Leadership, Kouzes argues, begins the instant credibility appears in another’s eyes. Credibility is built with two bricks: competence and character. When followers believe you can do what you say and will do what you should, they show enthusiasm. The relationship becomes a mirror; as belief brightens, performance reflects that light across the whole Team.

Research spanning factories to fire stations supports this premise. Teams that frequently express appreciation, share credit, and admit mistakes outperform richer rivals because trust trims transaction costs. People pass information quickly when they expect respect. Goal commitment ceases to be contractual; it transforms into a communal promise nobody wishes to break or disappoint.

Start your shift by asking one sincere question and listening without an agenda. Celebrate a colleague’s small win before machines fully warm. End the day by owning an error aloud. These micro‑gestures stitch a durable social fabric from that fabric, as Kouzes notes, leaders and followers weave extraordinary accomplishments that neither could have crafted alone.

Ask one sincere question, celebrate a teammate’s win, admit one mistake, and strengthen trust today together.

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Falling pump prices gave contractors a mid-summer tailwind this week, shaving fuel surcharges on materials runs and dirt-moving fleets. GasBuddy’s latest update shows the national average sliding, with median prices dipping below $3, easing project logistics from quarry to crane and freeing contingency dollars for shifts, change orders, and storm-readiness supplies.

Diesel, the lifeblood of excavators, mixers, and low-boys, looks less punishing than midsummer norms. GasBuddy’s early‑August reading pegged the most common U.S. diesel price in the mid‑$3.50s, and momentum has softened since, lowering haul rates and asphalt producer inputs just as school projects, airport pavements, and distribution shells sprint to fall substantial completion.

General contractors say they’re redeploying saved fuel dollars toward overtime, replacement blades, and preventive maintenance to hold schedules on tilt‑ups and interiors. Estimators are trimming bid contingencies by basis points while warning owners that Gulf storms or refinery hiccups could quickly reverse relief. For now, Fuel Insights dashboards offer a gauge for planning deliveries, pours, and dispatch.

Backhoes roared outside Decatur, Monday, as Illinois officials, ethanol CEOs, and union pipefitters shoveled prairie soil, launching the Corn Belt Carbon Express. The $4.1‑billion project will build 350 miles of 24‑inch pipe to capture compressed CO₂ from eleven biorefineries and ship it toward deep Mt. Simon sandstone beneath Christian County.

Design‑build consortium Michels–Quanta will directionally drill under sixteen rivers, weld 80,000 high‑spec joints with autonomous crawlers, and bury fiber optics to flag micro‑leaks instantly. A solar‑powered booster station near Springfield receives produced water recycling units, while wildlife crossings arc over trench segments guarding monarch butterfly habitat restored with native milkweed seeding.

Financing combines a new $2 billion Department of Energy loan guarantee, low-interest green bonds, and carbon-capture tax-credit pre-sales closed Friday. Project labor accords promise 1,600 union jobs and thirty percent contracts for Black‑owned firms in Decatur. Injection is scheduled for late 2028, preventing eight million tons of annual emissions and positioning Illinois as a carbon-storage powerhouse. Corn Belt Carbon.

California’s Building Standards Commission on Tuesday adopted an emergency amendment classifying TerraSol’s solar‑thermal roof tiles as prescriptive roofing and water‑heating equipment for single‑family dwellings statewide, effective August 10. The terracotta‑colored porcelain modules conceal copper microchannels that transfer rooftop heat to a 50‑gallon storage tank, eliminating separate collectors, mounting rails, and penetrations from previous systems.

San Diego builder CoastLine Homes installed the tiles on Wednesday on a 2,200‑square‑foot prototype. Two roofers finished in three hours using pneumatic nailers, matching the asphalt‑shingle pace. Smart sensors recorded outlet water at 142°F by 3 p.m. despite an 82°F ambient high, providing every hot‑water draw until midnight without auxiliary electric resistance or gas backup heat.

State energy economists predict the upgrade will add $900 to construction budgets yet slash annual water-heating bills $330, delivering payback in under three years before federal 30 percent solar credits. Wells Fargo will credit projected savings toward borrower income, and Farmers Insurance promises 6 percent premium cuts after hail‑impact tests beat class‑4 shingles earlier this week.

Introduction
Good morning, Team! Today’s toolbox talk covers the safe use of self‑retracting lifelines. SRLs’ arrest falls in inches rather than feet, but misuse can turn a lifesaver into a hazard.

Why It Matters
Worn cables, wrong anchorage points, or improper angles can cause SRLs to fail, leading to severe injuries or death during a fall.

Strategies for SRL Safety

Discussion Questions

Conclusion
Diligent inspection and correct anchoring ensure SRLs stop falls and nothing else.

Clip smart live safe!

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