Texas, December 11, 2025.- The construction sector, traditionally characterized by fragmented processes and limited data integration, is now entering a decisive phase of digital maturity. The convergence of advanced technologies such as IoT, BIM, AI, and cloud computing is redefining how … Continue reading The Digital Transformation of the Construction Industry
Texas, November 11, 2025.- The last quarter of any fiscal year is decisive for multinational corporations. It is a period where short-term operational pressure converges with long-term strategic planning, requiring managers to balance performance, people, and future positioning. In 2025, this challenge … Continue reading Managing Employees in a Multinational During the Last Quarter of 2025
October 1, 2025.- Today marks a very special moment in my professional journey. After several years developing projects in Europe, I am returning to work in the United States for the whole of the Americas. The USA has already played a … Continue reading Thank you, Alimak Group – Leading the Americas
Madrid, Setember 15, 2025.- Public infrastructure construction has always been a reliable barometer of economic strength and political ambition. In 2025, the sector is under pressure to deliver not just in terms of physical assets but also in meeting expectations around sustainability, … Continue reading The Current State of Public Infrastructure Construction in Europe Compared to the Rest of the World
Madrid, August 5, 2025.- In a world where multinational companies operate across borders, time zones, and cultures, leadership cannot follow a one-size-fits-all approach. Success increasingly depends on the ability of executives to adapt their leadership style to local contexts — while … Continue reading Adaptive Leadership in Multicultural Environments: Balancing Local Sensitivity with Global Vision
Madrid, July 21 2025.- In today’s global business environment, multinational companies face increasing pressure to respond quickly to market shifts, customer demands, and operational disruptions. As a result, organizational agility — the ability to move fast, adapt swiftly, and innovate consistently … Continue reading Organizational Agility and Decentralized Decision-Making: How Multinational Companies Balance Speed with Control
Madrid, June 9, 2025.- In today’s global business environment, transparency is no longer a soft value—it is a strategic imperative. For multinational companies, managing operations across borders, cultures, and regulatory frameworks requires a governance model rooted in openness, accountability, and clear … Continue reading The Strategic Value of Transparency in Multinational Management
Madrid, May 12, 2025.- As the Country Sales Manager for Spain and Portugal at a multinational company providing solutions for the construction sector, I observe that the Spanish construction sector is undergoing a significant transformation, shaped by the dual forces … Continue reading Latest Trends in the Construction Industry: A Strategic Outlook from Spain
Madrid, 14 January 2025.- My assessment is that mentoring is always a strategic tool. The transfer of knowledge, experience, technological innovations, etc., between the human capital of any company means profitability. However, is it true that today mentoring is in … Continue reading Is mentoring a strategic tool today?
Madrid, December 9, 2024.- Enterprise resource planning software is an essential tool for business management. It is an integrated solution that optimizes processes, centralizes data and improves project management. Throughout my career, I have experienced three major ERP transitions, each … Continue reading Keys to choosing and implementing the best ERP in your company
Madrid, 7 october, 2024.- As we approach 2025, the role of a Country Sales Manager will continue to evolve, influenced by several key trends that are shaping the broader business landscape. Here are some of the most significant trends that Country … Continue reading 2025 Outlook: Critical Trends Every Country Sales Manager Needs to Embrace for success
Madrid, August 5, 2024.- The analysis published last month highlights the demands of the construction employers’ association CECE with the European governments. Below, we highlight the requests of the FIEC employers’ association, more focused on the sustainability of the construction sector … Continue reading What are the demands of the main construction employers’ associations in Europe? (2)
Madrid, June 3, 2024.- Artificial intelligence solutions for the business world, far from being a fad, are today a reliable strategy with positive results, for example, in their application in supply chain management. The Harvard Business Review magazine has published real … Continue reading Revolutionizing the Supply Chain: Profitable AI Applications
Madrid, September 19, 2022.- Like everything in life, the professional career of a CEO has good stages, and other not so good stages. Sometimes you depend on your own decisions, and other times you suffer from capricious chance. In any case, … Continue reading The CEO is always CEO
Madrid, October 27, 2020.- In the current difficult circumstances of today and for all companies operating in developed economies around the world, the management of compliance is experiencing a decisive development period which might become critical for their survival. The Covid19 pandemic still lacks a clear horizon of certainties, with no date for its eradication and its coexistence among human beings as just another virus.
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Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, is a magnificent example of solidarity to study in Business Schools around the world. After creating one of the technology giants along with others like Google, Apple, IBM or Samsung, Bill Gates, along with his wife, have dedicated their lives to solidarity causes (climate change, gender equality, prioritizing talent over titles) academics, etc.) to make a better world. And surely they have succeeded. And you and I have benefited. This solidarity work led him to deliver a premonitory speech in 2015. Incredibly, Bill Gates advanced in this TED talk, the current pandemic Continue reading Bravo: Gates Foundation donates $ 250 million to fight #Covid19
NY, September 1, 2019.- I have a tremendous illusion with the completion of this project, The Central Park Tower, next year 2020. The figures, photos and videos speak for themselves. Therefore, I invite you to enjoy them with me. The world’s tallest residential building, the Central Park Tower will top out at 472 metres. It is currently under construction in New York City. The method of construction is special and Doka’s automatic climbing platforms are the ideal solution, both fast and safe. The building is due for completion in 2020.
