CONSTRUCTION
LET’S TALK ABOUT BRIBERY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, SHALL WE? MICHELLE LOWE Founder Redshell Consulting www.redshell.org
Money makes the world go round. That good old infamous phrase, and offering cash, bribes, kickbacks, and other incentives in exchange for business is a model as old as time. Although it’s been the way of the world since trading began, it doesn’t curry favour in the modern world. Well, actually, I’m sure it does. But it shouldn’t. This bold sweeping statement may 064 – Qandor – Issue No. 6
seem naive and innocent, foolish even, and possibly excludes me from some of the games still played in the grand arena. The construction industry historically has been – and, I suspect, continues to be – rife with these practices. A little teamwork, networking, negotiating, mutual support and partnering is of course entirely beneficial, gracious even and this does indeed keep the wheel turning as a combined fruitful effort. People supporting people and businesses supporting
