Leaders earn cooperation the same way good neighbors do. Show sincere interest in others. Ask their names, stories, and goals. Smile with your eyes, not just your mouth. Praise specific effort instead of tossing vague compliments. When people feel important, the frost melts from conversation, and ideas begin to walk freely across the room.

Arguments seldom convert anyone. Invite agreement by first finding something genuine to admire. Then frame your suggestion as a question and let them improve it. Ownership changes posture. A plan they helped shape sits straighter in the chair. Criticism may be necessary, but begin with appreciation and end with a clear path forward.

Try this the very next time you meet your Team. Focus less on targets and more on their ideas. Ask what would make success easier this week. Listen without interrupting. Note one request you can grant today. Honor it quickly. People remember how you made them feel, and they repay respect with effort. Gladly.

Learn one teammate’s goal, listen fully, praise specifically, grant one request, and track progress together.

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Buying a franchise can feel complex, but The Franchise Consulting Company sets a clear path, from a free consultation to a confident decision. Advisors focus on sustainable goals and help candidates avoid costly mistakes by translating industry language, explaining obligations, and guiding expectations for both franchisors and franchisees across many sectors nationwide.

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Applause and forklifts framed a ceremony in Miami as local leaders and logistics partners broke ground on a state-of-the-art phytosanitary treatment and cold chain complex at PortMiami. Billed as Florida’s first facility of its kind and the largest in the United States, the hub will serve Miami International Airport beginning in 2027.

Inside, inspectors will use United States Department of Agriculture-certified non-chemical treatments, including cargo irradiation, to eliminate pests in refrigerated containers and air pallets. The complex features cold storage, cross-docking, and distribution rooms that expedite inspections and maintain fruit and flowers within precise temperature ranges, thereby reducing spoilage and delays for grocers and florists.

The project is estimated to cost $141 million, comprising $98.5 million from the Mandich Group, $9 million from PortMiami, and a grant of $33.5 million from the Maritime Administration. Partners include Cold Link Logistics and Reveam. Crews now shift from site preparation to foundations and utility work as the delivery team mobilizes equipment.

New home demand brightened this week. Mortgage applications for newly built homes in July rose 6.8 percent from a year earlier and 7 percent from June, the MBA reported. The group estimates July single-family sales at a seasonally adjusted pace of 685,000, up from 667,000, while the average loan size decreased to $372,745. Builders and lenders offer lower mortgage rates and deeper inventories to draw buyers back.

Production builders say the lift is converting model traffic into firm contracts ahead of fall openings. Incentives remain common but more targeted, with permanent rate buydowns replacing broad price cuts. The FHA share increased as first-time buyers utilized seller credits to reduce their monthly costs, while the conventional share remained at nearly half of the applications.

Onsite, purchasing teams are locking trusses earlier and trimming bid validity to forty-eight hours as suppliers reset pricing. Schedulers are sequencing slabs and frame sets to hit late September closings, while finance leads prep quick appraisals to keep pipelines moving.

Introduction
Good morning, Team! Today’s toolbox talk covers asbestos awareness. Older buildings may contain asbestos in floor tiles, pipe insulation, mastics, transite panels, roofing, or joint compound.

Why It Matters
When disturbed, asbestos fibers become airborne and can cause asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. You can’t see or smell, the hazard control is everything.

Strategies for Asbestos Safety

Discussion Questions

Conclusion
Spot it, stop it, and get it tested. Only trained, licensed crews handle asbestos.

When in doubt, don’t rip it out!

They’re a private company, but Pacaso just reserved the Nasdaq ticker “$PCSO.”

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