Bradley Hartmann is El Presidente of Red Angle (www.redanglespanish.com), a Spanish language training firm focused exclusively on the construcción industry. Hartmann has been successful improving Safety, Productivity and Profitability by speaking Spanish on the jobsite. Hartmann lived in Guadalajara, México during his undergraduate studies and later earned his MBA. Hartmann also teaches Construction Spanish at Purdue University’s Building Construction Management Program. He has authored 2 books - Spanish Twins: Start Speaking Spanish on the Construction Site with Words You Already Know and Safety Spanish: Simple Spanish Skills for Solving Safety Problems. Hartmann would love to hear your thoughts digitally at bradley@redanglespanish.com or verbally at 630.234.7321.
“I’ve got a 40-page company policy and about 40 Hispanic employees. Any advice when it comes to translation?”
This question came at me during the Q&A session following a Landscape Spanish Seminar I hosted outside Chicago last week.
My initial thought was, “Save your money. No one reads company policies in any language.”
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Wanted: Woman who could get me out of a third world prison.
This is how Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, articulated what he was looking for in a wife. Before this explanation, he started with the adjective “resourceful.”
Bezos wanted to marry someone resourceful.
Someone creative with a bias towards action.
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In 2008 the Dallas Cowboys were the featured team on HBO’s Hard Knocks. Hard Knocks is the reality documentary series that takes you behind the scenes during an NFL training camp.
The Cowboys are owned by Jerry Jones. Jones is a billionaire showman who, apart from his face’s plastic surgery, has been incredibly successful at selling. ...
Yesterday I attended a Construction and Safety Expo outside Chicago. General contractors, Sub-contractors and Safety Suppliers were dishing on their skills, networking and drinking by noon.
There were also 90-minute sales pitches disguised as Safety courses. One I attended was Silent Safety.
The idea revolved around the...
You probably missed it.
Nearly everyone did.
At the end of last year Kansas City quietly became the first metro area to be wired with Google Fiber. KC is now plugged into Google’s high-speed internet utopia.
“High-speed” doesn’t do this justice. It’s not just faster… it’s 100x faster.
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In your personal and professional life, being easy to talk to is a skill worth developing. But good conversationalists are rare.
There are plenty of people who excel at making small talk awkward.
That’s why networking events sell Miller Lite for $4.
Liquid courage for those ill-prepared to engage.
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A CNN Money article this week elaborated on what many construction firms already know: good labor is now hard to find.
Some find this news surprising.
Given the political chatter on Immigration Reform and the 2010 census totals (50M Hispanics in US and growing 4x as fast as the country as a whole), it may seem quality Hispanic...
This thing will change your life.
It may appear to be another timemarking commodity.
It’s not.
This clock not only gathers relevant and timely information (weather, temperature), but it projects this information also. It shares the information with as little friction as possible.
In my case, this...
There’s a new business buzzword spreading like Strep Throat. I’m betting it’s still in the early adoption phase, but these viral epidemics (pandemics?) move quickly.
The old guard better watch out. I’m talking to you...
Rightsizing.
Rightsourcing.
Reduction in force.
Involuntary retirement.
Boil the ocean.
Bio-break.
Synergy.
Ideate...
Considering the millions of people wandering around with chins buried in their chests, thumbs ablaze on glass keyboards, few would suggest the smartphone is underutilized.
Tweets.
Diggs.
Texts.
Links.
Likes.
Pins.
OMG.
How can smartphones be underutilized?
Well, on the jobsite smartphones could be...
The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) announced the release of an interim procedural guide that will provide a documented, optional process to extend...
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