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2025 Corporate Meeting: Focus on Results

Lights, camera…and as the action-packed training weekend commenced, we came together last Friday for another year of Corporate training. Through the hard work and collaboration of Katie Schell, Hope Barton, Mike McPherson, Charlie IV, and many more, the meticulously planned event had finally come to fruition and the big day was here. Many agree that this was by far our best meeting yet. With topics ranging from effective leadership in safety and management, to lessons learned on successful projects, the theme remained the same: Focus on results. Our keynote speaker, George Hedley, of Hardhat Presentations, was a fantastic focal point [...]

By |2025-10-30T20:48:43+00:00October 30th, 2025|News|Comments Off on 2025 Corporate Meeting: Focus on Results

The Key to Selling is Caring, Says Joe Girard

Joe Girard is known throughout the business world as one of The Greats in Marketing. What was his secret? "The key to selling is not convincing, it's caring," he said. You will go much further in your endeavors by truly caring in your heart about the well-being of those around you. From working safe, to interpersonal team issues, to building relationships with our clients, we can always consider the wellbeing of the person or persons we are dealing with. Before we attempt to solve a 'problem', let us consider what would be a best solution for them, not ourselves. Let [...]

By |2025-10-30T20:41:43+00:00October 29th, 2025|The Murren Way|Comments Off on The Key to Selling is Caring, Says Joe Girard

Consider the Risks of Not Speaking Up

Most of us decide whether or not to speak up by considering the risks of doing so. Those who are best at straightforward conversations don’t think first about the risks of speaking up. They think first about the risks of not speaking up. They realize if they don’t share their unique views, they will have to live with the poor decisions that will be made because of holding back their informed opinions. Reverse your thinking.   FUNDAMENTAL NO. 10: Speak Straight - Speak honestly in a way that helps to solve a problem, rather than simply making a point.  Make [...]

By |2025-10-30T20:41:51+00:00October 29th, 2025|The Murren Way|Comments Off on Consider the Risks of Not Speaking Up

Spotlight: Hoos Ali

Spotlight: Hoos Ali If you’ve worked with Hoos Ali, superintendent in Savannah, GA then you know this about him: he’s genuine, honest, energetic, and a great storyteller. He had an interesting analogy for his favorite fundamental (No. 1, Act with Integrity). “When I was in school, a professor gave us 20 items and asked which one was the most valuable. One of the things was electricity—and none of the other ‘very valuable’ objects would run without it. That’s how I think of integrity—nothing works without it.” How did Hoos come to be in heavy civil construction? “In high school I [...]

By |2022-01-27T15:00:24+00:00January 27th, 2022|News, Spotlight|Comments Off on Spotlight: Hoos Ali

Spotlight: Becky Smith

“My favorite fundamental is number 21--Think Team. An individual can never accomplish everything by themselves, but if we work as a team we can accomplish a lot.” Becky Smith, Equipment Administrator, definitely lives this fundamental in particular. Ask for help from Becky, and you’ll get it. Becky is a positive person. “I stay true to myself. I don’t let others influence or talk me into doing things I don’t want to do.” No matter what’s going on with Becky, she wakes up on the right side of the bed every morning, maintaining an optimistic outlook on life. She is imaginative [...]

By |2021-11-10T15:05:16+00:00November 10th, 2021|News, Spotlight|Comments Off on Spotlight: Becky Smith

Spotlight: Mike Siebieda

Mike Siebieda is a project manager for the Inland division at C.A. Murren. October 22nd is his third anniversary at the company, so we sat down with Mike to found out what lies behind blue eyes. Before he came to C.A. Murren, Mike was a business owner himself. “I’ve been in management most of my life. Even in high school. I started out delivering pizzas then became the store manager. My goal will always be to move up, learn and grow.” Perhaps the owner’s mindset is what makes Mike such a successful project manager. “There’s a lot of similarities between [...]

By |2021-10-14T20:44:45+00:00October 14th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Spotlight: Mike Siebieda