Monthly Archives: September 2021

People who build great relationships don't just think about other people—they act on those thoughts.  One way of showing you think of others is to give unexpected, genuine praise. Everyone loves unexpected praise--it's like getting flowers not because it's Valentine's Day, but "just because." Praise boosts morale and lets them know you're thinking about them (which is flattering in itself.) Take a little time every day to do something nice for someone you know, not because you're expected to but simply because you can. When you do, your relationships improve dramatically. #investinrelationships #murrenway

“To me attitude is everything. Henry’s is great. He works hard, stays busy and does good work. Henry is as dependable an employee as I have ever worked with.” This is what a fellow teammate said about Henry as he reminisced on the first job on which he met Henry, up at Lake Hartwell. This month, Henry has been with C.A. Murren for three years. Right this very moment, he is working hard and doing good work over in Blair, Nebraska at Fort Calhoun. Henry was born and raised in Royston, GA. He’s been doing carpentry work pretty much since [...]

“If you stop learning, you stop creating history and become history.” ---Benjamin Franklin   Check out this beautiful city scene as Keston Bramble loads dirt into one of the Alif trucks, of with whom CAM has had a long and productive relationship.    

Lee Jeffcoat is one of our senior estimators, celebrating 8 years with the company last month. We visited with Lee last year for his anniversary, but we can’t get enough of Lee, so we sat down with him again to ask him about his life and any updates. Looking back on his early days here at the company, right out of the gate Lee was willing to go the extra mile for the team. While he came on board to do estimating at the Grayson office, he quickly found himself heading up to New York to help run a right [...]

Check out this crane duo out at Savannah Arena—photography by Foreman James Showalter who is learning about drone photography. Nice one James! #workonyourself #murrenway

Who are your internal and external customers, and what do you do for them?  This may be the single most important question you must answer to be successful. Define your answer not in terms of activities, but of results, results that are important to the customer.