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NY, December 4, 2018.- Large civil engineering works are one of my passions within the construction industry. A great country like the United States requires the most modern solutions for every need of the population. Communicating regions, crossing natural accidents, … Continue reading Bridge reengineering in Los Angeles: New design, anti-seismic measures, and new solutions for citizens
The route runs from Kristiansand in the south to Trondheim in the north, and is approximately 1100 km long. The route runs through six counties, and the cities of Stavanger, Bergen, Ålesund and Molde. Travel time today is around 21 hours, and road users need to use seven different ferry connections. The aim is to create an improved E39 without ferries, which will reduce travel time by half. The route will be almost 50 kilometres shorter. Continue reading Architects / Engineers: The “Coastal Highway Route 39” Mega-project in Norway creates bridges and tunnels with innovative technological solutions
The dynamics of the large economic blocs in the world are very sensitive to political decisions and the initiatives of corporate corporations, among other factors. Any modification affects our pocket, we pay more for some products, we raise direct taxes and indirect taxes, higher uncertainties in pension systems, etc. For example, if the United States moves towards the protectionism of its economy and raises tariffs on imports of products from different economic areas, it will affect our particular economy. If there is a trade war between the West and the East, it will affect our particular economy Continue reading The economy of each consumer threatened by the dynamics of the large economic blocks
UK, March 14, 2018.- All knowledge of the world of human beings, we have to click away. Every second, every minute, every day we have the freedom to read, listen, see, share, comment on any historical event, any current event, any strategy, any business key. We have the immense fortune of having the key of knowledge in our pocket. We just have to worry about having Wi-Fi and enough battery. This historical stage is resolved in the talent of each human being, each woman and each man. An added value built from familiar knowledge, and the circles of people that surround us in student life, or in an early working life.
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UK, December 11, 2017.- Climate change can be denied, but it is clear that the climate has changed in the last 50 years. The death of the Welfare State can be denied, but the population pyramid has changed drastically. And technology, added to finances, looks for new ways to guarantee our level of purchase and the future of pensions.
UK, October 9, 2017. In the 21st century, in the fourth industrial revolution, the internet of things, there are still old problems that require modern solutions. For example. The wage gap between men and women has a very current reference to the report published on the subject on the BBC. I mention here an information published by The Guardian:
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UK, December 17, 2016.- They say that the fourth industrial revolution is the one we are living thanks to the Internet. But on the verge of reaching 2017, I ask myself this question: Is the Internet a Universal Public Service or a Private Service ?. I refer to the Internet as a right more than we have the human beings that we live on Planet Earth. And this doubt arises when I read information like the following in The Guardian:
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UK, July 15, 2016.- Ashley Simons of Doka reports: At three major London high-rise projects – No 1 Blackfriars, Highpoint and White Collar Factory – concrete-frame construction firm Dunne Group is using a new smart technology and service to increase its on-site productivity and at the same time deliver a quality concrete structure.
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UK, June 9, 2016.- Ferrovial is one of the builders reference groups in Europe. In its Corporate Blog he has published an interesting analysis on the use of drone in construction. Its author is Jose Luis Sanchez Vargas, Head of Quality and Environment at the Department of Railways and Transport Ferrovial Agroman. He studied at the School of Engineering in Surveying, Geodesy and Cartography and the Technical School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Master in Environmental Management from the University of Santiago de Compostela. 1st Pilot License RPA in Ferrovial.
Doka UK, 3 may 2016.- From April 11 to 17, Munich was again the centre of attention for the construction industry. About 580,000 people from 200 nations visited bauma 2016. 3,423 exhibitors from 58 countries displayed their products and abilities on the 605,000 m2 of trade fair grounds. And about 4,000 m² of that total gleamed brightly in Doka yellow.
October 19, 2015, United Kingdom.- In the construction of the 824 MW Muskrat Falls hydroelectric power station in Labrador, Canada, extreme cold is a particular challenge. Temperatures as low as -40°C are not uncommon at the site. These conditions require accuracy and expertise at the highest level in terms of planning and implementation. To meet these challenges, Doka is providing the formwork solutions and is setting new standards with its innovative Concremote system.
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Monday, September 14, 2015. The perception of talent in the team of your company is a very sensitive task. And once registered the added value of every manager and employee, you have to manage and drive in line with the Business Plan. These activities require time, more in some people, and less in others. It depends on the viability of the first financial year in change management. Liz Ryan, an expert in HR and Manegement, has a fixed edition of Forbes magazine section. His pen is incisive and match their thesis is sometimes complex. However, the following reflection of Liz I have found interesting:
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LUÍS MORRAL, Sales Director - Americas Construction at ALIMAK GROUP 
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