Picture the conductor before the symphony begins. He faces his musicians, not the eager audience. In that quiet pivot lies our lesson: leadership chooses connection over applause. Turn toward the people entrusted to you, read their eyes, steady their hands, and lift hope with your own. The crowd will wait; the music cannot. At night, we face the stars and remember that every pinpoint once steered a voyage we!

Max Lucado reminds us that souls are instruments craving gentle tuning. Your words are the rosin, your timing the metronome, your presence the downbeat that begins courage. Speak blessing into ordinary measures: a note of thanks, a pause for laughter, a rest that honors fatigue. Harmony blooms when leaders make room for every timid flute and hidden drum. Celebrate small wins; they prove progress is real.

Now the baton hovers. Ask your players what song the world needs tonight. Listen. Their answer may quiver like a violin, but others will find their pitch if you shelter it. Conduct with conviction, then step aside so the crescendo belongs to them. When the hall erupts, turn; the applause will meet you. Again

Face your Team, lift hope like a baton, and conduct one quiet act of courage. Trade applause for connection, so your shared music outlasts the crowd noise.

TSMC hoisted the first steel column for its third semiconductor fab in north Phoenix on April 29, 24 months after the Taiwanese giant began grading the desert site. The new cleanroom will deploy 2-nanometer and A16 processes when it reaches volume production late 2029, rounding out a $65 billion, three-plant campus nicknamed “Gigafab.”

Crews are driving 7,200 piles and placing 850,000 yd³ of low-carbon concrete for the 4.5-million-sq-ft shell while a 450-MW substation and five chill-water towers rise. Peak workforce will hit 6,000 next spring; local firms already hold $3 billion in steel, ductwork, and tool contracts.

Officials call the milestone proof that CHIPS Act dollars are turning pledges into cranes even as rivals stall. TSMC has poured two million yd³ of concrete and secured 40 percent renewable power, anchoring Arizona as a future hub for advanced logic.

Excavators gnawed through Longworth Hall’s south annex this week, the first building razed for Kentucky-Ohio’s $3.6 billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor. The century-old warehouse sat where the new companion span’s Ohio abutment and girder staging yard will rise, just west of the double-decker bridge.

Walsh-Kokosing crews use muncher shears that limit vibration to protect the NRHP-listed main hall, which will become a workforce training hub and be staffed by workers from West End neighborhoods. Once slabs are hauled, drill rigs will sink 150 ft shafts for H-piles, while barges install bubble curtains to shield spawning sturgeon beneath. EPA units will stream live dust data soon.

Officials say the work supports 1,400 of the project’s 4,500 jobs and keeps the companion bridge on track for a 2030 opening. A lane-rental clause will fine the JV $60,000 daily for delays, pleasing commuters stuck on I-75 jams that cost freight $750,000 daily. Watching bricks fall, residents called the noise' progress.’

HUD’s Federal Flood Risk Management Standard flipped a switch on January 1: every new FHA-backed home inside a 100-year floodplain must rise two feet above base flood. Builders across the South say lifting foundations alone adds about $16K and pushes schedules out weeks.

Concrete suppliers along the Gulf are rationing mix for taller stem walls, piling crews face eight-week backlogs, and modular makers see a rush for pier-friendly designs. Some developers roll costs into buydown mortgages, yet first-time buyers balk as entry prices exceed $ 400 K.

Insurers and green groups applaud the mandate, noting that FEMA’s home grant is $37K, but state housing staff warn that affordability is drowning across the Sunbelt. Coastal lawmakers seek tax credits or a grace period; NAHB calls the rule an “invisible hurricane” ripping through budgets. Analysts say with another active storm season predicted this year, HUD is unlikely to blink, cementing higher homes as the new coastal baseline nationwide.

Introduction
Good morning, Team! Today's toolbox talk focuses on recognizing and preventing heat rash. Heat rash is common during hot, humid conditions on construction sites and can cause discomfort and skin irritation.

Why It Matters
Heat rash, if untreated, can lead to infections, discomfort, and reduced focus on tasks, potentially leading to other safety risks.

Strategies to Prevent Heat Rash

Discussion Questions

Conclusion
Preventing heat rash helps maintain comfort and productivity. Stay dry, cool, hydrated, and watch for early symptoms.

Stay cool, stay comfortable!