The Critical Path

Perspective: Anyone who served in the military or grew up on a ranch or farm was likely exposed to the type of discipline that is also necessary in the construction business. The foundation is simple, "Mistakes get people injured or killed" A supervisor is not only a human being, they are responsible to see that everyone gets to go home safe every day. Sometimes the circumstances don't provide time for a polite discussion about a mistake or an insubbordinate action. Th

Starting the Hoover Dam Bypass - Arizona Side Walk onto any modern road construction site today, and you will notice something peculiar: The wood is gone. For generations of construction workers, surveyors, and heavy equipment operators, the job site was a forest of wooden stakes. These stakes were not just boundary markers; they were the physical coordinates of the project, bearing handwritten "stories" that guided the raw power of bulldozers and graders. To understand how w

The social media feeds are suddenly filled with advisors and experts who want to sell you a technology that is not yet proven, and sometimes it's still a dream. The reality in construction is that accurate and contextual data simply does not exist in most companies. The AI agent doesn't usually have video tape of your complete operation to analyze, nor does it generally have digital access to your records. Contractor's production records are generally vague and often non

Be pragmatic, not emotional and things will nearly always work out!

Don't let technology swallow your profits or your business!

How an agency oversight roped us in! Arizona SR87 - Rye section.. This 5 mile project was in open range with just barbed wire keeping the cows off the road. Clearing for the new right of way fencing required making temporary gates in the existing fence and yes a few times the clever range cows were able to sneak in and munch on the shoulder grass. But we quickly herded them back to their side, no harm. The Rancher's house was on the West side of the road on the banks of D

Safety like everything else depends on a perspective based behavioral paradigm.

Construction culture required dedicated communications with all participants at all levels.

Great businessmen are not always greats craftsmen. Likewise great craftsmen are not always great businessmen. Get help when needed.