Trust me, this article is about Productivity

Social media-fuelled debate thrives on immediacy and drama: “I’m OUTRAGED!” “who’s dropped the ball on that?” “Someone (obviously not me) should fix that!” “wHy haven’t they fixed it yet?” Sometimes short-term, reactive behaviour is exactly what’s needed. Pretty much...
The Why for Change in an Industry Undergoing Radical Transformation

The Why for Change in an Industry Undergoing Radical Transformation

A wide-ranging debate rages in engineering and construction, regarding the extent to which the industry must change to align more closely with contemporary business and broader societal expectations. The debate concerns a raft of challenges facing the industry, with...
Reflections on a Theme: Is Australia’s Big Infrastructure Build Delivering Value?

Reflections on a Theme: Is Australia’s Big Infrastructure Build Delivering Value?

A recent CEDA conference in Sydney headlined “Is Australia’s Big Infrastructure Build Delivering Value?” coincided with the 21 March 2022 release of Infrastructure Australia’s report on “A roadmap to a more productive and resilient future” A fair amount of the...
Productivity improvement in Engineering & Construction – why is it so important?

Productivity improvement in Engineering & Construction – why is it so important?

  I’ll let you in on a secret: I’m finding it hard to remember what life was like prior to the onset of the dreaded “C” situation. Can you recall what was happening across Australia 5 years ago? I’ll summarise with help from my archives and more specifically a 15...