When I opened my first pink-carpeted office, I learned that momentum is like perfume: everyone catches a whiff of it when the leader enters, wearing confidence and urgency. Your stride across the hallway becomes the metronome that employees unconsciously match. Lag a beat, and production yawns; quicken purposefully, and order books fill before the coffee cools.

I always told new consultants to imagine a sash reading EXAMPLE across their shoulders. They adjusted their posture instantly. Set blistering standards on product knowledge, punctuality, handwritten thank‑you notes, and the field mirrors you like gleaming compact cases. Recognition travels just as fast: applaud a rookie’s small sale, and the whole region accelerates.

Remember, pace is caring disguised as velocity. Clients trust leaders who answer calls before the second ring, mentors who review goals before sunrise, and executives who celebrate wins before sunset. Move first, move kindly, move again, and your sales force will sprint beside you, lipstick wands raised like relay batons toward record-breaking breakthroughs that echo across quarters and continents.

Stride confidently, quicken communication, celebrate swiftly, and watch your Team’s speed mirror your example all week.

Excavators roared Thursday inside Brooklyn Navy Yard’s disused Dry Dock 4 as Urban Sequoia Partners and Turner Construction broke ground on Lumen, a 26‑story, 410‑thousand‑square‑foot office tower wrapped in algae bioreactor glass. Officials hailed the privately financed six‑hundred‑forty‑million‑dollar build as the nation’s first high‑rise designed to photosynthesize at utility scale.

SOM’s design interlaces sun-tracking photobioreactor fins between glulam columns and a triple-pane curtainwall, pumping nutrient-rich water through concealed manifolds and harvesting lipid-rich biomass every three days. Recovered heat from tenant server racks accelerates algal growth, while rooftop microturbines, battery storage, and geothermal piles chase net‑positive energy and LEED Platinum certification.

Peak Construction will engage 500 union tradespeople, including apprentices from nearby City Tech, who will fabricate aluminum panel frames in a retrofitted ship shed. When Lumen opens late twenty‑twenty‑seven, developers expect two thousand green‑economy jobs, twelve million dollars in annual tax revenue, and five hundred tons of carbon captured yearly. At the same time, surplus algae biodiesel powers the Yard’s ferry fleet and cargo tugs daily.

Pile drivers thumped along US‑64 Tuesday morning as bulldozers carved launch pads beside North Carolina’s Alligator River, officially kicking off construction of a high‑level fixed bridge that will replace the creaking 1962 swing span locals curse every summer.

The $386 million design‑build contract, awarded to Balfour Beatty and Flatiron, calls for twin 12‑foot lanes, full shoulders, and a protected multi‑use path perched 65 feet over the waterway, eliminating openings for shrimp boats and ending half‑hour traffic holdups that strand Outer Banks tourists.

Crews will drive 1,050 piles into sandy marl this fall, float precast girders from Beaufort, and pour corrosion‑resistant deck concrete under weather shelters. Funding blends Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act highway grants, state bridge bonds, and a new Dare‑Tyrrell occupancy tax surcharge. Construction peaks at 450 jobs, with 20 percent of the hours reserved for apprenticeship programs in nearby high schools. Substantial completion is targeted for May 2030, shaving 10 minutes off hurricane evacuations and giving endangered red wolf recovery teams a quieter crossing corridor.

Iowa’s State Building Code Bureau on Tuesday issued an emergency amendment permitting structural floor and roof joists milled from retired wind‑turbine blades, a material previously confined to agricultural sheds. The rule, effective July 8, follows successful four‑point bending tests at Iowa State University showing the glass‑fiber composite exceeded #2 southern pine by 65 percent.

Developer Prairie Renew Homes switched immediately, demo‑installing the blade joists in a 2,000‑square‑foot ranch outside Ames. Two carpenters slid the lightweight members into place without the use of cranes, trimming the framing time by eight hours and eliminating steel beam upcharges. Sensors embedded at mid‑span registered deflection well below L/480 during a 4,000‑pound water‑barrel test.

The Iowa Finance Authority stated that homes utilizing blade joists qualify for its new 0.20-point GreenStructure mortgage discount because the product diverts approximately 16 tons of composite waste per house from landfills. Local insurer EMC is reviewing data to offer premium cuts after fire tests showed char‑index performance comparable to laminated veneer lumber, surprising underwriters ahead of statewide rate filings.

Introduction
Good morning, Team! Today’s toolbox talk covers preventing foot injuries. Your feet are essential tools; injuries can severely impact your ability to work.

Why It Matters
Foot injuries, such as crushed toes, puncture wounds, or slips, can cause long-term disability and lost productivity.

Strategies to Prevent Foot Injuries

Discussion Questions

Conclusion
Protect your feet by wearing proper footwear and maintaining safe work areas.

Protect your feet and stay on your toes!