Addressing Risk and Promoting Resilience in the Construction Workforce

Addressing Risk and Promoting Resilience in the Construction Workforce

Learning Objectives:

Quantify the financial and operational impact of unaddressed stress, burnout, and suicide within the construction industry—linking job-related pressures, extended hours, and industry norms to measurable business risk.

Understand early detection and intervention as strategic tools to reduce liability, downtime, and turnover—highlighting the return on investment of structured support systems and awareness training.

Identify leading indicators and red flags associated with mental distress, including behaviors driven by isolation, substance misuse, and financial strain—critical for timely leadership response and loss prevention.

Apply evidence-informed practices to recognize and address suicide warning signs—focusing on leadership response protocols, resource pathways, and how to escalate appropriately within legal and ethical frameworks.

Support a resilient workforce culture by reducing stigma and proactively integrating employee support services (e.g., EAPs, peer networks, and third-party resources) into standard business operations—protecting people, projects, and profitability.

Brief review of The Falkler Formula as always, it is our mission to empower leaders to be as successful as possible personally and professionally. We will review the Falkler Formula and the impact of body, mind, voice, and time in the session, so that every attendee is empowered to leave the session with a greater ability to show up and lead well.

8:30 – 10:30

Networking 8-8:30

Education 8:30-9:30

9:30-10:15 Activities and Break-Out Sessions

10:15-10:30 Key Takeaways and Action Items

10:30-11 – Networking, Questions, Dismissal.

About your speaker:

Karen Falkler is the Founder and CEO of Falkler Advisory, an internationally recognized Executive Coach, and a leading expert in integrating wellness with leadership strategy. Her firm supports high-performing leaders by aligning organizational goals with physical, emotional, and relational well-being, drawing on her background in executive coaching, leadership development, and clinical expertise in orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation. In 2025, she was honored as a World Woman Leader in Wellness at the Who is Who International Awards in Athens and previously recognized by the International Association of Sciences and Collaboration in Vatican City-State. Falkler also teaches graduate courses in Management, Leadership, and Communication at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and is the author of The Relationship Coach and The Professor.

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