Hey yall! We have a webinar with Lean Construction Blog X Old Dawg Builders' Community this Thursday in place of our Old Dawgs Learning New Tricks. Here is a link to sign up: https://leanconstructionblog.com/webinar-36.html I plan to send out a calendar invite to everyone as soon as I get the presenter link from The Lean Construction Blog folks. My one question for the team is: how much construction experience do you have?! Please drop it in the comments so we can tout it to the attendees! We have to be well over 1,000 years of experience in this group! #sharingconstructionwisdom #grateful

Finally! The Old Dawg Leadership Podcast with our own brand and our own message is LIVE! Episodes will be rolling out the next few weeks, and we look forward to recording with more Old Dawgs soon. ( @Jennifer Martinez, it's time...). Check it out on apple, spotify or the other podcast drop spots and watch it on youtube at this link https://youtu.be/oiHxb41c75k?si=GA-VHKMDd54eJphP . Let's goooo!

What if the best thing you've ever done on a jobsite can't be taught? That's a question I've been wrestling with. I've spent more than 40 years in construction, and like a lot of us, I've been fortunate enough to turn around difficult jobs, mentor younger superintendents, and solve problems that didn't seem to have a solution. For a long time, I thought experience was the answer. Now I think experience is only part of it. The real question is: Can you explain why you made the decision you made? Or does it just live in your instincts? Too much of our industry depends on personality. "He's just a natural leader." "She's got great instincts." "He just knows how to run work." But what happens when they retire? If we can't explain what we're doing in a way someone else can learn, practice, and repeat, then we've passed on stories instead of standards. The next generation doesn't just need our experience. They need a framework they can stand on while they're building their own. That's what I've been trying to put into words over the last few years. Not a better personality. A better standard. I'm curious... What's one thing you've done for years that came naturally to you—but only later realized you had to learn how to teach? I'd enjoy hearing from some folks who've spent a lifetime building this industry.

I would love to hear how the Lean coffee went this morning. Unfortunately, I have a reoccurring Toastmasters meeting that conflicts. Also, what do you think about my new profile picture?

Hey Dawgs! I’d like to hear about the experiences in this community about dealing with the psichological stress that comes from trying to do things in line with your values and contrary to how things have historically been done. There is tangible results that show how working with empathy builds momentum, but at the same time it presents a “risk” in terms of control, for people in “upper management” and that “ invisible” tension is taking a toll in my mind. I would appreciate you al’ s nuggets of wisdom from your experience… For reference, I am in an operations management position.