As the world rolls into a post-pandemic phase of recouping and restructure, many employers across the construction, engineering and wider supply chain industries are looking to their talent base, vocational training channels and next-gen leadership to better prepare for the challenges of the future.
Sustainability is now, also, a very public conversation: cultural and cross-industry initiatives are being set up yearly to challenge traditional business models and construction and engineering cannot be left behind. Construction needs to take a lead in educating and preparing younger workers and beneficiaries of building and development of urban and rural spaces.
Soft skills are what binds employees together through chosen behaviours and decision making that value things like empathy, collaboration, communication, manners, personality, time management, conflict resolution and owning the decision making process.
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The UK has turned a corner, and 2021 is going to be a truly unique year for our constructors and engineers. Mega-builds such as Hinkley Point are, despite delay, still continuing at pace and hitting major milestones in the quest for completion, but change will most keenly be felt in areas such as sustainability, geographical change, supply chain and logistics and, of course, talent streams.