by Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer | Oct 12, 2018 | Helpful Tips
How do we help more women in construction to get the recognition and promotions they deserve? By helping them develop their confidence. Last week, I attended the Professional Women in Construction’s (PWC) Professional Development Advisory Council meeting to discuss...
by Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer | Sep 28, 2018 | Helpful Tips
When we work together healthcare gets better. Every project manager has been there – that meeting where you walk into the room and you can almost see the eye rolls from the project team as they realize you’re a project manager. They may not say it, but they are...
by Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer | Sep 14, 2018 | Helpful Tips
“We work day after day not to finish things but to make the future better because we will spend the rest of our lives there.” – Charles F Kettering When it comes to healthcare design and construction, it’s easy to be focused on numbers: how many square feet, the...
by Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer | Aug 31, 2018 | Helpful Tips
Just got back from vacation? Me too – and don’t I know it. Why is it that within days, you feel like you were never away at all? Vacations are great – in fact, I’d go so far as to call them a necessity. But, in essence, all you are doing is shifting time around –...
by Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer | Aug 3, 2018 | Helpful Tips
Picture this. I was relaxing on a lounger, soaking up the Florida sunshine, when my phone rings. It’s my superintendent, Mike, a real salt-of-the-earth type. “Cathy!” he booms down the phone. “What’s up, Mike? What do you need?” I reply. What followed was a stream of...
by Cathy Dolan-Schweitzer | Jul 20, 2018 | Helpful Tips
After discussing patient independence in my last post, I thought about how independence serves as foundation for creating empowered teams and people. So, this week, I wanted to touch on some ways that we as project managers can empower our teams and foster a creative...
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