Learning to build successful teams, advocate for new technologies, communicate effectively and adapt to market realities are critical skills that young construction industry professionals need to advance careers, said participants at ENR’s Top Young Professionals Conference.
Robert Penney, Skanska USA's national director of continuous improvement, shared at the event, held in Tempe, Ariz., on Feb. 24-25, his “secret sauce” for building high-performing project teams. “We know high-performing teams are possible—we’ve all been on them,” he said. “But how can we consistently replicate them?”