The ConTech Crew 348: What Team Leaders Need to Know About Building Strong Teams

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In today’s episode, we are joined by Nicole Sanchez, Nicole is the Director of Project Development at CW Driver Companies, where she has directed innovative and high-profile construction projects.

Nicole has more than 20 years of cross-industry leadership experience, supporting Southern California’s most innovative projects over the last decade.

On top of that, Nicole shares her thoughts with other industry leaders through her own podcast, ‘The Construction Influencer’, and is the author of ‘17 Undeniable Traits of Leaders in Construction.'

Nicole also prioritizes giving back to the community; she is the founder of The Bella Foundation, a non-profit committed to helping victims of domestic abuse recover and make progress towards a brighter future.

In today’s episode, we discuss the importance of leadership, keeping a happy team, and how to have difficult conversations, as well as rounding up all the latest tech news of the week.

Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
Being a leader at home vs. business (06:28)
Leading with compassion (11:39)
Why team morale is important (19:03)
How to have difficult conversations (28:08)
What to do when you don’t have great leaders (39:06)
The importance of humility (46:06)
News round-up of the week (59:45)

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Check out CW Driver here: https://www.cwdriver.com/

Check out Nicole’s Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolerayesanchez/

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See this week’s news articles! 🗞️⬇️

➡️ Why IP is not the answer for innovation in construction: https://leanipd.com/blog/why-ip-is-not-the-answer-for-innovation-in-construction/

➡️ OpenAI, with pilots underway, tries to help organizations identify AI-generated text: https://www.ciodive.com/news/OpenAI-ChatGPT-Turnitin-AI-misuse/641795/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202023-02-02%20CIO%20Dive%20%5Bissue:47760%5D&utm_term=CIO%20Dive

➡️ Recession watch: Why the next one will be different: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/2023-outlook-economists-expect-recession-contractors-re/640564/

➡️ 2023 begins with positive momentum for construction: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/2023-begins-with-positive-momentum-for-construction/641186/

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