I would often hear managers and leaders say that it’s all about attitude and that, for those team members who might be struggling or not delivering as expected, if they only had a better attitude then their results would improve. I could not disagree more, and I had to learn it the hard way. Attitude can be tricky and is subjective. You might describe it differently than I do, or your colleague, or your manager. What exactly is attitude? As construction professionals, we might be described as professional problem solvers. That was a term of honor to me, but my attitude that went along with it was not always helpful.

 

HITT Contracting, based in Falls Church, Virginia, is distributing $4 million to staff on a sliding scale, starting with bonuses of $1,000 and reaching as high as $10,000, according to HITT Co-President Jeremy Bardin. About 60% of the company's 1,300 employees received the bonuses, Bardin told Construction Dive.