The Lechley Pulse

What construction leaders actually think

Every Monday The Lechley Brief asks one question. The Pulse brings the answers together, with what they mean for hiring, retention and succession.

Read by around 7,000 people across UK construction every Monday.

41%

Got their last promotion by moving company

7%

Got it by delivering something visible and asking

1 in 9

Describe a succession plan that actually works

What's inside

• How senior people really got their last promotion, and why most had to leave or be sponsored to get it.
• What happens to knowledge when the most experienced person retires.
• The full quarterly report in January 2027, sent to subscribers first.

If the main route to promotion is leaving, your best people are being developed for your competitors.

From the preview edition

Who it's for

If you run a business

See what is really driving retention, promotion and succession across the industry, in votes rather than opinions.

If you're building a career

See how peers actually got the step up, and add your own vote every Monday.

From a Commercial Director who recruits

I'm Scott Lechley. I trained as a Quantity Surveyor, started out at Sir Robert McAlpine, and now run Lechley Associates, a retained executive search firm for senior commercial and operational leaders across UK construction and infrastructure.

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