“The only way to win is to learn faster than anyone else.”
Eric Ries
THE ART OF LEADERSHIP
Learn faster, lead smarter, outpace change with purpose!
Winning leaders treat learning as their primary advantage. Velocity beats perfection. When you shorten the time between action, feedback, and adjustment, your team compounds insight. Curiosity replaces ego, and problems become projects. Define what you seek to learn in each initiative and make the first step small. The moment new evidence arrives, update the plan and move.
Turn learning into a system. Set a clear outcome and a simple definition of done. Create small experiments with single owners and short dates. Replace long updates with brief demos and customer signals. Measure leading indicators such as cycle time, quality, and activation so you can steer early rather than explain late. Document decisions so lessons travel.
Lead openly. Ask better questions, listen fully, and keep promises to the minute. Remove one obstacle each day. Celebrate functional failures and the people who shared them quickly. As learning accelerates, confidence rises, risk gets smarter, and results become repeatable. Mastery is the byproduct of disciplined discovery.
In ninety days, run weekly experiments, track leading indicators, share customer demos, remove obstacles daily, and adapt plans with evidence.
COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION
How does Tenna turn equipment data into safer, smarter construction decisions?
Progress accelerates when teams clearly see their mixed fleet. Tenna brings clarity by connecting equipment, vehicles, tools, and sites into a single, practical platform. Real-time visibility turns confusion into coordination, giving superintendents, mechanics, and office leaders the same truth. With shared context, plans are easier to execute, and each day begins with confidence rather than guesswork.
Because it goes beyond tracking, the system translates location into action. Utilization, maintenance, safety, and cost insights live together, so field and shop make faster calls without extra phone tags. Built by people who know construction, the tools fit the work, not the other way around, and adoption becomes natural.
When everyone knows who has what, where, and why, waste disappears, rentals drop, moves are planned, and schedules breathe. Leaders feel in control, crews feel supported, and customers feel the momentum. That is how you know more, control more, and make more while building safer jobs and stronger companies.
Unite people, assets, and data to know more, control more, reduce risk, lift utilization, and build predictable momentum.
INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRY
Will the quick I-90 bridge demolition restore westbound reliability by Monday morning?
This week, near Cle Elum, Washington, crews began demolishing a damaged westbound I-90 bridge after an oversized load strike. Traffic remains open using the westbound off and on ramps while demolition proceeds, with occasional night lane reductions on the eastbound side for safety. Weather permitting, debris removal and cleanup will allow westbound lanes to reopen early next week.
After an impact, bridge engineers inspect fracture-critical members, bearings, and deck joints to judge residual capacity. When damage exceeds safe limits, the fastest fix is controlled demolition. Crews sawcut and lift deck panels, torch damaged girders, and break columns within protective shielding. Monitoring equipment checks vibrations; lane shields, flaggers, and escorted slowdowns protect travelers during each lift.
Once cleared, teams repair approaches, reset barriers, stripe new lanes, and verify lighting and drainage. If a replacement span is needed, precast elements shorten closure windows by allowing girders and joints to be assembled quickly and tied together with high-strength connectors. The goal is a durable crossing restored to service with minimal detour time for mountain pass travelers.
Watch advisories, use signed detours, avoid work zones, slow for crews, and plan time while demolition and reopening activities progress safely.
RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH
Do September new home sales clarify fall starts, incentives, and pricing?
This week’s September new home sales report arrived with clues for the fall pipeline. Beyond the headline pace, focus on months of supply, the share of homes sold but not started, and the regional mix. These levers translate into how quickly communities can release specs, load trades, and manage cash flow.
Signed contracts measure sales and carry a sizable sampling error, so one month can mislead. Months of supply hints at pricing power. A rising share of homes sold but not started implies future site activity and potential pressure on cycle time. Median price moves often reflect mix, not actual house price inflation, so pair them with incentive activity.
Turn it into action now. If months of supply tighten and backlogs grow, moderate incentives and lean into quick move-ins. If supply rises, pace releases, expand buydown menus, and prebook appraisals. Coordinate lender locks with build times and confirm option selections that may strain schedules.
Average three months of sales and months’ supply, align starts, incentives, pricing, and appraisals to community-level absorption trends carefully.
TOOLBOX TALK
Working Around Heavy Equipment
Good morning, Team!
Today, we are reviewing how to stay safe when working near loaders, excavators, trucks, and other moving machinery.
Why It Matters
Struck-by and caught-between incidents are leading causes of jobsite injuries. Limited visibility, blind spots, and unpredictable ground conditions increase the danger for workers on foot.
Strategies for Safe Operation and Awareness
Planning the work zone: Establish clear routes for vehicles and pedestrians. Mark swing radius areas and blind zones. Use barriers or cones to separate foot traffic from heavy equipment whenever possible.
Communication: Make eye contact or use radios with operators before entering their work area. Never assume an operator sees you. Use designated spotters and hand signals.
Visibility and PPE: Wear high-visibility vests and keep them clean and fastened. Use lights and reflective markings on machines. Avoid moving equipment in low-light or dusty conditions.
Equipment checks: Operators must perform daily inspections of brakes, horns, lights, mirrors, and alarms. Report and tag out any defect before operation. Confirm backup alarms and cameras are functional.
Work practices: Approach equipment only after it has stopped and the operator acknowledges you. Stay out of swing areas, under raised loads, and between vehicles and fixed objects. Maintain a safe distance and never ride on running boards or buckets.
Discussion Questions
Where are today’s travel paths, swing zones, and pedestrian routes?
Who are the spotters, and how will signals and communication be managed?
Conclusion
Planning, visibility, and communication keep everyone safe around moving equipment.
See it, signal it, stay clear!
