NOVEMBER 2024CONSTRUCTIONBUSINESSREVIEW.COM8IN MYOPINIONith over 45 years of con-struction experience, I found the hardest part of any job is managing the people in producing a safe, quality task with value on time. Not every employee provides the same level of effort, but all contrib-ute, and if a person is giving 100 percent effort even if it is less than another employee, you can't expect more than that level of effort.The single most expensive cost to a project is normal-ly the labor to complete and commission a project to com-pletion. I also learned that you have to set clear and easily communicated expectations to accomplish this goal.Everyone needs to feel important in what they are do-ing to provide the best support to a project. The best moti-vator, I have found is to make the people successful. You THE ART OF MANAGING PEOPLEBy Rocky Plemons, VP of Construction, FluorRocky Plemons
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