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AGC’s leader prioritized ‘open and transparent’ communication

An open door for colleagues and an emphasis on transparency and consensus have propelled Stephen Sandherr through a 30-year “second tour of duty” with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). He’ll be retiring from his CEO position in March. Sandherr started at AGC in 1984, but left in 1989 because he felt his advancement opportunities were limited. He wasn’t away long, though: Two years later, he returned to run the association’s government relations department — the exact job he’d wanted during his first stint. “I didn’t see that job opening up, but when it did, I got invited to come back,” he told CEO Update.  Five years later, in November of 1996, he became… Read More