Here we go again — another day, another bother. Construction leaders are waking up to yet another morning with a list of issues that doesn’t seem to get shorter.
It’s not that construction hasn’t always been challenging, but two years of juggling market instability, labor challenges, supply chain uncertainty and project backlogs is enough to take the wind out of anyone’s sails.
First, there’s the people challenge; talent is hard to attract and retain, but even when you have a great team, predictability is an issue. In fact, pandemic-related absences cost U.S. employers more than $78.4 billion in the last 22 months.
