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EPISODE 412: Burnout has long been a cause of higher suicidal rates in the construction industry. But what if there’s a way to detect burnout before anything worse happens?

Join me in this week’s episode as my co-host, Nathan Wood, and I speak with Eitan Vesely, a former engineer turned successful founder.

Today, we’ll talk about the world of employee well-being and how Eitan’s Watercooler, an AI-powered tool, helps companies detect and combat burnout in their employees.

We’ll explore the balance needed in managerial interactions, the effectiveness of well-being programs, and their relevance to the high-demanding construction industry.

Tune in now and learn how you can proactively address burnout and foster healthier construction job sites.

Let’s jump in!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Meet Eitan Vesely and how he started Watercooler (02:43)

How Watercooler gathers and uses data (07:26)

Addressing privacy and ethical concerns during data-gathering (15:29)

Leveraging AI to stop employee burnout (21:14)

Watercooler vs. other personality test platforms (24:31)

Real-world applications and success stories (26:35)

How burnout is influenced by work demands and inflexibility (29:55)

The balance between over and under management (32:13)

Combining data science and tech with psychology (40:28)

Final thoughts (50:10)

Construction technology news of the week (51:13)

Additional Resources:

Listen to the show at: https://thecontechcrew.com

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecontechcrew

Follow Eitan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eitan-vesely/

Check out Watercooler AI for more: https://www.watercooler.ai/

See this week’s news articles! 🗞️⬇️

➡️ Private equity's unlikely champion for giving workers a leg up with employee ownership

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/private-equitys-unlikely-champion-for-giving-workers-a-leg-up-with-employee-ownership-60-minutes-transcript/

➡️ Trimble acquires payments, compliance platform Flashtract

https://www.constructiondive.com/news/trimble-acquires-flashtract-contech/716106/

➡️ Microsoft Build 2024: everything announced

https://www.theverge.com/24161636/microsoft-build-2024-ai-copilot-windows-teams-edge

➡️ The Gray Work Index: Our Productivity Gap in 2024

https://www.quickbase.com/blog/gray-work-index-2024

➡️ AI and ROI: An Either/Or Scenario?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-roi-eitheror-scenario-robert-ioanna-w7gge/

The ConTech Crew is a construction news podcast dedicated to keeping you up to date with all the latest in construction technology.

Give us a follow so you never miss an episode!

  continue reading

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EPISODE 412: Burnout has long been a cause of higher suicidal rates in the construction industry. But what if there’s a way to detect burnout before anything worse happens?

Join me in this week’s episode as my co-host, Nathan Wood, and I speak with Eitan Vesely, a former engineer turned successful founder.

Today, we’ll talk about the world of employee well-being and how Eitan’s Watercooler, an AI-powered tool, helps companies detect and combat burnout in their employees.

We’ll explore the balance needed in managerial interactions, the effectiveness of well-being programs, and their relevance to the high-demanding construction industry.

Tune in now and learn how you can proactively address burnout and foster healthier construction job sites.

Let’s jump in!

Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)

Meet Eitan Vesely and how he started Watercooler (02:43)

How Watercooler gathers and uses data (07:26)

Addressing privacy and ethical concerns during data-gathering (15:29)

Leveraging AI to stop employee burnout (21:14)

Watercooler vs. other personality test platforms (24:31)

Real-world applications and success stories (26:35)

How burnout is influenced by work demands and inflexibility (29:55)

The balance between over and under management (32:13)

Combining data science and tech with psychology (40:28)

Final thoughts (50:10)

Construction technology news of the week (51:13)

Additional Resources:

Listen to the show at: https://thecontechcrew.com

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecontechcrew

Follow Eitan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eitan-vesely/

Check out Watercooler AI for more: https://www.watercooler.ai/

See this week’s news articles! 🗞️⬇️

➡️ Private equity's unlikely champion for giving workers a leg up with employee ownership

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/private-equitys-unlikely-champion-for-giving-workers-a-leg-up-with-employee-ownership-60-minutes-transcript/

➡️ Trimble acquires payments, compliance platform Flashtract

https://www.constructiondive.com/news/trimble-acquires-flashtract-contech/716106/

➡️ Microsoft Build 2024: everything announced

https://www.theverge.com/24161636/microsoft-build-2024-ai-copilot-windows-teams-edge

➡️ The Gray Work Index: Our Productivity Gap in 2024

https://www.quickbase.com/blog/gray-work-index-2024

➡️ AI and ROI: An Either/Or Scenario?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-roi-eitheror-scenario-robert-ioanna-w7gge/

The ConTech Crew is a construction news podcast dedicated to keeping you up to date with all the latest in construction technology.

Give us a follow so you never miss an episode!

  continue reading

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