“Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.”
Tom Peters
THE ART OF LEADERSHIP
Multiply leaders, your most incredible legacy starts now!
Real leadership scales when others step up confidently. The test of your work is how many people you equip to make decisions, deliver results, and develop others. Trade control for clarity: explain the why, the boundaries, and the definition of done. When people own outcomes, they grow faster than any plan you write.
Build a multiplier system. Pair rising talent with coaches. Define single owners and short deadlines. Replace status meetings with brief demos. Invite dissent and turn it into experiments. Share customer signals weekly. Remove one blocker within a day. Document decisions so learning travels. Recognition should be public; feedback swift, specific, and kind.
Model what you expect. Ask questions that create thinking, not dependency. Share credit widely and own mistakes immediately. Protect deep work, set clear priorities, and keep promises to the minute. Over time, your example will produce independent leaders, resilient teams, and results that endure long after you move on.
In ninety days, coach three leaders, delegate decisions, replace status with demos, remove blockers daily, celebrate weekly progress, and document lessons.
COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION
How does Johnson Controls create smarter, safer, sustainable buildings that inspire progress?
Buildings shape daily life. Johnson Controls brings proven ingenuity to make them smarter, safer, and more sustainable. From intelligent HVAC to fire and security systems, the company turns facilities into responsive environments that conserve energy, manage risk, and elevate comfort. When buildings perform better, people do their best work and communities flourish.
At the heart is data. With the OpenBlue platform and integrated controls, Johnson Controls unifies building information into actionable insight. Teams monitor conditions, optimize performance, and plan maintenance before disruptions occur. The result is safer workplaces, resilient operations, and steady progress toward decarbonization without sacrificing comfort, uptime, or budget discipline.
Partnership moves the mission. Johnson Controls collaborates across the building lifecycle with designers, owners, and operators to deliver measurable outcomes. Grounded in integrity, inclusion, and continuous learning, they invest in people who turn technology into results. Choose partners who treat every facility as a living system, and consistent progress becomes the daily standard.
Smarter buildings powered by data and trusted expertise unlock safety, efficiency, sustainability, and human potential for communities and organizations everywhere.
INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY
Will Veirs Mill BRT utility relocations accelerate safer, more reliable bus service?
This week in Montgomery County, crews began utility relocations along Veirs Mill Road for the Flash Bus Rapid Transit line. Expect short work zones, night operations, and temporary lane shifts as teams expose underground lines, verify depths, and install protection. These early activities identify apparent conflicts so future stations, bus lanes, and traffic signals can be built efficiently.
Utility relocation is the first significant construction phase on many transit corridors. Crews move water, sewer, gas, power, and communications away from new curbs and platforms, replace aging valves and manholes, and add conduit for fiber. Doing this upfront reduces surprises during paving, lets signal crews pull cable sooner, and keeps later milestones on schedule.
What makes BRT faster is a package: dedicated or priority lanes, level boarding at raised platforms, off-board fare payment, and transit signal priority that extends green time. After utilities, contractors pour new curbs and pads, set shelters, install lighting, and calibrate detection. The corridor gains safer crossings and more reliable bus travel for everyday riders.
Watch nightly closures, use signed crossings, respect crews, follow detours to minimize delays, and keep the Veirs Mill corridor safe.
RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH
Do rising RMI readings foreshadow steadier remodeling pipelines and budgets this fall?
Remodeling sentiment improved this week. NAHB’s Q3 Remodeling Market Index registered 60, up one point from last quarter and still below 2021 through 2024 highs. Current Conditions averaged 68 across small, moderate, and large projects. Future Indicators reached 52, with leads at 49 and backlog at 56, keeping expectations cautiously optimistic.
RMI values above 50 mean more remodelers rate conditions as good than poor. Current Conditions reflects active job size mix; Future Indicators summarizes demand pipeline and scheduling pressure. Because the index is seasonally adjusted and survey-based, use multi-quarter trends rather than single prints.
Translate this into field decisions. If leads soften but backlog holds, prioritize workflow on booked jobs and tighten bid validity. Where conditions are favorable, confirm labor availability and long lead items, and align allowances for cabinetry, mechanicals, and finishes with supplier quotes.
Average RMI trends, protect margins with tighter bids, prioritize backlog execution, and time purchases using quotes and verified labor capacity.
TOOLBOX TALK
Rebar and Impalement Protection
Good morning, Team!
Today, we are covering how to prevent impalement hazards from exposed rebar, stakes, and anchor bolts.
Why It Matters
A short fall onto uncapped steel can cause severe penetrating injuries. Tight work areas, elevated decks, and congested pours increase risk for crews and nearby trades.
Strategies for Safe Rebar Work
Planning and identification: Walk the work zone and mark all areas with exposed vertical or horizontal steel. Include dowels, couplers, and anchor rods on checklists.
Guarding and capping: Install approved impalement protection immediately after bar placement. Use steel-reinforced or equivalent-rated caps where a fall is possible. Mushroom caps alone are for abrasion protection, not impalement.
Bending, blocking, and barriers: Where design allows, bend horizontal tails away from travel paths. Use cap boards or timber rails on rebar mats. Barricade high-traffic edges and establish clear walkways.
Work methods and housekeeping: Do not climb or sit on rebar cages. Keep access points clear, remove protruding cutoffs, and store scrap in containers with tops. Maintain good lighting for visibility.
Inspection and change management: Assign a competent person to inspect caps, boards, and barriers at the start of shift, after breaks, and after any crew change or weather event. Replace missing or damaged protection at once.
Discussion Questions
Where are today’s exposed rebar and anchor points, and what caps or boards are staged?
Who inspects protection during the shift, and who maintains barricades and access routes?
Conclusion
Early identification, rated protection, and disciplined housekeeping prevent impalement injuries.
Cap it, guard it, walk smart!
