Hello everyone, excited to be the 53rd member of this community. I love that the focus is on making the construction industry a better place for the people in it. Looking forward to getting to know all of you and finding where I can contribute. Jason

I wanted to give a shoutout to @Boone White on this fine Thursday morning. He gave me an hour of his time over a teams call to help me get a takt plan put together. I've been struggling with getting over the hump of creating a visually appealing/properly mapped out schedule and takt seems like the most effective solution. The Old Dawgs are awesome not only because of the learning sessions, field talks, and faith huddles; but also because we have the ability to communicate directly with anyone in this group if we need help. I have no problem asking for help when I need it, and I am thankful for guys like Boone willing to take time out of their busy schedules to lend a hand. Let's keep pushing each other to get better! Hope everyone has a great day and I am extremely grateful to be a part of this group! I'll attach what we worked on today if anyone is interested in what I have going on. Still have to get it completely filled out through the end of the job, but without Boone's help it would have taken me forever to get to this point.

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.

Calling all old and new dawgs. What are your expectations ( or demands ) from the trade partner foreman/supers I’m looking for specific personal and planning skills we could train on to elevate the pain on our projects. Exclude , know the plans Know Procore . We all know this area is a common topic.

This was great! I have also added some slides directly from a Hoots training session that gives clear step-by-step instructions on how to build a Takt Plan. Let's do a follow-up in 60 days so we can do a bit of a show and tell with our progress. Shout out to Tom, Jason and Boone who, to nobody's surprise, had great input and wisdom to impart on the rest of us. Thanks to Denver for initiating this and bringing a real, concrete challenge to the Old Dawgs.