You're Not Hiring Talent, You're Building a Tree with Ralph Barsi

With 40% of the construction workforce set to retire in the next three to five years, the industry keeps blaming demographics. But what if the labor shortage is really a leadership shortage in disguise? Ralph Barsi, who scaled ServiceNow's global sales development team from 75 to 230 people across 15 offices has built more leaders than most companies have ever hired. And that playbook translates directly to the jobsite. We dive deep in this conversation on construction leadership and team development. Hitting on the distinct difference between "being on a team" and "being a team," how great leaders invert the org chart and why command-and-control is dying, Ralph offers up practical tips you can put to work tomorrow to begin developing your people. Whether you're a superintendent, project manager, estimator or construction executive navigating the skilled labor shortage, succession planning and workforce development, this episode is your blueprint for building a coaching tree that outlasts you. Because people don't leave organizations. They leave leaders. #consturction #constructionindustry #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #theenginerdlife