The Culture Equation: Why People Join, Stay and Thrive

- September 23, 20268:30 AM - 1:00 PM (local time)
Virtual Class

Date & Time: September 29 & 30, 2026 Tuesday & Wednesday 8:30am – 1pm ET

In today’s competitive business landscape, a strong culture is no longer a “nice-to-have” concept; it is a strategic differentiator. This session invites construction leaders to step back and examine the realities shaping today’s talent marketplace, including employee preferences, drivers and the hidden factors that pull people toward (or push them away from) organizations. Through discussion and practical insight, participants will uncover the key ingredients of a thriving culture, one that ignites purpose, fuels engagement, strengthens your ability to build your bench while aligning brand promise with the employee experience. Leaders will leave with a deeper understanding of how to get connected to your people in ways that strengthen belonging, motivation, and long-term commitment.

Value to Members:

Gain a deeper understanding of what truly attracts talent and drives employee commitment and retention in the current talent landscape, including evolving employee preferences and drivers.
Learn how to intentionally shape a culture that aligns people’s passion and strengths to your organizational goals while helping you build your bench for future growth.
Walk away with actionable insights to align your leadership practices and company brand promise with a culture that employees are proud to belong to, and tools to meaningfully get connected to your people.

Key Learning Takeaways:

Examine the current talent reality and identify the factors influencing attraction and retention, with a focus on employee preferences and motivating drivers.
Evolve organizational values into lived experiences that bring brand and culture to life and strengthen your future talent bench.
Explore strategies to uncover and leverage employees’ passions, purposes, preferences, and hidden strengths to create the environment for people to thrive.

Gold Seal Credits: 2

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Category:
TCA / TCIC Educational Event, TCA / TCIC Seminar, TCA / TCIC Workshop, TCIC Course

Organizer:
Faith Chen
416-847-9162
fchen@tcaconnect.com

Registration

Registration deadline: September 22, 2026.

Trump Executive Order Launches Trade War

Important Update: President Trump Pauses Tariff’s on Canada for at Least 30 Days

Dear TCA members,

As you know, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian goods over the weekend that will take effect tomorrow morning and have enormous economic consequences. Prime Minister Trudeau has predictably released a list of goods subject to a retaliatory tariff and so begins the trade war. The impacts of the U.S trade tax and the Trudeau retaliatory countermeasures will be considerable and will absolutely affect the Canadian construction industry.

This trade war is not going away any time soon. Trump is prone to drama as we know and his threats relating to NAFTA during his last term as President were bad but not devastating by the time the new trade agreement was signed. Since then, the U.S. trade deficit with Canada has grown from $31 billion to closer to $100 billion. That’s the real reason for the trade war. The cross-border fentanyl distribution argument was a means to an end and was presumably used to justify the emergency measures legislation. Our best guess is that this new trade war will have severe and enduring impacts on TCA members.

In the coming months, news channels will be filled with stories about trade wars and their impacts but likely not satisfy your need to understand how your day-to-day businesses will be affected. Our focus at TCA will be on sharing industry-specific impacts including strategic best practices which we commit to share with TCA members as new information becomes available.

In the interest of ensuring that we are sharing meaningful and helpful information, TCA is already negotiating with an international trade strategy consultant in the hope that a strategic partnership with trade impact experts will add genuine and unique value for TCA members. I also serve on the Board of the Canadian Construction Association with whom I have been communicating 24-7 since the executive order was signed on Saturday. Rest assured that CCA is in constant contact with the federal government to analyze the Trudeau countermeasures and influence the go-forward strategy of trade negotiators. That too will be shared as it happens.

In the interim, please don’t hesitate to share your views and/or ask for assistance. We exist to serve the needs of our members and the road ahead will indeed be challenging.

Respectfully,
John Mollenhauer
President and CEO

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