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title: "NECtar Podcast with Digital Beehive - episode 2: Poor communication could costs millions!"
date: 2026-06-11T07:13:05Z
modified: 2026-06-11T07:13:30Z
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author: Glenn Hide
timestamp: 2026-06-11T07:13:30Z
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  - NEC4 Webinars
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So many problems in construction projects can be traced back to communication.

These can begin from unclear instructions, missed responses, record-keeping issues, and conversations not being captured/formalised. Once these are identified, the financial damage has already been done.

In Episode 002 of the NECtar Briefings, [Neil Earnshaw](https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-earnshaw-4602174/) (NE Consult), [Nick Ives](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-ives-3699991b/) and [Lauren Flatt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-flatt-6a33a9222/) (Digital Beehive) explore ‘How Poor Communication Costs Construction Projects Millions’ about how delays and disputes stem from communication difficulties.

The discussion:
🔸 Why verbal instructions create major problems later
🔸 How early communication can prevent disputes before they escalate
🔸 Why cloud-based systems are becoming essential for transparency
🔸 Whether all contract management platforms are actually the same
🔸 How response times impact project delivery and entitlement

As you’ll find in this session, good communication goes further than collaborative ways of working; it protects projects altogether.

Episode 002 is now live!

Spotify >> [https://lnkd.in/eud4gbSV](https://lnkd.in/eud4gbSV)

YouTube >> [https://lnkd.in/e5KdzMq3](https://lnkd.in/e5KdzMq3)

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