Construction Magazine June 2017 | Page 44

CORBINS ELECTRIC
treated and developed ,” he explains . “ What ’ s glaringly obvious is a lack of leadership . I see on LinkedIn all the time how people post articles about millennials and how horrible they are . I even bought into it for the first few years and thought ‘ this is going to be a real challenge .’
“ But as we hire and intentionally developed them , their contributions to our business have continued to propel us forward ,” he adds . “ Now when I read these articles I see that a bunch of baby boomers who haven ’ t figured know how to manage millennials and are still whining about it .”
“ We have some of our most innovative ideas and some of our best leaders coming from a generation that people are saying can ’ t work ,” Martin adds . With the age of an electrical construction journeyman averaging out at around 55 and , with 40 percent of the electrical workforce slated to retire over the next 10 years , the industry is facing a demographic challenge . While attracting a younger , more tech-savvy workforce is part of his strategy to combat this , it is only part of the story .

Mark Fleming

President & CEO
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