Progress payments are the payments contractors and suppliers receive based on the stages theyâve completed on the construction project. The execution of an unconditional waiver on a progress payment means the payment issued is what the contractor or supplier is owed at that point. The waiver acknowledges there are still funds owed to the supplier or contractor.
How Sports Can Teach Workplace Leadership Skills. O.C. On October 9, 2012, the San Francisco Giants found themselves in a deep hole. Facing elimination in the National League Divisional Series against Cincinnati Reds, the Giants looked like they were headed home from a dismal and brief playoff run.
âWe have found that leadership comes in many forms and faces and as such can be taught explicitly to assist students in quickly utilizing the leadership skills they have when presented naturally in real-life settings,â says Greg Dale, a professor of sport psychology and sport ethics who runs the program with several Duke colleagues.