Like many other work environments, construction involves several layers of supervisory and management roles, many of which are taken up by people who have worked their way up the ranks. While that’s a great example of how hard work and loyalty can be rewarded, it also means that often people without any formal management or leadership training are having to manage and lead. As one of the trickiest aspects of managing other people is giving feedback (both praise and criticism), in this week’s blog, we’re sharing five tips which could help you master this skill.
This Saturday (August 8th), Sheriff Construction is celebrating its 15th year in business! When the company was first incorporated back in 2005, what was then named Sheriff Builders consisted of a small gang of bricklayers and labourers who mostly worked on private housing jobs and small scale contract work. Our name, Sheriff, was chosen at…
While the construction industry is known for having a highly mobile workforce, here at Sheriff Construction, we’re proud that so many of our people stay with us over the long-term. Whether it’s our small team of directly employed staff or our subcontracted team of labour and skilled tradesmen (currently around 60 people), our aim is…
As it’s been a little while since we published our last ‘Getting to know you’ article, we thought it was time to put another member of our team in the hot seat. This is where we ask them to tell us a bit about themselves and the work they carry out for Sheriff Construction. Today,…
Our team members are our biggest asset. We know this is something that a lot of businesses say but, here at Sheriff, it’s a statement that’s absolutely spot on. We couldn’t achieve half of what we do without all the highly skilled, dedicated team members we have on board. To show how much we mean…
After 14 years in business, we’ve seen a lot of changes here at Sheriff Construction. Our company has changed its name and structure; the kind of work we undertake is vastly different from what we were doing when we first started out; and we’ve witnessed a great deal of personal development in the team members…