While building and strengthening a strong safety culture remains a high priority, construction is dangerous work. The industry has traditionally had one of the highest rates of workplace injuries and fatalities. A shortage of skilled labor due to an aging workforce, rising material costs and supply chain disruptions, sustainability and environmental concerns with the push to eco-friendly buildings, green materials and energy-efficient designs, and highly politicized and often adverse scrutiny from elected officials and others can all lead to delays, increased costs, negative media coverage, damaged reputation, and business losses.
These inherent challenges to such an important sector demand a deep understanding of the industry and how to support senior construction leaders in planning for and navigating these potentially “bet-the-company” risks they face every day. Falls & Co. senior counselors have years of experience in the construction industry handling serious accidents, reputational challenges, community activism threats, labor issues, elected official challenges, transactions, diversity goals, leadership transitions, executive coaching, corporate crisis preparedness planning and training and more.
Proven Solutions from Seasoned Professionals
These real-world examples showcase how our professionals have successfully tackled specific industry challenges.
— Fatal Accident on a Construction Site: How does the company “do the right thing” to support the victim’s family and impacted workers, while also preserving its reputation (and business) with other customers?
— Divesting a Business to Focus on a Core Competency: How can the company effectively monetize half its business by selling it to a competitor while not losing employees and customers from the remaining core business?
— Labor Shortage Threatens Regional Business: How can the company build a culture that attracts and retains a largely regional Hispanic workforce in a highly competitive environment?
— False Narrative Threatens Reputation and Business: How can the company change the narrative and its reputation with customers, elected officials and the community to stop a negative effect on its ability to win new projects?