with Scaffold
and Access Industry Association renewed to protect workers from scaffold
hazards:
OSHA
has renewed its alliance with the Scaffold and Access Industry Association to provide
information and training to protect the safety and health of workers who use
scaffolds and lift equipment. Through the alliance, OSHA and SAIA will work to
reduce and prevent fall and caught-in-between hazards and issues related to
frame, mast climbing and suspended scaffolds and aerial lift equipment.
Read
more here…
OSHA urges Employers
to prevent texting while driving:
OSHA
reminds employers that they have a responsibility to protect their workers by
prohibiting texting while driving. It is a violation of the OSH Act if
employers require workers to text while driving, create incentives that
encourage or condone it, or structure work so that texting is a practical
necessity for workers to carry out their job.
Read
more here…
OSHA National fall
Prevention Program:
Falls
are the leading cause of death in construction, and OSHA is working with NIOSH
and the National Occupational Research Agenda to get the word out about how to
"Plan, Provide, Train" to prevent fatal falls. To learn more, please
check out OSHA’s Fall Prevention Campaign resource page here…
MULTI-EMPLOYER PLAN UPDATE:
Milliman analysis: Milliman Pension Funding
Index, October 2014:
The
funded status of the 100 largest corporate defined benefit pension plans improved
by $26 billion during September as measured by the Milliman 100 Pension Funding
Index (PFI). The deficit dropped to $253 billion from $279 billion at the end
of August, primarily due to an increase in the benchmark corporate bond
interest rates used to value pension liabilities. As of September 30, the
funded ratio rose to 85.2%, up from 84.1% at the end of August. The projected
benefit obligation (PBO), or pension liabilities, decreased by $45 billion
during September, lowering the Milliman 100 PFI value to $1.709 trillion from
$1.754 trillion at the end of August.
Read
more here…
Thanks
to a combination of favorable investment experience, contribution increases,
and benefit reductions, funding levels for multiemployer plans have nearly
returned to pre-crash funding levels, at least on an aggregated basis. The
significant improvement in aggregate funded status since early 2009 reflects
not only favorable investment returns, but also contribution increases
(including withdrawal liability collections) and benefit reductions enacted by
plans as they responded to the financial crisis.
Read
more here…
Multiemployer Alert: The new ASOP 27: What
is the impact on multiemployer plan funding?:
The
Actuarial Standards Board (ASB) has approved a revised version of Actuarial
Standards of Practice (ASOP) No. 27, Selection of Economic Assumptions for
Measuring Pension Obligations. The new standard is effective for any actuarial
work product with a measurement date on or after September 30, 2014. For a
calendar year plan, this means the new standard will first apply to the 2015
actuarial valuation. Economic assumptions covered by ASOP 27 include the
investment return, discount rate, inflation, postemployment benefit increases,
compensation increases, and any other related assumptions. The greatest impact
of the revised ASOP may appear in the development of multiemployer pension plan
liabilities through its effect on the actuary’s selection of the investment
return assumption.
Read
more here…
Analysis: Liberal Analysts Drop $42 Billion
Bombshell Into NJ Pension Debate:
A
very interesting perspective on a DB/DC plan conversion. Although, Iam
left wondering what assumptions were used when calculating the conversion
costs. If you sit on a DB fund and or administer a collective bargaining
agreement that is associated with a DB fund with unfunded liability, this is
well worth a read.
Read
more here…
Group annuity, lump sum plan to help
Motorola unload pension liability:
Motorola
Solutions is incorporating a new group annuity and lump sum payment plan into
the makeup of its traditional defined benefit plan that will help the
communications company shave $4.2 billion in growing liabilities and benefit
payments off its balance sheet.
Read
more here…
HUMAN RESOURCES:
NLRB continues aggressive crackdown on
social media policies:
GMCS
Editorial: An excellent article on the woes of employer social media
policies and the NLRB. Not only does it contain a summary of relevant
cases, it also contains links to the NLRB decisions and why the NLRB arrived at
the decision. It’s well worth a read for all HR professionals.
Read
more here…
Report: Cost of health care to rise
significantly:
Projections
by nonpartisan experts with the federal Health and Human Services Department
indicate the pace of health-care spending will pick up starting this year and
beyond. The introduction of expensive new drugs for the liver-wasting disease
hepatitis C also contributes to the speed-up in the short run.
Read
more here…
5 things to consider before rehiring
boomerang employees:
When
the question used to come up of whether to rehire a former employee, many employers
aligned with one school of thinking: “If you thought the grass was greener on
the other side, you can stay there.”
This
particular mindset, however, has increasingly becoming the minority view. This
attitude shift is forcing recruiters and employers to rethink not only their
recruiting strategies, but also their hiring and exit strategies.
Read
more here…
Severance Agreements—They’re Business
Transactions
To
avoid having your severance agreement challenged by the EEOC or NLRB, says Van
Parys, include language to the effect that the former employee has the right to
file charges and participate in investigations with the National Labor
Relations Board and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Read
more here…
Drafting Severance Agreements—Do’s and
Don’ts to Avoid EEOC Attention):
Two
recently filed EEOC lawsuits reveal that severance packages are even trickier
than we thought, says Attorney Joel Van Parys. It’s fine to use a template for
these agreements, but it is also important to look at them individually.
Read
more here…
IRS increases allowable 401(k) contribution
levels;
Thanks
to new cost-of-living adjustments, the Internal Revenue Service is allowing the
American workforce to save a bit more in their retirement plans next year.
Starting
in 2015, employees will be able contribute up to $18,000 to their 401(k)s, an
increase of $500. This also applies to participants of 403(b), most 457 plans
and the federal government’s Thrift Savings Plan. The agency noted that
increases in the cost-of-living index triggered changes for dollar and
contribution limitations.
Read
more here…
Open enrollment communications must move
beyond status quo:
In
a perfect world, big decisions would be allowed a lot of time to be made and
come with all the pertinent information. Or, even better, decision time and
support would be proportional to the impact. However, in today’s uncertain and
rapidly changing business environment, such luxuries are rare.
Decisions
of all shapes and sizes are often given little time for due consideration, and
the decision-maker isn’t necessarily armed with the need-to-know facts and
figures. That’s why simply maintaining the status quo is often a tempting
alternative.
Read
more here…
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Sincerely,
Wayne E. Gregory
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