The staff of Metropolitan Forestry Services, Inc. All photos courtesy of Metropolitan Forestry Services. For Meggan Hargrave, acquiring her father’s tree care company – Metropolitan Forestry Services, Inc., a 33-year TCIA member company based in Ballwin, Missouri – meant the [...]

Due to its size and the environmental conditions, painting the Golden Gate Bridge is an ongoing process. Similarly, due to advancement and attrition, grooming new crew leaders is also a perpetual process. Photo by Frank Schulenburg. As children growing up [...]

As crew leaders start to perform at higher levels, it is usually because they have good people-development skills. Effective leaders understand that the crew/organization cannot grow without developing the careers of its staff. If staff development stays stagnant and people [...]

When flying, the key is to be ahead of the aircraft, where you are in control and anticipating what will happen next. Once the situation turns around and you are behind the aircraft and reacting, you’re in trouble. Similarly, a [...]

Travis Vickerson, far left, is geared up as he leads a safety briefing about riding the ball during crane work. Photo courtesy of Travis Vickerson. As a crew leader, you have the world pulling at you from all directions – [...]