Safety

Three Tools for Proactive Risk Management: Contracts, Fluent Dialogue and Change Management
Risk management is much more than insurance. A prudent construction executive will utilize the following three strategies for proactively managing risk and protecting the company’s right to payment.
By Kristine A. Kubes
September 2, 2019
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by Kristine A. Kubes
Kristine Kubes is a frequent educator and advisor on ethical practice, licensing and risk management for the design/construction markets, and is the national incoming chair of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law.
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