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That is an easy set of directions to follow. On the flip side, have you tried to put a piece of furniture together recently? My wife and I recently bought a new house. That meant new furniture that had to be assembled. All pictures and no words. I suppose we can thank (or curse) Ikea for this approach. As you can probably guess, there was quite a bit of rotating the directions to understand the hardware to use and the placement.
A colleague told me about an engineering course he took that required each student to write a set of instructions to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The professor acted them out with one spectacular failure after another. In construction, we recognize the need for proper sequencing of tasks and activities. I would guess that we can still find room for improvement in giving directions. It may be one of the chief reasons for a lack of delegation. Managers fall into the trap of “it will take me longer to explain it than to just do it myself.”
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Industry Update
The number of cranes in North America's major cities increased 4.74% from Q3 2021 to Q1 2022, recovering from the identical decrease from the previous Rider Levett Bucknall crane index report.
Large contractors like McCarthy, Skanska and Balfour Beatty are continuing to offer a mix of remote and in-person work.
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