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GLA News Articles
Behavior and Technology: Critical Elements that Drive “Success” When Working from Home
Today, global companies both large or small, private or governmental, were all abruptly forced into remote work due to...
How Using a Partnering Approach on Construction Projects Leads to Less or No Disputes/Claims
Partnering can lead to minimal or no disputes on construction projects. Partnering instills a culture of trust and...
GLA team honored with two Caltrans partnering awards
GLA announced that they were recently the recipients of two Caltrans Excellence in Partnering Awards. GLA received a prestigious Gold Award for their partnering work on the State Highway 65 Widening Project Phase 1. They also were named as a Silver Award winner for...
The Silver Lining – How COVID-19 actualized Partnering
As we witness the entire world come to a screeching halt, the devastating impacts of COVID-19 will be felt for years, if not decades to come. Entire businesses and industries have completely shut down, while others may have vanished forever. The construction industry...
What will “Back to Normal” look like post COVID-19?
COVID-19 has forced parents, students, workers, employers, and institutions to rethink and retool the way they have operated for decades. In a span of two weeks, the largest economy in the world, the US, witnessed ten million people lose their jobs. Some of those jobs...
GLA CEO Sam Hassoun named one of Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 25 Newsmakers for 2019
Sam Hassoun, founder and president of Global Leadership Alliance, Inc. (GLA), was named recently by Engineering News-Record (ENR) as one of their “2019 Top 25 Newsmakers.” The leading industry publication recognized Hassoun for his pioneering leadership and diplomacy...
A global pandemic may force us to rethink how Partnering contributes to successful project outcomes
For over three decades now, Partnering has appeared in the contract specifications of many public works agencies, and often is mandatory on projects over $10 million. What started originally by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- as an alternative dispute-resolution...
Message from GLA President
As we face the difficult challenge of responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19), which the World Health Organization declared a pandemic, our hearts and thoughts go out to the people who have been affected by this unprecedented event and we appreciate the healthcare...
Meet Our Founder
Sam Hassoun is the founder and president of Global Leadership Alliance, Inc. (GLA). GLA specializes in the development and implementation of Collaborative Dispute Mitigation (CDM) systems for agencies, organizations, and construction projects. Sam is an international...