Mark Breslin, CEO of the Engineering and Utility Contractors Association (EUCA)
Ethics in the Construction Industry

In his keynote address at a recent American Institute of Ethics program, Mr. Breslin identified a potential crisis in leadership facing the construction industry as new generations are poised to take over management positions from retiring Baby Boomers. According to many industry analysts, a critical lack of training and mentorship in ethics and professional behavior has left the rising workforce sorely unprepared for the challenges of guiding the industry in the coming years. Among the challenges related to behavior, Mr. Breslin cites bid shopping, no-payment issues, lying, "lawyering up," inflated claims, false claims, threats, and even employee embezzlement. "We were raised with following the Golden Rule, but can we teach it?" he asks. "Is it a learned response?" Mr. Breslin will speak on these topics and more at the forum. A Q&A session will follow.

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About Mark Breslin

Mr. Breslin serves as the CEO of the Engineering and Utility Contractors Association (EUCA) a multi-employer bargaining group that represents hundreds of union employers performing billions of dollars in contracts annually in California.

Mr. Breslin became Executive Director at age 26, becoming one of the youngest in the US to hold this position at the time.  He has been chief executive, negotiator, and contractor advocate for the past 25 years. He has also served as a Trustee on numerous Taft Hartley Trusts.

Mr. Breslin works with the leadership of nearly every major International Building Trades union assisting with strategic planning, business development, and workforce development, attitudes and values.

Mr. Breslin has made presentations on leadership, business, ethics and labor-management relations to hundreds of organizations across the US and Canada. Known for his blunt and uncompromising style, he has spoken to over 150,000 people. He has also received numerous honors from International and Local Unions from around the nation. His three books Organize or Die, Survival of the Fittest and Million Dollar Blue Collar are in wide circulation in both the US and Canada. His fourth book, Alpha Dogs: Leading Yourself and Others is due in late 2008.

He graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Industrial Design and has since taught at Sonoma State and Golden Gate Universities. Mr. Breslin lives in Dublin California with his wife Susan and three children.

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