What does Good Leadership in Construction look like today?
Between the uncertainty created by the virus over the past few years, in combination with the pandemic’s effect of a reduced workforce and supply chain delays, the construction industry has found itself under intense pressure.
“The biggest pressure point across the construction industry right now is the inability to deliver to agreed timelines”
This pressure has affected employee engagement – seeing high levels of fatigue and job dissatisfaction – and consequently creating significant mental health implications across the construction workforce.
Facing another uphill battle to support employees through this, the sector can find implementing workplace wellness programs to be a challenge because geographically spread workforces rarely find themselves in one place.
But as safety is made the highest priority for employees on-site, a holistic approach to safety needs to be applied even when staff leave home to consider their mental health.
Daily check-ins and celebrating the small wins are one way to ensure employees are not consumed by waiting for long-term successes.
What is your leadership team doing to ensure both the physical and mental well-being of your workforce is being prioritised?