I am putting on a summer webinar series with the South Carolina chapter of CMAA(Construciton Management Association of America). I would love for an Old Dawg to be a speaker at one of these webinars. If this sounds like something you are interested in, please let me know.

Old Dawgs!! We are kicking off our college tour, starting with a visit to Clemson University!! Clemson University Date: 03/10/2026 Time: 2:00 - 4:30 pm EST (Possibly additional classes earlier in the day and a table sit-in) Purpose: Teach a session on Building High-Performing Construction Teams and educate students on current construction conditions. Are there any Old Dawgs that are able to make this event? Really leaning on those who are local, to come down if possible! @Justin Uyar @Hamlin Landis II @Eric Nightingale @John Ellis @Peter Sheridan @Brent Darnell (I know you're coming a couple of weeks later!). We also have some funding that could potentially fly folks in. We plan to have another in Mississippi State a couple of weeks later so stay tuned for more info there. Tentative lineup is: Mississippi State Date: 03/19/2026 Time 8:00-11:00 AM CST Purpose: To do a takt simulation and help them understand and see the production laws in real time. @Boone White, Mississippi isn't really near many others, although I know Hamlin said he was down to come in. 3 makes it a solid visit in my book! Anyone else interested in partying with me and Boone in MS!?

OLD DAWGS! I’ve been in contact with the legends @Adam Hoots and @Mike Chiles recently and they had a great idea: crowd source knowledge from the old dawgs. What I’m looking for specifically are book recs for lean methods or leadership as well. I want to be like a sponge with this stuff. To this point I really only have LinkedIn learning courses under my belt so I’m really trying to expand my horizon and do more than just dip my toes in the water. Send me all the recs you have, thank you in advance!! -Nick Scozzaro

When people just read rude trigger words at work are 5X more likely to miss information, take longer to make decisions and make significantly more errors. If we want our trades to start sharing information we need to make civility a minimum expectation. Stress is the #1 reason people are not civil in the workplace. Positive affects on people when respect is demonstrated in the workplace: 56% Healther, 92% more focus, 55% more engaged. https://youtube.com/shorts/9lLqGTmDdQc?si=w-bgnnTw79QVzD_2

Thinking about part of our conversation last night; I feel like the word 'lean' has the tendency to immediately alienate folks or at the very least throw up a mental block. Are we lean? Are we not lean? What is that lean stuff? What do y'all think is a better word for how we use the word 'lean' now?