I need some help refining a PowerPoint presentation. Please feel free to send whatever feedback you feel may add value. Don’t hold back, I promise you won’t hurt my feelings. A little back story: I’ve been putting lean tools and philosophy into practice since the year started, very much acting as a “lone champion” in my small semi custom home building company. For reference our division will close 60 houses this year, and I’m covering about half of those (I am one of four CM’s). The presentation will be made at our next monthly builder meeting in front of the 3 other construction managers, 1 assistant CM, 3 warranty managers, our director of construction (my direct superior) and the VP of Construction (he oversees field ops over the entire company, including our semi custom division). I’m trying to make this as easily digestible as possible, since pre-existing lean knowledge in the room will be slim at best. I don’t have an exact date for this presentation yet, but I’m thinking it will be 2nd week of September. I’ve spent a lot of time putting these practices to work on a day to day basis and I want to make sure that is reflected in the presentation. I’m really looking forward to your feedback! It’s been incredible to be a part of a true grassroots effort at my company, but still have the backing and support of the old dawgs. Appreciate everyone in this group!

Dawgs! Would love for you all to try out this app for your jobsite(s). It gives you live feedback on the health of your job based on a 10 question, bilingual survey designed to take less than 90 seconds. We then have 2 optional, open ended questions at the end asking what your biggest slowdown is and what the leadership should change. Click this link: https://jobsite-pulse.vercel.app/login -Create a Login -Create a project -click the QR Code button top right -Print and share the QR code -Collect your feedback! -Once you have a good amount of feedback, the bottom right of the dashboard has an AI Voice that will analyze your feedback and give you suggested actions. Would love to hear some feedback. Shout out to Marcus for teaching this Old Dawg new tricks!

Today was a great Old Dawg Faith Huddle! I was proud to share about the baptism of my youngest son yesterday, and we got to dive in to the Armor of God, what it is and why we need it when we walk down the road less traveled by. A special thanks to @Nick Scozzaro and @Adam Hoots for listening in and sharing some insights. We all grow stronger when we stick together! God bless!

Today, we discussed Romans Road and how Christ can lead us down the narrow road leading to the Lord's Heavenly gates we are traveling on as God's soldiers. It's always awesome to huddle up with the Old Dawg Pack and talk about "the why" behind this movement we are fighting so hard to have our industry learn. Appreciate y'all and appreciate your dedication to making our world a better place to live and work. God bless!

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.