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Podcast: Peggy Smedley Show
Episode: Soft Skills in Construction
Description: Peggy Smedley and Donna Laquidara-Carr, industry insights research director, Dodge Construction Network, talk about the soft skills needed to attract more workers to the construction industry. She says they did a survey about the cost of poor collaboration. They also discuss: How many interactions contractors have daily with people from other companies—and how many involve some sort of conflict. How many found positive team dynamics on their regular projects. Which is more important: communication or technical skills. construction.com (9/9/25 - 936) What You Might Have Missed: Insight into Construction Wor...