Professional & Leadership Development

In this engaging course, attendees will learn to identify personal stressors and their impact on well-being, develop effective time management techniques, and create boundaries in an era of constant connectivity.

The workshop will introduce mindfulness practices to reduce stress, along with personalized self-care routines that incorporate sleep, nutrition, and exercise. Participants will also explore flexible work arrangements and build resilience to navigate workplace challenges.

Hosted by UCON & AGC

Jointly hosted by United Contractors and AGC, this webinar will examine the expiration of the Construction Trucking Exemption at the end of 2024 and expl

This workshop will provide construction professionals with a practical understanding of 'Imposter Syndrome' and its impact on their professional and personal lives.

Participants will gain valuable insights into the causes and manifestations of Imposter Syndrome, and leave with actionable strategies to overcome self-doubt and cultivate greater confidence. 

Love them or hate them, PLAs are an increasingly common feature of the industry and one that contractors need to get more sophisticated at to survive. If you or your organization is not confident in how to navigate PLAs, you’re not alone. UCON can show you how through this short training that will teach participants how to quickly read and interpret PLAs, anticipate issues, and effectively maneuver through targeted hiring and other requirements.

Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line.

Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.

You’ve built your company by taking risks and winning big, but now you’re a fish out of water—stuck using an old-school leadership playbook that doesn’t work with a diverse workforce shaped by COVID, TikTok, and economic insecurity.

The command-and-control approach is dead.

This workshop shows you how to shift into coaching mode—helping you and your senior leaders bridge the generational gap, connect with your team, and keep your business thriving.

Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line.

Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to make sure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.

Even leaders and teams that think they give and receive feedback regularly fail to do it effectively.

But the reality is that we usually overestimate how often we give or receive feedback, which slows down results. This engaging keynote provides both practical tools and psychological frameworks to help you build and strengthen your feedback muscles. 

Subcontracting violations are the most common and most costly grievance union contractors face.

Yet, most of these issues can be mitigated or avoided entirely through sound subcontracts and strong labor relations advocacy.

But that’s not enough; ensuring that your project managers know their rights, take advantage of subcontracting exclusions where available, and can properly advise subs on how to comply are all essentials covered in this course.

“Leadership isn’t about titles, it’s about trust” 

​​This course is crafted for industry leaders who know how crucial teamwork is on the job site. Enroll to get the latest tools on building teams that always hit the mark, especially with the next generation of workers. Team-building isn't just for CEOs; even if you're just starting out, this is for you. We're breaking down the secrets to successful relationship-building, digging into trustworthiness to arm you with the tools for real connections.

This course, presented by Workers Comp experts, will cover best practices for contractors around dealing with Workers comp, including the value of Workers Comp Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs available to union contractors, union agreement provisions that can help limit lost work days and impacts to your mod rate, and strategic guidance for contractors from a former Workers Comp judge. 

This class is all about strengthening your business by taking relationships seriously, inside and out.

This is a no-fluff, action-oriented workshop where you’ll roll up your sleeves and learn how to assess, improve, and sustain the key relationships that matter most. You’ll walk away with practical steps to build trust, add value, and set up a network that works as hard as you do.

A leader’s job is to make tomorrow better than today. Leaders drive improvement, making positive change a central part of their role. Leaders must constantly challenge the status quo to drive growth and innovation.

But as leaders move people from point “A” to point “B,” people will resist the change – even if the changes are improvements – because change is uncomfortable.

Under SB 1343, all California companies with 5 or more employees must provide sexual harassment training to all employees. Non-supervisory employees must receive at least one hour of sexual harassment training, and supervisors must receive at least two hours of sexual harassment training.

This training must be renewed every two years and provided to new hires within six months of their hire date or promotion to a supervisory position.

Get up to date with new construction industry employment laws affecting your organization’s policies and practices.

This program will discuss new laws and court decisions and provide strategies on how to implement new requirements at your company. 

What You Will Learn

• Review the labor & employment laws that were passed in 2022 that will affect the Construction Industry
• Discuss what the new laws mean for you.
• Discuss the implementation of the new requirements

Target Audience

UCON Members
 

Forget the 15 minutes of fame. You want to achieve success and sustain it!

Learn how to identify when "too much of a good thing" threatens to intoxicate your company or industry and how to know precisely when to launch a new chapter or idea. It will help you stay in the front of the pack as the world continues to shift around you.

Creating a culture of sustained progress and joy in the workplace.

Can you imagine working so hard that it lands you in the hospital? That is exactly what happened to Joseph Barkley, our facilitator for this session. Since then, he's learned how to allocate his energy and talents in ways that give him boundless energy, focus, and huge dividends. This is not only what we want as leaders, it's the culture we want to create in our teams. This shift will make work-life-giving and the workplace magnetic to the best candidates.