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team is part of the Urbacon culture. They’re
more than a group of employees; they’re a
family that works, plays, struggles and cele-
brates together. “…we don’t make any widgets,
we don’t make a pen, we don’t make some-
thing on an assembly line. What we do is we
sell professional construction services,” Barone
explained. “The only way you can sell a service
and believe in that service is if everyone feels
that they’re involved in a greater cause.”
That means allowing team members the au-
tonomy to explore all aspects of the business,
providing opportunities for skill development
and advancement, and fostering a sense of
pride in their work.
“It’s all about our family approach to people
that work here. If you can integrate everyone
into the family approach, you see that people
have a vested interest in the company growing,
and the better the company does, the better
they do,” Barone said. “By investing in people,
you’re reinvesting in our company.”
