The Books

Think Like A Foreman

You’re a craftsman — a journeyman or apprentice. There are usually four to seven in your crew, and it’s a good one. But someday, you may become a foreman, and many things will change — your job title, the kind of work you’re expected to do, and even your status on and off the jobsite. It will be exhilarating, but it will also be a real challenge!

To be a successful construction foreman, you must step up in many ways. In your attitude. In your vision. In the skills you develop to carry out your basic day-to-day responsibilities. In the way you handle problems and special situations. And, you can’t do it by yourself — you have to get results thru other people.

Think Like a Foreman explains the basic ideas, techniques, and skills you’ll need to be an effective foreman. It shows what lies ahead, and it presents strategies and checklists that will help you anticipate each new challenge. And it presents many ways you can figure out what action to take when you deal with typical situations you’re likely to encounter on a jobsite.

It shows how to work safely while consistently doing your part to put work in place that meets quality specs and keeps every task your crew performs under budget and on schedule.

If you can learn to Think Like a Foreman now, you’ll become an extraordinary asset to your crew and to everyone you work with. And when the timing is right, you’ll be ready to step up.

The Details. © 2022; 174 pages; 8½ x 11 with 11×17 fold-out masters for the two Look Ahead forms; coil bound — to open flat for notes & to photocopy master pages; Pocket Checklist summarizes 23 topics; 112-page Leader’s Guide has agendas & guidelines for 3/6/12+ hr workshops; $29 + shipping”;order from amazon by clicking on its ISBN 978-1-56067-509-9 .

Which book is best for you? If you’re a crew member now, but see yourself as a future foreman or supervisor, order Think Like a Foreman.

Stepping Up To Supervisor

You started as a craftsman. There were usually four to seven in your crew, and its jobsite track record was always excellent. But one Monday, you became a supervisor, and many things changed — your job title, the kind of work you were expected to do, and even your status on and off the jobsite. It was exhilarating, but it was also a real challenge!

To be a successful construction supervisor, you have to step up in many ways. In your attitude. In your vision. In the skills you develop to carry out your basic day-to-day responsibilities. In the way you handle problems and special situations. And, you can’t do it by yourself — you have to get results through other people.

Stepping Up To Supervisor explains the basic ideas, techniques, and skills you’ll need to be an effective supervisor. It shows what lies ahead and presents strategies and checklists to help you anticipate each new challenge. And it presents many ways you can figure out what action to take when dealing with typical situations you’re likely to encounter on the jobsite.

It shows you how to work safely while consistently delivering work that meets quality specs and keeping every task your crew performs under budget and on schedule. Safety is a consistent priority throughout Stepping Up. This mantra is repeatedly reinforced:

Safety | Quality | Budget | Schedule

– and always in that priority order. and see it expressed as an icon:

The words safe or safety appear 440x in the book/checklist and 219x in the Leader’s Guide.

The Details. © 2022; 174 pages; 8½ x 11 with 11×17 fold-out masters for the two Look Ahead forms; coil bound — to open flat for notes & to photocopy master pages; Pocket Checklist summarizes 23 topics; 112-page Leader’s Guide has agendas & guidelines for 3/6/12+ hr workshops; $29 + shipping: order from amazon by clicking on its ISBN 978-1-56067-506-8.

Which book is best for you? If you’re a construction supervisor now — or about to become one — order Stepping Up To Supervisor.

Free PDF Files

This Leader’s Guide supports Stepping Up & Ascienda a supervisor.

This 112 page Leader’s Guide presents agendas for 3 workshops…

1 Session @ 190 minutes = ~3 hours total;
2 Sessions @ 180 minutes each = 6 hours total;
3 Sessions @ 200 minutes each = 10 hours total; can expand to 12+ hrs

…plus guidelines and ideas that enable you to create a customized workshop as long as 12+ hours — whatever fits the training situation and the needs of the group. The Stepping Up To Supervisor Leader’s Guide is delivered as a free PDF file. Since Stepping Up To Supervisor is written in a self-study format, each participant can also learn about any topics not covered in a workshop by working through those pages of the book on his or her own.

To follow up a workshop, you can encourage participants to get together for informal discussions of the ideas, techniques & skills they’ve learned about. This approach has two important long-term benefits.They’ll continue to learn by helping each other anticipate and solve problems; by passing on ideas that worked; and by talking about their experiences with things that didn’t work out as planned and the adjustments they had to make. And people who get together for discussions will likely spend more time studying, thinking about, and applying the ideas, techniques & skills covered in the book. They’re more likely to buy in.

Ascienda a supervisor

A Positive Attitude: Your #1 Asset

A Positive Attitude: Your #1 Asset is for people on a jobsite or in a contractor’s office. It includes 8 ways to adjust your attitude, and it’s presented in the same format as Stepping Up To Supervisor with a Pocket Checklist and a Leader’s Guide. Note: these checklists are included in the reference section of the 6th Edition of Stepping Up To Supervisor, © 2021.

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