DISCA News | June 2021 - Summer Membership Meeting, Excellence in Construction Awards Applications and MORE!

Newsletter I June 2021

Join Us for DISCA's

Summer Membership Meeting

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

5:00PM - 8:00PM

Yogi Berra Museum

8 Yogi Berra Drive

Little Falls, NJ 07424

AGENDA

5:00PM: Contractor ONLY Meeting

6:00PM: Cocktail Reception

7:30PM: Scholarship Awards

REGISTRATION IS FREE FOR MEMBERS

$50 FOR NON-MEMBERS

6 Steps to Protect Your Data and

Improve Cybersecurity

Years ago, a thief had to physically sneak onto a construction site in order to steal something valuable, like copper pipes or a jackhammer. Today, all that thief needs to do serious damage is an internet connection and a smart phone.

As the world has digitized and automated, it has become more and more important to protect your data. Construction businesses that adopt technology solutions — from drones, with their real time monitoring and data collection, to automated onsite and back-room processes and digital tools for managing resources — also leave the door open to cyber risk.

Five Ways Digital Transformation Is Optimizing the Construction Industry

The construction industry has a reputation for resisting technology adoption, but decision makers are quickly realizing that it is inevitable. As construction requires so many moving parts and partners, more and more companies are embracing digital transformation to coordinate their people and streamline business operations, which means pushing analog systems to the side for good.

5 Ways to Turn Around Your Company’s

Priorities & Become Profit-Focused

Almost every construction company owner, president or manager is busy — they never have enough time to finish everything on their plate.

They tend to take on too many duties. They don’t delegate. And they never have enough reliable employees to help pick up the slack. They view their stacked schedules, overworked temperaments and overfatigued bodies as badges of honor.

4 Telltale Signs that Your Company’s Culture Needs Improvement

If you’re a business leader, you’ve probably put all kinds of strategies in play to make your company a market-share winner. You’ve developed a differentiated product or service, you built a strong sales model, and you streamlined your operation. To give yourself a competitive edge, you’ve invested in technology that accelerates efficiencies.

Yet even if things are going reasonably well and your bottom line is healthy, you might sense that your business can’t seem to rise above its current level. In addition to all your ongoing efforts, you may wonder if there’s anything else you can do to improve your operation.